Energy Drinks

Might as well be drinking petrol if you drink Monster!

I chug a Lucozade Sport before bed when I've been hard drinking. I drink rarely these days, so hangovers can be awful after even 3-4 pints. The lucozade definitely helps.

These days, I see people knocking back Red Bull at 6 or 7 in the morning, office workser and construction workers alike. It cannot be healthy, and seems to be mostly people who smoke too (addictive personalities perhaps?)

It cannot be healthy to drink these all the time, they have a lot more crap in them than tea or coffee.

People seem to be using these drinks as a substiture for fitness. You get tired from eating\drinking crap, and not getting exercise. I am not the fittest, but when I'm in the habit of going for a job regularly, I have a lot more energy (except for directly after the jog!)

cesc77 wrote: »

They may have died,but they didnt have this crap coursing through their veins to help them through the day.They just got on with things.

Oh,you were being humorous there......Nice one.

shoulda said check,to give me a chance to come back before youre ultimate finish.Perchance thats all ye have:pac:

They had no electricty, so they slept at night

I gag when I smell Red Bull. 12 years ago I spent a night sleeping in the shower after a dose of Red bull and vodka... I haven't touched Wolka since either.

About Energy Drinks....

Isotonic - quickly replaces fluids lost by sweating and supplies a boost of carbohydrate. This drink is the choice for most athletes - middle and long distance running or team sports. Glucose is the body's preferred source of energy therefore it may be appropriate to consume Isotonic drinks where the carbohydrate source is glucose in a concentration of 6% to 8% - e.g. High Five, SiS Go, Boots Isotonic, Lucozade Sport.

Hypotonic - quickly replaces fluids lost by sweating. Suitable for athletes who need fluid without the boost of carbohydrate e.g. jockeys and gymnasts.

Hypertonic - used to supplement daily carbohydrate intake normally after exercise to top up muscle glycogen stores. In ultra distance events, high levels of energy are required and Hypertonic drinks can be taken during exercise to meet the energy demands. If used during exercise Hypertonic drinks need to be used in conjunction with Isotonic drinks to replace fluids.

to make your own
Isotonic - 200ml of concentrated orange, 1 litre of water and a pinch of salt (1g). keep chilled

Hypotonic - 100ml of concentrated orange, 1 litre of water and a pinch of salt (1g). keep chilled.

Hypertonic - 400ml of concentrated orange, 1 litre of water and a pinch of salt (1g). keep chilled.

nothing beats the taste of a cold can of redbull when you know you have to get work in before a deadline and time is running out.It feels like rocket fuel then...Every other time it tastes like cack..

ilovesleep wrote: »

IHow does this coffee and coke mixture work. How is it made up. What kind if coffee - something like maxwell house or the real coffee powder. What kind of a boost does it give. Looking for something that would have me hopping of walls

When I drink it, its like there's a party in my mouth and everbody's invited. :pac:

I used it on holiday after coming in at 6am and not wanting to sleep. I grabed the little packets of hotel instant powder coffey, poured in a cup and added cola.

Watch out for the "soda fountain" effect but then your left with a good tasting liquid cup of cocaine.

Cant stand redbull. Either as a mixer or on its own.

Lucozade I might have a few bottle a week of. Apart from that I would have a bottle of Poweraid the odd time during or after training.

Melvin Hollow Mandrake wrote: »

Lucozade sport is very popular with professional athletes.

I think people here mean red bull and the like when they say energy drinks.