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Red Bull, etc.

s.uppal

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Well if you are planning on drinking a energy drink i would say choose XS. It is mainly enriched with Viatimin B12 it has no sugar and no carbs and only 8 calories...also you can get caffeine free ones it puts you in a better mood and more alive then a HUGGE sugar caffeine rush...and for the person who said LEMON flavor is gross there are 12-13 flavors try another haha
 

pluthra

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rajbrar said:
what about cha??? ;D
according to some of our health freaks on here, i think it was drinking green tea or something can be good for u and help build endurance


and heres an article that mite be beneficial:
http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=fitness&category=fitness.tips&conitem=c1a0178441e7c010VgnVCM10000013281eac____
-important thing to note- have something you think would taste good-if ur satisfied and its good for u then ya ur body's gonna work towards ur advantage

and oh btw, rockstar is claimed to be the "worst energy drink"
 

Saleem

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NYTimes has an article on this now
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/health/nutrition/26best.html?_r=3



Now, Louise M. Burke, the head of sports nutrition department of the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, reports that athletes get the full caffeine effect with as little as 1 milligram of caffeine per kilogram of body weight. Instead of 20 ounces of coffee, a 176-pound man could drink 4 ounces of coffee, or about two 12-ounce cans of Coke.

It’s also possible to get diminishing returns.

Terry Graham, chairman of the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences of the University of Guelph in Canada, found that at 9 milligrams per kilogram, athletes actually did worse.
 

justAguy

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Energy should come from complex carbohydrates. Yea you won't feel like you're flying after downing some oatmeal, but a grapefruit and some plain brown rice two hours before doing anything exhausting is proper nutrition, and what a healthy body needs competing in a healthy physical sport is proper nutrition.

Also, the release of adrenaline should never be forced upon one's body. The roar of an audience should be enough to give you a good mental and physical pump.
If you can't complete a bhangra routine without the use of these media propagandized energy supplements, don't get on stage until you have practiced to the point where you can actually adequately finish your entire routine.
Energy drinks are all the same BS. Either the 'natural' crap which is lots of Vitamin B and some taurine, or the typical old school crap which is caffeine. Nothing gives you wings, the human body wasn't designed to be compatible for wings duh :)
 
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