I know this has been talked about on this message board before, but I am drinking Red Bull and Rockstar by the gallon. Is my heart going to explode? Serioulsy, is this dangours? I have been very busy, and not sleep much. I drink one can of Red Bull in the morning and a 24 oz (the size of 3 red bulls) rock star in the afteroon. I always go with sugar free to try to minimize the damage, but it's still a lot of caffeinee.
By the way I have heard that 1 Red Bull = 80mg of caffeinee (it is probably listed on the can, I'll check tomorrow). Assuming that RockStar has the same amount per ounce I'm getting about 320 mg of caffeinee a day. 80 in the morning, 240 in the afternoon. Of course Rockstar could have more or less caffeinee.
Check out this article:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2002430338_healthenergy10.html
Dude, 320 mg of the Columbian marching powder is a lot.
You can also read the book "Buzz", which discusses both caffeine and alcohol.
most studies ive seen where caffeine has proved to be an ergogenic aid, had the subjects taking in at least 4mg of caffeine per kg of body weight. for your average distance runner, that will be around 250-275 mg, so over 300 really isnt that bad. in an 6 hour period, i had 7 red bulls and two cups of coffee and felt fine.
add some vodka to that stuff there, redbull and you'll be on top of the world. you'll be able to stay up for nights on end
I prefer Jager but that opens a whole new set of problems...but it is fun.
I only use these types of drinks for academic purposes (pulling an all-nighter). My favorite is the Lo-Carb Monster. No-Doz would probably have a similar effect, but be careful with the dosage. I had a little too much No-Doz once and had muscle twitches and nausea. Does anyone else think that Full Throttle tastes like crap? Red Bull is a rip-off by the way. I only purchase these drinks if they are in a 16 ounce can (so I get less ripped off).
Yeah, Monster is my prefrence.
All of these drinks contain Taurine correct?
I know Taurine is on the NCAA banned substance list, yet so is Caffeine, which begs the question How much Tauring in your system will allow for a psoitive drug test?
With Caffeine it is an insane amount.
Luckily, I am finished running for the NCAA system. Keep the Taurine, Ginseng, Caffeine, N-Cartnitine, and B Vitamins coming. I wish that the NCAA would provide an explanation on why some of these drugs are on the banned list. Are most of the substances/supplements on the list there for safety reasons and not because they are ergogenic aids? I'm sure that you are at risk for cardiac problems with any stimulant. What is wrong with Taurine, though?
Ya, they are a rip off, but I keep buying them. Call it what you will, addiciton, stupidy whatever. You can get them at Costco for much cheaper. Problem is then you have I bunch at home so I find myself drinking more than I would if I actually had to go to the store and spend 2.50.