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Re:Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during s... by Legogris on Thursday June 07, 2018 @06:51AM (#17254738)
Apart from caffeine, yerba mate also contains the stimulants theobromine and theophylline, which makes the effects qualitatively different from only ingesting caffeine. I found yerba mate works very well as a pre-workout drink.

I think yerba mate makes me more stimulated but less "wired" than coffee. I have mainly been making tea with the actual mate leafs and not so much the sugary club mate.

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Re:Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during s... by jbrownpa on Thursday June 07, 2018 @04:21PM (#17259874)
yes. they metabolize differently and at different rates.

theobromine takes longer for your body to remove than caffeine. (also the main stimulant in chocolate, and the one that is bad for dogs, because they can't metabolize it).

mate has more theobromine than coffee, so it's effects should last longer. just measuring caffeine is not a good way to find out the total stimulant effect.

(see wikipedia)

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