Pedro Pascal’s Insane Coffee Order Could Have This Impact on Your T
Celebrities are just like regular guys. They hit the gym, indulge in cheat days, and, if they’re like The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal, they need coffee to start their day.
Pascal’s go-to Starbucks order—a venti iced quad Starbucks drink with six shots of espresso and extra ice—is going viral for the insane amount of caffeine in one cup. (Around 380 mg, which is just shy of the FDA’s 400 mg maximum daily intake recommendation.)
But while Today Show hosts gagged after trying Pascal’s no-frills Starbucks order, we couldn’t help but notice that it has something in common with the fungus that zombifies humans on The Last of Us: Like cordyceps, Pascal’s turbocharged bev might boost testosterone and athletic performance.
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Caffeine May Boost Testosterone
Although too much caffeine can lead to inflammation that can lower T levels, the right dose can boost testosterone. One study in the journal Nutrition found that men who drank caffeinated beverages had higher testosterone levels (1).
Caffeine may boost your T by inhibiting aromatase, an enzyme that converts testosterone into estrogen (1). (Want more foods that boost testosterone? We’ve got 13 right here).
Caffeine’s T boosting effects work best when paired with resistance exercises like deadlifts and squats, according to one study (2).
Caffeine May Also Improve Athletic Performance
Arnold Schwarzenegger co-signs Pascal’s pre-gym Starbucks order. In a recent anecdote from his newsletter, the Pump Daily, the Austrian Oak writes, “a few cups of coffee or tea might deliver the same results [as pre-workout] at a fraction of the cost.”
The average pre-workout contains around 150 to 300 mg of caffeine per serving, which clocks in just below Pascal’s espresso.
A 2020 review of 21 caffeine studies affirms some of caffeine’s performance enhancing benefits, including (3):
- Improving muscular strength and endurance
- Increasing anaerobic power
- Reducing fatigue
- Boosting focus and mood
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References
- Wedick, et al (2012). The effects of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee on sex hormone-binding globulin and endogenous sex hormone levels: a randomized controlled trial.
- Beaven, et al (2008). Dose effect of caffeine on testosterone and cortisol responses to resistance exercise.
- Grgic, et al (2020). Wake up and smell the coffee: caffeine supplementation and exercise performance—an umbrella review of 21 published meta-analyses.
