Does anyone drink pre work out drinks

katrinaj837

Hi I was just wondering if anyone on here drinks pre workout drinks

quiksylver296

Nope. Unless you count Monster Ultra Zero as a PWO drink.

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janejellyroll

Sometimes black coffee before a long run.

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AnvilHead

Coffee here also. I can't stand PWO drinks, make me feel like a tweeker.

katrinaj837

My PT is telling me to keep away from coffee as I won’t get the sleep that I want !! Confused yes or no lol

janejellyroll

katrinaj837 wrote: »

My PT is telling me to keep away from coffee as I won’t get the sleep that I want !! Confused yes or no lol

This is going to depend on when you're drinking the coffee in relation to your bedtime, how much you're drinking, and your personal response to caffeine. Nobody can know the answer for you.

For me personally, reasonable amounts of coffee (1-4 cups a day) don't impact my sleep as long as I stop drinking it 5-6 hours before bedtime.

AnvilHead

katrinaj837 wrote: »

My PT is telling me to keep away from coffee as I won’t get the sleep that I want !! Confused yes or no lol

If you think coffee will interfere with your sleep, multiply that by about 10 with preworkout drinks. Much more caffeine plus other stimulants as well.

h1udd

Yeah I do - 4:30 am wake up call for the gym is so much nicer with 300mg caffeine, creatine and beta alanine all wrapped up in a blue raz drink.

I like it, I look forward to it, it serves as a good bit of motivation to get out of bed

When I run out, I use caffeine pills or a couple of espressos ... but it isn’t the same

cwolfman13

katrinaj837 wrote: »

My PT is telling me to keep away from coffee as I won’t get the sleep that I want !! Confused yes or no lol

Pre-workouts are largely caffeine and other stimulants...if you aren't going to get proper sleep drinking some coffee, you sure as *kitten* aren't going to get proper sleep drinking a pre-workout.

One of my lifting days is Sunday morning...I usually take coffee with me because I go lift fairly early.

I tried C-4 one time and I thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest and my scalp tingled like hair was growing on my head...and I'm bald. I won't touch that *kitten*...

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jjpptt2

Used to, but not any more. Usually just a caffeine pill in the mornings. If I need an extra kick in the butt, then a 5hr energy... but typically just the caffeine pill.

Kalex1975

I also use C4... think I'm going to try Nutrex's "OutLift" when I am done with this batch.

Cbean08

I used to take 1.5 scoops of C4 before a workout. It does give you a big energy boost but some people find it also makes them nauseous or gives them a headache, stomach problems or makes them feel too warm.

I have better results eating some carbs and protein and fat in the morning with a monster zero.

quiksylver296

AnvilHead wrote: »

katrinaj837 wrote: »

My PT is telling me to keep away from coffee as I won’t get the sleep that I want !! Confused yes or no lol

If you think coffee will interfere with your sleep, multiply that by about 10 with preworkout drinks. Much more caffeine plus other stimulants as well.

Exactly. One reason I don't like PWO. I don't sleep.

katrinaj837

Thanks so much guys for your advice I will take it on board and just have coffee in the morning before workout to give me the boost

bbell1985

Coffee lmao.

Yes, I definitely drink pre-workout.

h1udd

Depends on you tolerance to caffeine ... coffee doesn’t have much caffeine in it compared to a pill or pre workout ... so if you don’t get a “kick” from coffee normally, will it give you that gym boost ?

JamesAztec

Water. Pre during post