How to sidestep muscle memory?/What's your warmup song?

Post by **jester!** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:59 am

It all boils down to how much you play, and when it comes to a lan how much you have played in more competitive settings like league or ladder matches and such...

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:30 am

spookmineer wrote:I'm a bit worried because I play better/more relaxed after a beer as well...

I've heard of entire clans using adderall.

I've heard of some using crystal meth.

Many use pot.

Some use alcohol.

Caffeine is a CPL sponsored drug (bawls)

I wonder how long it is before gaming competitions start doing drug screening tests.

Also wouldn't be surprised if drug screening becomes an issue for debate when it comes to things like writing the LSATS, or SATS for that matter (e.g. ritalin, adderall, etc.)

btw for an interesting article on caffeine's history, and drugs & society in general, check this out:

http://www.gladwell.com/2001/2001_07_30_a_java.htm

Post by **spookmineer** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:27 pm

Caffeine works to my disadvantage I feel, it gets me (a bit) hyped up, whereas I perform better if I'm more relaxed. With coffee I'm "too" sharp/tense.

Nice article, I think I'll switch to tea. Eureka

Some people say they get headaches during weekends, if they don't drink coffee...

Post by **Oeloe** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:41 pm

spookmineer wrote:Some people say they get headaches during weekends, if they don't drink coffee...

Some people get aches during weekends and weekdays, when they don't play quake.

Post by **jester!** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:45 pm

Oeloe wrote:Some people get aches during weekends and weekdays, when they don't play quake.

This is true. I may have a problem.

Post by **Lenard** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:02 am

[xeno]Julios wrote:Ideally, you want to find your own preparation routine which you can use before you start playing. Czm told me that he used to listen to a certain song before playing important matches. Everyone has their own "song", and that song may lose its potency after time.

As this subjecy is all but concluded, I think I am going to change this thread into the original/what song you listen to before you play. What song do you listen to before you play an important match? I think I just found one, and that is: Jeff Buckley, Hallelujah.

Post by **Oeloe** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:35 am

Hmm. I rarely listen to any song before starting up Quake, but on the other hand good Q3 movies with good sound tracks make me wanna frag like hell.

Post by **raw** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:15 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:Many people use drugs to achieve these states

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Post by **Ground_Zero** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:48 pm

Oeloe wrote:Hmm. I rarely listen to any song before starting up Quake, but on the other hand good Q3 movies with good sound tracks make me wanna frag like hell.

annihilation-hq

Bout shat myself the first time I watched it. That's the only movie I've ever seen that literally made my jaw drop.

Post by **jester!** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:41 pm

That is an awesome movie, great timing between the music and frags.