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title: Don’t Pop that Pre-Workout Pill
description: Read about why pre-workout pills may be harmful to your body.
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# Don’t Pop that Pre-Workout Pill

Posted Dec 18, 2012 by Gym Source in [Exercise tips](https://blog.gymsource.com/tag/exercise-tips) , [FIT Fact](https://blog.gymsource.com/tag/fit-fact) , [painkillers](https://blog.gymsource.com/tag/painkillers)

Many people take ibuprofen before a strenuous workout–sometimes every day–to guard against muscle pain. However, a new [study](http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/for-athletes-risks-from-ibuprofen-use/?src=me&ref=general) published in the December, 2012, issue of [Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise](http://www.acsm.org/access-public-information/acsm-journals/medicine-science-in-sports-exercise) has determined that there’s absolutely no benefit to taking ibuprofen or similar anti-inflammatory painkillers before a workout.  The study also demonstrates that pre-workout ibuprofen use is “not harmless”—in fact, doing so can cause significant physical damage, particularly to the intestines.

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