If caffeine is a stimulant, does that mean it improves your reflexes?

Question

If so, is it a good idea to have some before a sports game?

Answer 1

Stimulant is a very general term - muscle stimulants may not effect your levels of "alertness" and improve your reaction times.

Caffeine is a fairly general stimulant but you would need to take it in fairly large doses to get any noticeable improvement in performance.

Note also that caffeine is also a diuretic - it makes you lose body fluid by increasing urine production. This will in turn increase the likelihood of you becoming dehydrated during prolonged sports activity - and that will reduce your performance more than counteracting any stimulant effect.

Answer 2

Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound that acts as a stimulant in humans.

Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, having the effect of temporarily warding off drowsiness and restoring alertness.

Its positive effects can include improved motor performance, decreased fatigue, increased alertness, and enhanced sensory activity. However, excessive caffeine can produce irritability, anxiety, insomnia, and potentially serious symptoms such as heart irregularities and delirium. Much of the caffeine included in many over-the-counter
Thus, i believe if taken in moderation, it can keep you alert and active when taken before a game.

Answer 3

yes caffeine is a stimulant, in your body there are things called synapsis this is the conection between two neurones (Nerves) caffeine is a drug that speeds up the conection between synapsis which makes you body work faster which then you have a slightly quicker reaction time, there are other drugs which do the same but they are class A drugs such as Cocaine, Speed, Crack and things like that .
Hope this helps

Answer 4

it speeds up your central nervous system, elctrical impulses are faster so your become more aware, not necessariy have a better reaction time