Best energy supplement

[Old MS Accout]

What do people do to get juiced when they ski?

Coffee?

It powers your workouts 

Downing coffee and toast between back-to-back workouts can keep you humming, a study from the Journal of Applied Physiology reports. Athletes who drank a caffeinated carbohydrate beverage after cycling had 66 percent more glycogen (an energy reserve) in their muscles than those who had a caffeine-free version. Replenishing glycogen helps you go farther and faster in your next session

Women given the caffeine equivalent of about two cups of coffee an hour before cycling reported 40 percent less pain than those who went decaf, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Caffeine seems to block neurotransmitters that signal discomfort during exercise, researchers say

5 hr energy?

Is it legal in the IWSF to get jacked up on Caffeine?      

[MrJones]

I prefer coffee as well. It is especially good for washing down my Ibuprophen.

[Old MS Accout]

I have never used coffee for juice until this summer. Since then I have found that when I play Hockey and have a few cups in me, I can skate longer and with better concentration.

Do they test for caffeine if you win the worlds? I have a pretty good shot at that next summer.   

[RichardDoane]

I drink way too much coffee as a rule, and it definitely helps when I'm busy in the shop, or need to stay up while driving to tournaments.  Maybe I'll bring a thermos with me to the lake this weekend, and get deeper into -39 !

[thager]

As weird as it sounds MS does ski better after coffee and baileys or whiskey or Shiner or ???

[skibug]

I have tried a bunch of the energy drinks.  IMO the 5 hour energy is the best.  It does what is says it does, even level of increased energy without the jitters and no crash. I buy mine in bulk off of Ebay.  Keep the fridge stocked.

[Ed_Obermeier]

PowerEdge Energy Drink.  It's a powdered drink mix, comes in those little tubes you mix into a bottle of water.  Almost exactly all the same stuff Red Bull has in it plus 80 mg of panax ginseng, but it tastes like a fruit drink NOT an energy drink.  The lemon-lime flavor (my personal favorite) tastes like Crystal Light.  When you buy it from this link below, if you buy a case (120 tubes) it's $50 for 120 with free shipping, which comes to just under 42 cents per dose...er, I mean, serving...  WalMart carries it sometimes, if you can find it there it sells for $1.99 for a package of 10 tubes.  They stock it then they don't, who knows?  Has 80 mg of caffeine FWIW.  Will definitely crank you up.  And no, I have no affiliation with the company that makes it, the place the link takes you to, or WalMart either for that matter.  In fact I try to avoid spending any money at WalMart if I can help it.  Anyway...  The link - http://www.discountcoffee.com/sturm_foods.htm#poweredge

Ed

[auskier]

red bull.

 coffee doesnt do it for me at all. 

[skiron07]

coffee/caffeine is a stimulant and a diuretic and has nothing to do with glycogen replacement- maybe the toast helps some but it'd be minor IMO.

get a high shelf protein bar (AST VyoPro comes to mind)- has relatively low calories, high protein and a great supply of high grade carbs

 

[Old MS Accout]

I had a chance to use A.C.T after a guy in DFW put me on to it. Of all the Red bulls and otheres out there, this one did not give me the jits. I thought it was the best I have used but then I found that a cup or 2 of coffee was much better. I started looking into it online and it looks like there is all kind of evidence that caffeine improves focus and performance.        

[skidawg]

Scot Jones,

Ran across some info the other day about coffe and wanted to pass it on.  Research shows that coffee made with a french press increases ldl cholesteral, but filtered coffee does not.  Apparently the filter seperates some of the oil out of the bean.  That oil increases cholesterol.  Food for thought.

[Thomas Wayne]

"Food for thought"

 Coffee is not food... unless it has Bailey's in it.

 TW

[MrJones]

Dawg,

If I smoked it would be Camel's. No filter.

Ditto coffee. French press and black, just the way the good Lord intended.

sj

[Old MS Accout]

Dawg,

I saw the same thing. Make sure to use paper filters to brew. The metal filters do not capture the bad stuff.

Too bad Shiner doesnt make you ski better, I would be all over 39.

[MrJones]

TW

 Does it count as food if there are still grounds in it? Ruffage at least?

[Horton]

French Press. has to be the right grind, roast and water temp - 4 1/2 minutes. It may kill me but I will be awake. 

[RichardDoane]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_I-Kt0bXum5I/S24Xnw7Tp4I/AAAAAAAAAKo/XOgZqAohC5E/s800/SANY0034.JPGFrom Ski Buddies

Caffeine worked very well today, or possibly it was my driver

[Old MS Accout]

Nice Pic. The bottom of the Strada looks like the Matrix.  

[Thomas Wayne]

You hear that sound MS?  That is the sound of inevitability...

TW

[Old MS Accout]

I actually heard the voice when I was reading the text. 

[Gern Blanston]

If TW is going to throw out movie lines, I've gone one for him (that is not intended as a slight in any way)

"Alaska - where you can't be too drunk or too fat."

 Homer J Simpson

 

but to be on topic, I believe Tea has more caffeine in it per ounce than coffee does....

[Thomas Wayne]

"Alaska - where you can't be too drunk or too fat."

 And that's just the women...

TW

[eleeski]

Pipeline Porter from Kona Brewing has a bit of Kona coffee added to the brew. It is awesome! Note that alcohol is an excellent energy source, malt sugar is is a rich source of calories and fluids are critical. Maybe enough of it would help with the Alaskan women, too.

The IOC tests for excess caffeine levels. I don't know how much is too much. Alcohol is specifically prohibited by AWSA but BAC levels are not specified - I guess hangovers are OK?

Caffeine works against my performances. Maybe my muscles get some help but the mental distraction from caffeine jitters really adversely affects me. No Coke, no coffee not even any chocolate for me on tournament days!

Calcium supplements, water, Gatorade (for the binding releases) and nuts for lots of slow release energy make up my tournament intake. I have been known to take a performance enhancing drug - Naproxen (Alleve). They can eliminate all the senior divisions by outlawing Ibuprofen and Naproxen.

 Eric

[Old MS Accout]

Eric,

I love the Fire Rock but not before I ski. I would bet you could set the trick record if you hit some Steel Reserve and some french press. 

[h2odawg79]

For great strength and sustained pwr. before Hvy. Gym day's I like to spike the insulin levels with 12-16 oz of Rockstar, glutamine and 20 gms. Whey protien about 30 min. B4 my W/O... I do not get jittery as I am burning the fuel like a Top Fuel Dragster... However, this doesn't work out as good for me while on the water. As I am not exploding the muscles and combined with all the down time between sets, it seems to cause an unwanted source of muscle tension in the upper Back muscles...

I may slowly sip a simular concoction sometimes if I will be out for an extended period. Carbs are also great for the muscles, complex carbs 2-3 hrs. B4 and simple carbs during the event.

Caffeine is a proven benefit for many athletic performances. But, if 1 is Good. It doesn't mean 2 is better! 

5 or 6hr. energy drink does nothing for me that I can detect...  

 

[Old MS Accout]

I would agree that to much caffeine will not help. The last thing you want is jitters. 1 maybe 2 cups max.

Protien and glutamine ar a must for every day skiing.