The saying goes too much of a good thing can be bad for you! I would say everything in moderation, including caffeine.

Ask yourself why do you drink coffee? I can only speak for myself but I really like it. I like the taste, the smell or aroma and I like treating myself to the time to drink coffee. And yes I use it as a stimulant as well.

My morning coffee is a ritual that I really would not like to give up, in the morning I’ll drink any coffee, by the way, I’m not fussy, I need my coffee fix. But I’d rather have a good coffee than any coffee if that makes sense.

Previously we wrote ‘ Who’s the expert?” And this segways perfectly into using caffeine as a stimulant. Only you know how much is too much, only you know how strong your coffee needs to be. My personal preference is a little but often and an assertive strength coupled with excellent taste, Java Coffee Shop coffee gives me all of that.
Some people use caffeine as a stimulant prior to exercise, a double espresso will definitely provide a jolt and will stimulate your senses during exercise, although it will not provide energy.

Caffeine drinks versus coffee. Well, caffeine provided from coffee will be far easier for your body to assimilate than pre-loaded commercial drinks. I’d say that commercial pre-loaded caffeine drinks are the equivalent of junk food, not great for you really.
So, enjoy your coffee, try and make a good one as it really does make all the difference in the end, quality not quantity.