Does anyone drink pre work out drinks

katrinaj837
katrinaj837 Posts: 8 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi I was just wondering if anyone on here drinks pre workout drinks

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Nope. Unless you count Monster Ultra Zero as a PWO drink.
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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Sometimes black coffee before a long run.
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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Coffee here also. I can't stand PWO drinks, make me feel like a tweeker.
  • katrinaj837
    katrinaj837 Posts: 8 Member
    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
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    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
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    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
    h1udd Posts: 623 Member
    edited February 2018
    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 :(
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  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    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
    Kalex1975 Posts: 427 Member
    I also use C4... think I'm going to try Nutrex's "OutLift" when I am done with this batch.
  • Cbean08
    Cbean08 Posts: 1,092 Member
    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
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    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
    katrinaj837 Posts: 8 Member
    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
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Coffee lmao.

    Yes, I definitely drink pre-workout.
  • h1udd
    h1udd Posts: 623 Member
    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
    JamesAztec Posts: 523 Member
    Water. Pre during post

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