Pre Workout Supplement Poll

Magic Eight Ball · 19-11-2010 06:37PM

Jelly beans & starbucks christmas blend!

marathonic · 19-11-2010 06:40PM

Magic Eight Ball wrote: »

Jelly beans & starbucks christmas blend!

Good point. I used to eat jelly babies and fig rolls when I was bigger into the cycling. Mainly to give a boost towards the end of a 3 hour + cycle. Never thought of carrying that over to the gym.

RealistSpy · 19-11-2010 08:22PM

Coffee!

Brian? · 20-11-2010 12:51PM

Khannie wrote: »

I read somewhere a long time ago that coffee's not as good for some reason. Not sure if that's rubbish or not though. It set off my science alarm.

Because it's a lower dose of caffeine than you get from tablets?

It is tastier and better for washing down winegums though.

Brian? · 20-11-2010 12:52PM

Magic Eight Ball wrote: »

Jelly beans & starbucks christmas blend!

That Christmas blend is gank, it's like tar.

Mellor · 22-11-2010 07:53AM

dartstothesea wrote: »

I don't like the taste of coffee. I also like to be able to take my caffeine around in something tiny that won't spill and be able to swallow 300mg of it in 2 seconds flat.
Never mind the actual price per g of powder versus cups of the drink, do you really think I'm wasting my money?

If the prices above are what you pay then no, I've only ever seen them a much more expensive, granted they were being marketed as fat-burning-boosters etc

mrpink6789 · 22-11-2010 11:18AM

Creapump + Whey + Hydroxycut.

Makes no bloody difference though! :P

billyhead · 22-11-2010 11:35AM

Cappacino

Remmy · 22-11-2010 05:44PM

A bag of skittles and a knock off redbull drink.cant beat it.

Hanley · 22-11-2010 07:28PM

I'm amazed the amount of people posting who train on a massive sugar rush tbh...

d'Oracle · 22-11-2010 08:28PM

I seem to be training hungry all the time these days.

dave80 · 22-11-2010 10:21PM

Hanley wrote: »

I'm amazed the amount of people posting who train on a massive sugar rush tbh...

how'd you mean, Bit in bold below?

Definition: Food consumed 30 min to immediately prior to training.

Goal: Ensure that that blood glucose levels are all optimal with a view to maximising performance. Optimal hydration levels are also key. Take home point for all...consuming protein at this time is better than consuming it post workout with regard to driving protein synthesis.

Exceptions: You will see people crapping on about this consuming carbs prior to training crashing blood sugar...only one paper has ever found this that I know of and I've another bundle that didn't...from personal experience I've never found this to be a problem with athletes either.
On another note...related about what we were talking about previously...there are studies where consuming BCAA at this time actually harmed performance...just for the pill poppers out there...BCAA are fine...but I wouldn't be taking them immediately prior to training.

Content: This is a great time for some plain whey and some fast acting carbohydrate...I say this because I know people like protein shakes...if you are going to use them...now would be a good time 30g of whey protein and 30g of carbohydrate...a scoop of whey in your Club Energise perhaps.

So once again for the nerds...if you are an endurance athlete...0.25g/kg of protein and 1g/kg of carbohydrate...for strength/power athletes...0.5g/kg of protein and the same of carbohydrate.

d'Oracle · 22-11-2010 11:10PM

dave80 wrote: »

how'd you mean, Bit in bold below?

Definition: Food consumed 30 min to immediately prior to training.

Goal: Ensure that that blood glucose levels are all optimal with a view to maximising performance. Optimal hydration levels are also key. Take home point for all...consuming protein at this time is better than consuming it post workout with regard to driving protein synthesis.

Exceptions: You will see people crapping on about this consuming carbs prior to training crashing blood sugar...only one paper has ever found this that I know of and I've another bundle that didn't...from personal experience I've never found this to be a problem with athletes either.
On another note...related about what we were talking about previously...there are studies where consuming BCAA at this time actually harmed performance...just for the pill poppers out there...BCAA are fine...but I wouldn't be taking them immediately prior to training.

Content: This is a great time for some plain whey and some fast acting carbohydrate...I say this because I know people like protein shakes...if you are going to use them...now would be a good time 30g of whey protein and 30g of carbohydrate...a scoop of whey in your Club Energise perhaps.

So once again for the nerds...if you are an endurance athlete...0.25g/kg of protein and 1g/kg of carbohydrate...for strength/power athletes...0.5g/kg of protein and the same of carbohydrate.

You could have just linked the sticky.

Also, I don't see any reference to crashing blood sugar in the single sentence that Hanley posted.

dave80 · 22-11-2010 11:18PM

d'Oracle wrote: »

You could have just linked the sticky.

Also, I don't see any reference to crashing blood sugar in the single sentence that Hanley posted.

dont know how to link the sticky.... never said anything about him mentioning crashing blood sugar? i was asking why he was amazed at people taking in sugar before workouts?

d'Oracle · 22-11-2010 11:37PM

Well you reposted a whole section of a post in bold.
And that was about crashing blood sugar or rather the myth propagated about such.

So it would be entirely natural to assume that that is what you were getting at.

dave80 · 23-11-2010 12:09AM

d'Oracle wrote: »

Well you reposted a whole section of a post in bold.
And that was about crashing blood sugar or rather the myth propagated about such.

So it would be entirely natural to assume that that is what you were getting at.

i just through tat post in for reference and yes tat is what I was getting at but not what i was asking Hanley, I was asking why he was suprised tats all?

marathonic · 26-11-2010 09:05PM

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AntiVirus · 26-11-2010 10:05PM

Cup of coffee with milk and 2 sugars and the odd time like this morning a cup cake.

Kadongy · 09-03-2011 09:28PM

Random energy drink - red bpm, red bull, kaos...the jolt battery cans ideally. Caffeine takes about half an hour to kick in so I try to time it accordingly.

xgtdec · 09-03-2011 09:47PM

I was using Animal Pump but i neither felt like an animal or got any pump bar what i'd get anyway...went onto NOxPump and i have to say that its working for me and im doing great workouts on it, its possible im not very responsive to stimulants as ive read other reports on NOxPump and they report jitters etc for hours....i seem to get an hour...90 minutes tops of good energy and back to normal......time for 2 sachets soon:p

deadlybuzzman · 10-03-2011 12:04AM

if Im in a heap after work chewing 2 pro plus for fast as possible absorbtion as soon as I pull up outside the gym sorts me out along with the 2L of milk I bring for during the workout

df1985 · 10-03-2011 01:21AM

Ive been taking oxyelite pro for the last month, full of caffeine and other ingredients, a stimulant basically-your doctor prob wouldnt recommended it but its working like hell.

Not for the faint hearted though, first few days was like taking speed.

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