I’m not knocking the product - just be careful - it’s not medicine or sweets/candy.
Personally - like I said - it has too much caffeine and sugar for me and the report on taurine I read has convinced me to use it occasionally.
I’d can’t reference the study on Taurine - but I do rememeber it being from a reputable source (see below)-
as for the vodka and red bull - well put gasoline in a bright bottle tell people it is rocket fuel and idiots will mix and drink it too!!!
The reports regarding Taurine and the safety of Red Bull and it’s use I am referring to were released and publisied at the inquest into the collapse and death of an ametuer College basket ball player in Dublin, Ireland a number (3 or 4) of years ago after the consumption of (if my memory is right) at least 2 cans of Red Bull.
RED BULL WAS CLEARED OF ANY WRONG DOING ETC. and of any cause - but concerns were rasied by many in the sporting and medical profession about Red Bull - and the conflicting reports of the ingredients and effects of such doses (including Taurine) were raised.
If you look up some old archives you should be fit to find something.
I know it made me think twice about using it.
i agree with “athlete” on the red bull issue, it does mix well with vodka, but i wouldnt use it pre event. it is packed with sugar (very high GI) and if i was going to use it in an athletic situation, i may only use it for recovery purposes, but would much perfer any other recovery drink over the red bull.
people ask me all the time why they see so many athletes drinking it at races and meets, my answer, is its there. red bull has a very distinctive can, and you cna pick it up a mile away, and the marketing realizes this and makes sure if there are tv cameras around, there are always a few dozen cases of red bull on ice ready for athletes to sip on.
for pre-event, i would lean towards power drive or vitalyze well before redbull.
i am still waiting for my order of DL-PhenylAlanine to come in, and when i test drive it, i will post my feedback.
I am very good friends with an elite level sprinter who uses a cocktail of 3 Vitalyze, and 2 Biostim and a can of RED BULL, 90 minutes before race time. He was running in the 10.30’s. In recent weeks he has consistently run in the 10. teens. He is only doing this on race days? no major side effects so far. Any comments? Tom Green, what do you think? 716? Charlie?
you obviously don’t understand the purpose of this forum. It is to share ideas, no to make judgements about things you know nothing about. Try to participate…not hate.
so let me get this straight… vitaliyze should only be used for meets to elicit the best response? so it wouldnt have the samer benefit if i took it for 1 or 2 of my speed workouts for the week?
and what is biostim?
Description:
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Price:
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Information:
Dosage:1 Capsule 45 Minutes before Physical activity.
Supplemental Facts:
Ingredients:Phytosyn 250mg, Kre-Alkalyn 100mg, Rhodiola Rosea 100mg, Vitamin C 100mg, Caffiene 100mg, Royal Jelly 50mg, Olygo PT 20mg
Muscleman,
I did not mean any disrespect. I very much understand the purpose of this forum. I have been here for the past year now. You are on post number 9 I believe. I was not making any kind of judgement on you or your friend. The question that I asked was something that every sprinter who uses supplements at one time or another must think about.