Energy drinks

[Nightshade]

Anyone here have a favorite brand? It's damn hot down here in the dirty south and I've been looking into some different energy drinks. I tried a 5 Hour Energy Shot on Wednesday and it was great. I drank it at about 5:45PM and felt great all through jiu-jitsu class, didn't feel tired until about midnight. No crash, no jitters, just felt alert and energized. I think it helped my endurance slightly, but it's definitely no substitute for good cardio conditioning.
I drank a Monster Lo-Carb today, it tasted great and worked well, for about two hours. Dozed off in my cube right after lunch. I'm trying to avoid drinks with shitloads of sugar and caffeine, that's why I liked that 5 Hour drink, tons of B vitamins, ginseng, and taurine.

Suggestions?

[scared?]

lol energy drinks...

ever hear of water?...

[Nightshade]

No, what is it?

[scared?]

2 parts homo 1 part oxyfag...

[Nightshade]

Sounds a lot like you.

scared?

[werldhed]

Do you specifically mean taurine/caffeine red bull-type things?
I don't like to drink them too much, but when I need to (12 hours of immunology lectures for 6 days straight) I go for Rockstar, mainly because it's cheap, tastes ok, and makes my piss turn green.

The Rockstar Juice stuff is pretty decent. You can get the pomegranate juice for the same price as regular rockstar, and at least it seems a BIT healthier than the other stuff.

Downsides: can't drink a whole can in one sitting. And it makes me jitter hardcore and I get diuretic. Then again, any caffeine does that to me.

[MaCaBr3]

The real Thai Red Bull actually keeps you boosted unlike the fizzypop version everyone else knows:

[scared?]

taurine is gay...

[Big Kahuna Burger]

sugar free red bull isn't too bad, it doesn't have much of a crash. that 5 hour energy shot is the best one i've found. and avoid snake eyes at all costs

[Fender]

They all basically have the same caffeine as a cup of coffee.

[Nightshade]

Do you specifically mean taurine/caffeine red bull-type things?
I don't like to drink them too much, but when I need to (12 hours of immunology lectures for 6 days straight) I go for Rockstar, mainly because it's cheap, tastes ok, and makes my piss turn green.

The Rockstar Juice stuff is pretty decent. You can get the pomegranate juice for the same price as regular rockstar, and at least it seems a BIT healthier than the other stuff.

Downsides: can't drink a whole can in one sitting. And it makes me jitter hardcore and I get diuretic. Then again, any caffeine does that to me.

Yes, I'm referring to drinks like those reviewed here: http://www.screamingenergy.com
I'm not sensitive to caffeine, I make rocket fuel when I brew coffee. Up to now I'd been stopping at a Caribou Coffee about three mornings a week and getting a Depth Charge, which is a 20oz. coffee with two shots of espresso in it.
Rockstar Zero Carb has something like 240mg of caffeine in it, but it will make me crash.

As I said, the 5 hour was AWESOME, but it's got 8333% of your RDA of B12. I've been reading that excess B vitamins aren't a health hazard, but something tells me I don't want to be knocking back too many of those. They're not cheap, either.
I've read that 'Steven Segal's Lightning Bolt Asian Experience' energy drink should be avoided like the plague. That review site I posted described it as 'Segalicious'.

[Nightshade]

They all basically have the same caffeine as a cup of coffee.

Not really, some have LOADS more.

[shaft]

http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/

I like amp...*shrugs*

[Big Kahuna Burger]

holy fuck 8333%

[scared?]

Not really, some have LOADS more.

loads more of bullshit that does nothing...

[Nightshade]

Are you retarded? Serious question.

[scared?]

no but ppl who consume energy drinks r completely retarded...

[shaft]

Powershot
http://www.energyfiend.com/caffeine-content/powershot

heh

[plained]

i make a coffee , let it get room temp in a cup, then slam it.

then i doen get that hot feeling.

[scared?]

i make a coffee , let it get room temp in a cup, then slam it.

exactly!...

[Fender]

They all basically have the same caffeine as a cup of coffee.

Not really, some have LOADS more.

Some, but not most.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/08/en ... inks.reut/

[Nightshade]

As I've said, I'm not really looking for a massive caffeine dose, anyway.

[scared?]

fuck u...

[Grudge]

Packed with sugar and all kinds of chemicals, no thanks.

[werldhed]

Look out for calloused penises, NS.
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0903/redbull.html