Bum Energy

[LurkerNoMore]

Bought these Saturday at the Vitamin Shoppe $1 sale (and a couple of his pre workout formulas - which I haven't tried) and I have to say these are really very good taste wise.  The Root Beer tastes just like a Barqs root beer cola.  The grape tastes like Fanta.  5 stars for taste.  Contents?  Well only 112mg of caffeine.  Which some people are not going to be happy with, but for me is perfect.  A BANG of C4 usually lasts me 3 days because I only drink 1/3(ish) per morning.  So these are exactly what suits me best although I can understand people wanting more sizzle in it for them.

Verdict : Great for the $1 price, would not pay $2.99 for them unless the caffeine was boosted.

[Van_Bilderass]

I always say caffeine is a dirty stim and more is not better

For some reason coffee seems to hit me harder than energy drinks. Anyone else? Could it be the taurine in many of them as it's bit of a depressant on the CNS?

Lurker, what do you think of theanine, does it add or take away from caffeine? It's like taurine, can smooth out caffeine and reduce the stim effect some. What "boosters" that work are you thinking of?

[Rambone]

Bought these Saturday at the Vitamin Shoppe $1 sale (and a couple of his pre workout formulas - which I haven't tried) and I have to say these are really very good taste wise.  The Root Beer tastes just like a Barqs root beer cola.  The grape tastes like Fanta.  5 stars for taste.  Contents?  Well only 112mg of caffeine.  Which some people are not going to be happy with, but for me is perfect.  A BANG of C4 usually lasts me 3 days because I only drink 1/3(ish) per morning.  So these are exactly what suits me best although I can understand people wanting more sizzle in it for them.

Verdict : Great for the $1 price, would not pay $2.99 for them unless the caffeine was boosted.

Agreed. Root beer is excellent!

[Van_Bilderass]

3 bucks is a stiff price. Looked at the ingredients and it does contain a good dose of Citicholine so there's that. Something like Huperzine-A would be felt more but could cause sides. Tyrosine or NALT could be a good addition for these. Usually energy drinks aren't worth the money IMO since it's just flavoring and caffeine, unless the taste is worth the money. Coffee is stronger and more economic plus it's a good source of antioxidants.

My brother bought a PWO which has 350mg of caffeine and said it was bunk as he didn't feel shit. Had a high dose of beta-alanine, tyrosine etc too. I got the nasty itching and it was too "strong" for my taste due to the caffeine mega dose, don't know wtf he was talking about.

[BigRo]

3 bucks is a stiff price. Looked at the ingredients and it does contain a good dose of Citicholine so there's that. Something like Huperzine-A would be felt more but could cause sides. Tyrosine or NALT could be a good addition for these. Usually energy drinks aren't worth the money IMO since it's just flavoring and caffeine, unless the taste is worth the money. Coffee is stronger and more economic plus it's a good source of antioxidants.

My brother bought a PWO which has 350mg of caffeine and said it was bunk as he didn't feel shit. Had a high dose of beta-alanine, tyrosine etc too. I got the nasty itching and it was too "strong" for my taste due to the caffeine mega dose, don't know wtf he was talking about.

You consider 350mgs to be mega dosing? Are you sensitive to caffiene?

[LurkerNoMore]

You consider 350mgs to be mega dosing? Are you sensitive to caffiene?

I am.  1/3 of a Bang or Ghost is just right for me.

[Irongrip400]

I drink coffee, but caffeine doesn’t do shit for me energy wise but my sensitivity to it is weird. If I drink it after 2-3 in the afternoon I don’t sleep as well but it doesn’t give me a kick. Its similar to the handful of times I took adderall where it gave me a jolt for 2-3 hours but then nothing other than I slept like shit that night.

[webstar]

What’s everyone’s daily caffeine intake?

I’m about 300-350 mg

Don’t like coffee so drink pre workout in the am

Double scoop always

[Lartinos]

I only drink a coffee or two a day.

Once in a blue I’ll take an ephedrine too, but not something I take often.

[BigRo]

3-4 coffees, occasional pre workout or monster

[Never1AShow]

2 cups of coffee and about 6 diet cokes, so about 500 mgs of caffeine a day

[Never1AShow]

2 cups of coffee and about 6 diet cokes, so about 500 mgs of caffeine a day

[Never1AShow]

2 cups of coffee and about 6 diet cokes, so about 500 mgs of caffeine a day

[Kwon]

What’s everyone’s daily caffeine intake?

I’m about 300-350 mg

Don’t like coffee so drink pre workout in the am

Double scoop always

No caffeine here at all, but around 200g Protein per day

[Van_Bilderass]

You consider 350mgs to be mega dosing? Are you sensitive to caffiene?

It is a megadose IMO, it's too much for most people and will leave them feeling sick. Now let me tell you I'm no stranger to real monster dosages. At 15-16 years old already I was regularly taking 1,500mg of caffeine before workouts!!! I like getting really stimmed but caffeine feels dirty. I love actual amphetamines and other stims that release a lot of dopamine or block its reuptake such as Ritalin and which hit the nervous system more cleanly without making you feeling sick with a lot of anxiety. One mild stim which is non-exhausting on the CNS is bromantane and I like it a lot. One Aussie fella here tried it after I talked about and he thought it was great. I think you can probably get a hold of it easily in case you'd like to try it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromantane

Maybe Lurker might want to give it a test too? Or perhaps beakdoctor? It's available from some supp manufacturers.

[BigRo]

It is a megadose IMO, it's too much for most people and will leave them feeling sick. Now let me tell you I'm no stranger to real monster dosages. At 15-16 years old already I was regularly taking 1,500mg of caffeine before workouts!!! I like getting really stimmed but caffeine feels dirty. I love actual amphetamines and other stims that release a lot of dopamine or block its reuptake such as Ritalin and which hit the nervous system more cleanly without making you feeling sick with a lot of anxiety. One mild stim which is non-exhausting on the CNS is bromantane and I like it a lot. One Aussie fella here tried it after I talked about and he thought it was great. I think you can probably get a hold of it easily in case you'd like to try it

I don't consider that much, it's just one heaped scoop of pre or a couple coffees.

[Van_Bilderass]

I don't consider that much, it's just one heaped scoop of pre or a couple coffees.

Yeah experiences vary. It doesn't make me feel that good, just more nervous and irritable. I always drink a coffee with any stim I take, it's a nice booster at low dosage.

As I've said a hundred times here, I don't understand why Americans here who like PWOs don't use ephedrine. It's such nice little stim, so much better to take a small ephedrine plus caffeine stack than a high dose caffeine dose. Is ephedrine at all available where you're at?

[BigRo]

We used to get eca here but not for a long while, ephedrine is fantastic, I have used liquid ephedrine in the states.