For Anyone Who is an Energy Drink Fiend Like Myself
Gallowmere1984
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I discovered this completely by accident, during my trip to Busch Gardens this weekend. I was concerned that being out all day in a 106 degree heat index would cause me massive falloff in energy and electrolytes. So, I picked up a can of Cellucor's C4 Blue Raspberry on the way out. Since I am not big on the concentrated taste that comes with most pre-workouts, I did a single scoop in 24 ounces of water, as opposed to the 4-6 ounces recommended by the label.
About two hours in, I started feeling kinda bleh, and figured I needed to get my electrolyte levels back up. I dumped a teaspoon of Morton's Lite salt into my bottle, not realizing that a lot of the C4 had settled out of the water. After refilling the bottle, shaking it up, and taking a swig, I was amazed. It ended up being, essentially, a delicious, non-carbonated, and slightly salty energy drink. It's fantastic, and I was right back into the swing of things.
Per 24 oz., and I mixed
5 kcal
1g carb
1280 mg sodium
1445 mg potassium
23 mg magnesium
583% B12
2% B6
10% Phosphorus
A good amount of caffeine, creatine, beta alanine
The most important part? It's delicious, relatively cheap, and didn't leave me with the crash usually associated with energy drinks.
A can of C4 is about $20, and makes 30 servings. Salt cost included, it costs about 3 cents about per ounce, at 24 ounces, which easily knocks down the cost of even "good deal" quality energy drinks, which would come in at about 10.4 cents per ounce. Plus, it easily beats those by having less than half of the carbs (even after removing erythritol count) per ounce, and isn't as sickly sweet tasting as most "zero cal" energy drinks. Also, since you are jacking the electrolyte content up with the Lite salt, it can function better in that area as well.
About two hours in, I started feeling kinda bleh, and figured I needed to get my electrolyte levels back up. I dumped a teaspoon of Morton's Lite salt into my bottle, not realizing that a lot of the C4 had settled out of the water. After refilling the bottle, shaking it up, and taking a swig, I was amazed. It ended up being, essentially, a delicious, non-carbonated, and slightly salty energy drink. It's fantastic, and I was right back into the swing of things.
Per 24 oz., and I mixed
5 kcal
1g carb
1280 mg sodium
1445 mg potassium
23 mg magnesium
583% B12
2% B6
10% Phosphorus
A good amount of caffeine, creatine, beta alanine
The most important part? It's delicious, relatively cheap, and didn't leave me with the crash usually associated with energy drinks.
A can of C4 is about $20, and makes 30 servings. Salt cost included, it costs about 3 cents about per ounce, at 24 ounces, which easily knocks down the cost of even "good deal" quality energy drinks, which would come in at about 10.4 cents per ounce. Plus, it easily beats those by having less than half of the carbs (even after removing erythritol count) per ounce, and isn't as sickly sweet tasting as most "zero cal" energy drinks. Also, since you are jacking the electrolyte content up with the Lite salt, it can function better in that area as well.
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Sounds yum! I'll have to check it out. I've been drinking Powerade zero sometimes, but try not to have too much bc it probably has more sucralose than I'd like.0
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I will definitely check it out!0
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Hey, thanks for posting this. Now curious to try it myself!2
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Careful to dilute it folks --- if you haven't used preworkout before, it's really easy to overdo it.0
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Careful to dilute it folks --- if you haven't used preworkout before, it's really easy to overdo it.
Yeah, that's another part of the reason I ran with 24 oz. of water, instead of the label's 4-6 oz. recommendation. It had been a long time since I used one, and didn't want the hit all at once.0
