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