That's right folks, coffee is liquid gold. I have to admit, I didn't start drinking coffee until I met my wife but man I haven't looked back since. The benefits of coffee are well established. This article by Brian St. Pierre does a good job of putting everything together:
http://www.ericcressey.com/coffee-consumption-and-health-1
Like anything though, the consumption of coffee should be done in moderation. I wouldn't drink 6 cups like a teenager at a kegger and think that I could day trade, sharp shoot, and perform brain surgery at the same time. However, having 1 or 2 cups in the morning may improve my already minimal cognitive function, general performance and put a smile on my fucking face. I'll take that. If that also means a decreased risk of certain diseases then shoot, I'm in.
The other day I was talking to Omid, one of the 7am beast regulars, and he mentioned putting some grass fed butter in his coffee and blending it up. At first I was a little skeptical because I like my coffee black...like my? (Insert line from the movie Airplane!)
Anyway, I tried it this morning and holy shit...where has this been all my life? It was fast, easy and delicious. Not only am I seeing the benefits of the coffee consumption but also increasing my intake of healthy fats...good stuff!
So here it is, the recipe for liquid gold:
Good dark coffee
Kerrygold grass fed butter
Directions:
Brew up some of your favorite (hopefully good quality) coffee. Pour coffee into a standard blender along with about 1/4 stick of some good grass fed butter (More if you want). Blend for about 5 seconds until you get a good little froth going. Then pour and enjoy...
Hot chocolate is also great with some grass fed butter (salted). I use about a 1/4" pat of salted butter for a mug of hot chocolate. Make hot chocolate, stir in butter.
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Steve-
ReplyDeleteCaffeine has long-been known and used as an ergogenic aid for the endurance athlete through the mechanism of releasing FFF (free fatty acids) from adipose tissue and contributing fueling low-intensity, long-duration activity. Great for the endurance athlete, but a catabolic response none-the-less.
Linked here is an interesting study that show caffeine ingestion prior to resistance training attenuates the anabolic response by blunting human growth hormone response. Don't get me wrong, because I'm sure as hell not giving up my coffee habit, but it seems that those folks who roll into their workout with the quad americano in hand just might be negating the anabolic hormonal response they seek from weight training.
Thoughts?
http://www.jssm.org/vol9/n2/14/v9n2-14pdf.pdf
beast regulars = whining few @ 7am ;) ... Don't know much about the positive effects of coffee, but what I can say is after a nice cup of coffee with grass fed butter I'm ready to conquer my day! Thanks for sharing the recipe with everyone Steve! Enjoy!
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