Energy Drinks
- Thread starter SLT
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Mike
Ace Dawg! RQQ!!!!
SLT said:
I don't usually drink those drinks. I will drink Gatorade or Powerade. The only time I drink Red Bull or any of those types is when I absolutely have to stay awake and have something that needs to be done at work when I'm struggling to stay up.
Heck, I might need one this evening....:smh:
Mike said:
I have never taken a Red Bull drink. Does it really help in keeping you alert though?
Mike said:
Speaking of Gatorade/Powerade. Shouldn't these only be consumed on a regular basis if you are sweating profusely. I was always under the impression they were high in sodium. Athletes drink them to replace electrolytes they lose when sweating. A person with hypertension shouldn't consume these drinks in large quantities.
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:lol: @ Mike needing a Red Bull this evening to stay awake!
Shamocha
Deserving Of Everything
I don't usually drink energy drinks. Recently I was introduced to something called Spark. I sometimes drink it about 30 min before kickboxing and it gives me a lot of energy. I actually got it at the gym. It's a powder and you mix it with 8 oz of water and you're good to go. I also drink at least (2) 32 oz bottles of water during the course of the workout.
staggalee83
War & Thunder
SAME OLD G said:
I have....................They work pretty good.
Honestly though you can get the same from a mug of strong coffee.
I guess the difference would be the convience of being able to pop the tab anytime you want a pick me up on a energy drink.
GramUntilDeath
Grambling St. #1 FAN
I don't trust that kind of stuff at ALL!!!!!!!
Mike
Ace Dawg! RQQ!!!!
SAME OLD G said:
Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. It depends on when you take them. It usually takes 20 minutes for them to kick in. When they do, for me atleast, I'm shaking like a crackhead and wide-eyed as all outdoors.
If I drink more than one cup of coffee, I not going to sleep for atleast 6 hours after the last cup!
Mike
Ace Dawg! RQQ!!!!
SLT said:
I' dead serious. All that stuff with High Caffeine be having me like "Pookie" from New Jack City. I can't even work sometimes after that because I work on component level and fiber stuff. I broke 6 fiber lines trying to put connectors on in one night one time. :smh:
Dr. Sweet NUPE
New Member
I drink water and Gatorade.
LoyalTigress
Lovejones
SAME OLD G said:
Red Bull doesn't do anything for me. A few months ago when I was practicing for our stepshow, I was looking for an energy drink and came across the MONSTER energy drink. That dayum can is so big...I think about 20 ounces. I have yet to be able to finish one. Anyway, this drink works.
I felt like I was floating when I had this drink. I was doing " extra" moves during our routine. Had one right before our show and boy did I stand out!!
I recommend Monster...see what monster will come out of you! :emlaugh:
ABE
Running and Gunning
I drink the stuff when I make a road trip. I hardly ever drink it otherwise. I did pop a full throttle on my way to a job interview. I talked those people's ear off. It made a good impression. They thought I was amped up about working there. I was just amped up.. I could have been talking about sauerkraut and it would have been the same result.
I don't necessarily trust the red bull's and monster drinks becasue they seem to be a bunch fluff just to get you the consumer to spend more for a souped-up drink. However, I find myself drinking a lot of powerade option and regular powerade. I especially like the option drink because of the different flavors and plus it gives me a nice boost since I make a lot of early morning starts going to work. I also like to drink Tahitian Noni juice with orange juice. I'll get it from GNC rather than the independent distributors. It works the same but for less.
silentrage
Delta Girl
No, I don't drink any of those so-called energy drinks.
ABE
Running and Gunning
I think you can get used to anything. I started with red bull, moved to kmx, then tried the amped drinks. Monster did it for me for a while. I was buying it by the case at Sam's. It kinda faded. I went back to black coffee, then tried full throttle. Monster and drinks like that have more in them than just caffeine. Depending on the formulation it may have taurine, ginseng, or creatine in it also. I would slack up on drinking the sugar sweetened ones because I read an article which stated that the metabolism boosting effect of caffeine is nullified by the sugar. It seems the body actually shuts down the fat burning factory when you drink a highly caffeinated sugar sweetened drink. I am not sure how true it is, but I know some people drink this stuff like water.
