Caffeine & Sleep
Pre-workout

Caffeine in C4 Original Pre-Workout

150mg
per serving
≈ 2 coffees≈ 2 Red Bulls38% of FDA daily max

Is that a lot?

C4 Original Pre-Workout is 38% of the FDA’s recommended daily maximum, in a single serving.

Green tea
28 mg
Espresso
63 mg
Red Bull
80 mg
Coffee
95 mg
C4 Original Pre-Workout
150 mg
FDA daily max · 400mg
Before bed

When can I drink C4 Original Pre-Workout and still sleep?

Your C4 Original Pre-Workout cutoff
You drink it at
Bedtime
C4 Original Pre-Workout · 150 mg · assuming an average ~5 h half-life
At bedtime
49 mg
should be fine
Latest safe C4 Original Pre-Workout: 3:05 PM

How much caffeine is in C4 Original Pre-Workout?

A scoop of C4 Original Pre-Workout carries about 150 mg of caffeine anhydrous, the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee. It's designed to hit fast for a focused, energetic training session.

ServingCaffeineSugar
serving150 mg0 g

Per 1 scoop; caffeine anhydrous.

Will C4 Original Pre-Workout affect your sleep?

From 150 mg, C4 needs around eight hours to fall under 50 mg, so a late-afternoon scoop can still be active at bedtime. If you train in the evening, this dose can stand between you and sleep.

Heads up
At 150 mg, a second C4 Original Pre-Workout in a day pushes you toward the FDA’s 400 mg ceiling — and that’s before any coffee or tea. Log everything in the calculator to see your real daily total.

Source: Cellucor official label

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C4 Original Pre-Workout & sleep — FAQ

It can, at 150 mg per scoop a late-afternoon or evening C4 may still be above the 50 mg threshold when you're trying to fall asleep.

C4 Original Pre-Workout has 150 mg per serving — about 38% of the FDA’s 400 mg daily maximum for healthy adults. That’s roughly 2 cups of coffee.

It depends on your bedtime and how fast you clear caffeine. Use the calculator above to see when C4 Original Pre-Workout drops below the ~50 mg “ok to sleep” threshold for your bedtime.

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