Red bull type drinks

[tuco]

I noticed a lot of riders were drinking V or red bull type drinks before the raced on Sunday.

Does anyone here drink them?
If so do you think they help?

[Bnej]

Nope, don't touch them any more. They taste gross and don't really work as a pick me up for me.

Sugar will help, caffeine will hinder (in physical terms), by decreasing your ability to absorb water.

They might give you a boost short term because of the stimulant effect.

[MichaelB]

Great marketing - that is all they are.

Just look at how much money Red Bull's founder is spending on his
F1 teams .

[LuckyPierre]

There's a learned article by the AIS regarding the use of caffiene as a supplement.

[tuco]

Okay, I'll leave them alone.

Sunday went okay with 'Up and go' (mainly as a time saver - 10 seconds compared to 10 minutes making up the equivalent) and a banana and few 'snakes' pre race. Also noticed a lot of riders using them as well.

I'm going to use the Endura (on longer rides, etc) since sweating is a big part of life up here when riding.
I looked at bottled gatorade and powerade but at least with the powdered goods I can mix it weaker if I want to too. I know one or both of them can be purchased as a powder but I'll stick with what I've been using.

[MichaelB]

There's a learned article by the AIS regarding the use of caffiene as a supplement.

Interesting how expensive the sugar/caffiene hits are from the V/Red Bull/Mother "energy" drinks are when compared to a "strong" cup of coffee !!!

Cheers

Michael B

[europa]

They were handing out 'Mother' drinks as a promotion at my servo the other day. Well, I thought it was a promotion. After trying it, I realised it was probably the only way they could get rid of the muck (we need a barfing smilie)

Richard

[stryker84]

they're probably actually worse for you healthwise, with the amount of sugar that's actually in them.
and sure, they'll give you a great kick to start, but then they'd start dehydrating you with the caffeine and high sugars...

[beauyboy]

I have found they will work if you are mentally tired but not if you are phiciclly tired.
But as a general rule I stay away from it because after a while your body becomes dependent for a pick up.

Donald

[wombatoutofhell]

no idea on the energy drinks-but i agree with the up and go. i had one yesterday before a 15 km run-like tuko it was a time saver, nut i was surprised how good i felt-ample energy to complete the distance. i'll be using it before every run now-and rides when i get into distance work

[heavymetal]

I drink water when riding. Good old tap water. It's free too.

If you want a good energy boost when riding, just imagine that you are chasing someone in a car that just attempted to run you off of the road. Works for me everytime.

[mikesbytes]

I drink water when riding. Good old tap water. It's free too.

If you want a good energy boost when riding, just imagine that you are chasing someone in a car that just attempted to run you off of the road. Works for me everytime.

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[Mulger bill]

Water is good. Dunno about chasing down a cretin tho', what would I do if I caught him?