Welcome to the Get Fit Guys, quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield. I'm the Get Fit Guy. And in today's episode, you're going to get four

healthy coffee alternatives for workout energy should you want to perhaps forsake that necessary pre-workout cup of coffee or caffeine-infuse energy drink,

and instead go for something more natural.

Now, it's no secret that I'm mildly obsessed with my morning cup of coffee,

from fretting over the coarseness of the grind to dialing in the absolutely perfect water temperature,

to using stainless steel filters,

pour of a methods, and of course my very lucky customized man in the arena,

Theodore Roosevelt coffee mug, which you can actually get for yourself. I've designed it.

If you go to quick and dirty tips.com, just click on the link for this episode,

episode number 310. You can check out my coffee mug

there's just something i can't resist about a piping hot morning cup of flavorful joe but when

it comes to my pre-workout supplementation strategy things get different i'm really not a fan of

dumping a host of sympathetic nervous system, fight and flight-triggering

compounds, including caffeine, into my body before I go pound the pavement or hit the gym.

Why?

I just don't like the jittery, fake energy, overstimulated feeling I get from using central

nervous system stimulants pre-workout, and I'd rather not mask fatigue, push through an over-trained

body when I'm tired, and should perhaps instead be mask fatigue, push through an over-trained body when I'm tired,

and should perhaps instead be, say, taking a nap or doing yoga or going on an easy walk in the

sunshine. Plus, I don't want to overstimulate my adrenal glands with excessive caffeine. After all,

my morning cup of coffee is pretty dang large. And repeating that process in the afternoon

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