energy drinks

[nopainnogame23]

so how many of you guys use these "ENERGY DRINKS" for cardio, working out or any exercise, do they work, and in your opinion, which one is the best?

[JTiger]

Sometimes I use RedBull if I'm tired before a workout. It seems to work good.

[Coz]

If you need anything take a caffeine pill and don't do it on a regular basis.

Stay away from energy drinks. Red Bull has loads of sucrose and glucose and the one that is unsweetened contains Aspartame. Stay away.

[krash187]

Cytomax, Accelerade, Carbo-Pro are all very good products.

[Coz]

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Cytomax, Accelerade, Carbo-Pro are all very good products.

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All these drinks are, are some kind of combination of fructose, sucrose, malodextrin, dextrose.

In no way do these make up a proper pre-workout meal. They also defy the proper ratio for a post workout shake. In short, no they are not good products.

[JTiger]

I'm dropping them when I go on my bulk. If I need an energy boost before workout, I'll just use a pill. How do you guys feel about EAS Termogenic that is part green tea extract and part caffeine?

[Ultra Man]

i think there an insulin spike that needs to go, if you want a boost, supplement w/cafeine pills

[nopainnogame23]

how are they when it comes to doing cardio workouts? Do they help to keep up the energy levels while running?

[pal]

I have to agree with caffiene pills other than energy drinks because energy drinks are full of sugar and/or aspartame so i'd agree with "stay away."

[monkeyboy007]

yeah - ive heard that for a typical BB'ers cardio session drinking energy drinks is counter productive to the calories we are trying to burn (to a certain extent - as they will be 'burned' too).. so I jusr go for water and do my usual PWO

Red Bull is very high in all the usual things these drinks contain. The issue of a high level of Taurine was a topic of debate for some time when they first came out - but there are other Guarana based versions like 'V' etc. Caffeine makes me need to urinate alot and conflicts with creatine a little anyways so I stopped with the Red Bulls after a while...

Hope this helps

[BrothaMan325]

use nothing. good diet and workouts will give you all the energy you need. try not to be dependant on a pill or substance for your energy. you will ultimately be stronger in the long run.

[Guess_11]

If your looking to stay hydrated just drink water. Energy drinks in my opinion are crap. For energy, having a good diet like Brothaman said is all you need.