If you find your energy is low during workouts, you might consider a cup of coffee (skip the cream and sugar) or green tea before your workout, as this could increase fat burning slightly and has been show to improve athletic performance.

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Cardinals guard Russ Smith, the tournament's leading scorer and odds-on favorite for Most Outstanding Player, is a loyal customer of Waffle House where, he says, he likes to order a waffle, scrambled eggs with cheese, grits with sugar, two sausages and either "hot tea with three creams" or, if it's Sunday, a cup of coffee.

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