The Claim

Caffeine ingestion increases plasma caffeine concentration to a similar extent in the morning and afternoon in resistance-trained males, while tympanic temperature remains consistently lower in the morning compared to the afternoon irrespective of caffeine intake.

Source: Improvements on neuromuscular performance with caffeine ingestion depend on the time-of-day.

What the research says

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In plain English

In resistance-trained men, drinking caffeine raises blood caffeine levels equally in the morning and afternoon, but body temperature in the ear is lower in the morning than in the afternoon regardless of whether caffeine is consumed.

See the scientific wording

Caffeine ingestion increases plasma caffeine concentration similarly in the morning and afternoon in resistance-trained males, but morning tympanic temperature remains lower than afternoon temperature regardless of caffeine intake.

Why this might work

When someone drinks caffeine, it enters the bloodstream and reaches the same level in the body no matter what time of day it is. But the body's internal temperature stays lower in the morning and higher in the afternoon regardless of caffeine, because the body's daily rhythm controls temperature independently of caffeine.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Improvements on neuromuscular performance with caffeine ingestion depend on the time-of-day.

    When men who lift weights take caffeine, their blood caffeine levels go up the same whether they take it in the morning or afternoon. But their body temperature stays cooler in the morning no matter when they take the caffeine.

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