energy drinks

emubagger · Post by **emubagger** » 24 Jan 2008 12:08

do you drink energy drinks ifyou stay up late stichin a bag if you do what kind

i like 'rip it' its a small brand avaliable around where i live very cheap its not very strong but but can keep you awake

Psilocybe · Post by **Psilocybe** » 24 Jan 2008 12:22

I like the sobe brand in the white can. Its juice-based and doesn't taste so synthetic.

dp · Post by dp » 24 Jan 2008 12:40

The most I've ever had of an energy drink was half a can and it made me feel sick to my stomach, my heart raced, and my hands were clammy for the rest of the day.

NOTHING could ever make me drink another energy drink ever again.

david · Post by **david** » 24 Jan 2008 12:47

I like how you said you would use it to stay up late stitching. Way more important than a late night session.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 24 Jan 2008 13:26

Pirate Man wrote:The most I've ever had of an energy drink was half a can and it made me feel sick to my stomach, my heart raced, and my hands were clammy for the rest of the day.

NOTHING could ever make me drink another energy drink ever again.

Really?

We did an experiment in our anatomy class where we checked our pulse rate and blood pressure before we drank a red bull, 10 minutes after, 20 minutes after, 30 minutes after, and 45 minutes after.

My pulse actually went down for each one, and my blood pressure stayed the same. Most people just stayed the same.

But yeah, energy drinks aren't good for you. They're fun though.

I agree with Dave.

dp · Post by dp » 24 Jan 2008 14:58

Yea, well, I don't do well with caffeine. Even a cup of coffee can make me feel pretty uncomfortable.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 24 Jan 2008 16:33

I wasn't trying to call you out or anything, I totally believe it. Energy drinks are messed up.

pips · Post by **pips** » 24 Jan 2008 18:11

They don't bother me. Sometimes I drink them at work or during a session with water. You do gotta be careful with those, though. The thing that baffles me is that they are bad for you in large doses, so the makers doubled the size of their cans...ok? Anyways, I like Monster, Red Bull, Lost, and that Blue Demon. I'm really liking the juice based ones a lot.

LEGOMAN · Post by **LEGOMAN** » 24 Jan 2008 18:36

they dont do anything to me at all. i drink alot of monster and nothing happens but i guess they are bad for you

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 24 Jan 2008 19:12

-a few beers beforehand and constant water throughout the session

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 25 Jan 2008 04:00

energy drinks have the same effect on most teens as beer does on a 15 year old having their first drink.

they get all hyped up and pretend they're totally tanked.

basically.

it's a mental thing.

unless there is caffein involved.

but caffein is a drug too, just like alcohol.

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 27 Jan 2008 22:18

i had my first red bull in 2004, and it was after a hardcore 6 hour session. i went to the bar with vandall after the session and i was starting to crash, when this girl came by and gave me and vandall these "redbull" drinks which i had never heard of before, but the girl said it was an energy drink. Derek tried his and said he didn't like it, so i drank mine then followed it up with his...
Perhaps it was some combination of the intense physical exercise, the beers, the dehydration, the sleepyness and the redbull, but when i eventually got home i lay in bed untill 5 am with the shakes, cold sweats and hot flashes.
I never got the shakes that bad ever again, but i still get a little shakey when i have redbull.

mc · Post by mc » 27 Jan 2008 22:59

I have used them to help get ready for sessions, and the less intense ones, drank with lots of water, can be okay for a session. I also like black coffee as a pre-sesh energy drink.

as for stitching, I wouldn't want to shake that much, so I just drink some coffee before I get to it. Energy drinks would be overkill.

balancebagger88 · Post by **balancebagger88** » 28 Jan 2008 09:20

amped overdrive and coffee coctail.It's really unhealthy but efective for long-term stich sessions,not so much for shreding(if you can call what I do shreding)

zach4th · Post by **zach4th** » 29 Jan 2008 17:45

I drink them during late work sesions

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 29 Jan 2008 19:21

I drink them during those I-need-to-focus-and-not-bash-my-head study sessions.

Gielnik · Post by **Gielnik** » 29 Jun 2008 04:50

my energy wall:

Pancake Flogger · Post by **Pancake Flogger** » 29 Jun 2008 07:24

Cool picture Gielnik. I haven't heard of over half of those brands.

I find that coffee wakes me up way better than an energy drink. The actual caffeine content of coffee is higher, but energy drinks have a ton of weird shit like Taurine. I don't know if that stuff does it for me.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 29 Jun 2008 08:06

Anyone drink that 5-hour energy stuff that comes in a little bottle? they are kinda tasty and tey give some nice energy without a crash.

ptshredder · Post by **ptshredder** » 29 Jun 2008 08:55

I drink them but I think better choice if you drink multivitamin water with glucose and simple carbohydrates. these compounds are the fuel of the muscles.