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Caffiene is an effective drug that isn't give a lot of credit, and I would not recommend using it on a daily basis with no reverence to its power.
That being said, I use it a lot, as does most of Western society. Sugar as well shouldn't be used as much as it is, but there's not a lot I can do about that.
Caffiene and coffee have different properties, however. A noted case is that of the King of Switzerland giving coffee and tea to a pair of twins imprisoned for some crime - he let them live in exchange for being his guinea pigs, and the one who drank coffee in addition to his daily meals and identical regime died after the one drinking tea. Thus coffee was endorsed as the drink of choice in Switzerland, where they continue to drink it far more than other countries per capita.
This is not an urban legend, but was in a historical document regaling the history of coffee's medicinal purposes.
Having said all that I don't see any reason why you should be drinking coffee for the express purposes of working out, as I really doubt it helps a healthy workout. Caffiene is not healthy energy and it will not give you a healthy burn. Stick to water and complex carbs.
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