Monster Energy Drinks

[Really Lost One]

our school has a new "fad" with these drinks. everyone is drinking them now. i remember that a year ago, nobody even knew what these monster drinks were. anyone else's school going through this "fad?"

 

[SP23]

I don't think they even sell those at my school... I don't think they sell any energy drink.

 

[Mamba]

Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar. They've been popular for awhile.

I don't prefer any of them, they can kill you. I used to be a Red Bull addict, though.

 

[Legacy]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheBlackMamba:</div><div class="quote_post">Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar. They've been popular for awhile.

I don't prefer any of them, they can kill you. I used to be a Red Bull addict, though.</div>

They can?

 

[MrBigShot_23]

This fad is at my school too. Every morning kids come in drinking energy drinks. Honestly I think they taste nasty and the only good energy drink out there is Amp

 

[Chutney]

I Cheetah. Do you?

 

[Mamba]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting vcwannabe15:</div><div class="quote_post">They can?</div>
Yup

Too much caffeine for your heart. One of my friend's cousin died the other month. His heart just couldn't handle it.

 

[TheFreshPrince]

its at my school too, and how much did the kid drink like 8 cans

 

[Mamba]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheFreshPrince:</div><div class="quote_post">its at my school too, and how much did the kid drink like 8 cans</div>

Nope, 1 can.

For some people, it's just way too much caffeine for their heart to handle, and their heart just shuts down.

 

[MrBigShot_23]

But thats really rare man.....

 

[Beat]

In my school everyone drinks gatorade or snapple.

 

[Mamba]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting slpnsld23:</div><div class="quote_post">But thats really rare man.....</div>

I know. I'm not saying be worried or anything, but you really shouldn't have more than one a day. I used to drink like 2 Red Bulls a day, every day. I then switched to Rockstar for awhile and my heart started to hurt all the time. So I switched back to Red Bull and it was fine, but I cut it down to 1 a day. I'm done with the now, after a while the buzz stops because your body gets used to it. If you don't get that it's like this: After one month of Monster, you're body will get used to the size of the can and you'll stop getting the energy buzz, therefore leading you to start drinking two. That's how heart problems will start. That's why it's becoming more common that people are dying from them.

 

[MrBigShot_23]

I dont really get why they call them energy drinks. They give me no more energy then normal....

 

[Mamba]

It's because they're FULL of caffeine and it jump starts you. It's been proven that they actually make you perform worse in sports though, I believe.

 

[Mag]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheBlackMamba:</div><div class="quote_post">It's because they're FULL of caffeine and it jump starts you. It's been proven that they actually make you perform worse in sports though, I believe.</div>

Indeed. From what I've read/heard, your body starts to compensate for the LACK of energy after the energy drink's burst passes.

I wonder though, like in overtime, if you drank a can, would that suffice?

 

[harbingerofdoom]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Mag:</div><div class="quote_post">Indeed. From what I've read/heard, your body starts to compensate for the LACK of energy after the energy drink's burst passes.

I wonder though, like in overtime, if you drank a can, would that suffice?</div>

that stuff is sooooooooo not what you wanna drink anytime durning or right before you play man.
not cuze it will kill you... its just the wrong type of energy.

the caffine will not just give you more energy, it will make you super jittery to boot which can affect your shot and your decision making process. caffine is also a diuretic which can make you dehydrate faster than normal which can lead to cramps.. OT is really not the time to have a problem with cramping up...

better to do endurance training and stick to hydrolitics like gatoraid & stuff like that then try the quick fix of a rockstar or redbull.
but hey.. that is just my two cents... talk to a trainer to get more info on something like that.


and the guy that died after one can? id say its fairly safe to say that there was already something wrong and the redbull was more of a contributary nature rather than the cause. one can of that stuff is not going to kill anyone unless there is already something going wrong with them.

 

[MrBigShot_23]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting harbingerofdoom:</div><div class="quote_post">that stuff is sooooooooo not what you wanna drink anytime durning or right before you play man.
not cuze it will kill you... its just the wrong type of energy.

the caffine will not just give you more energy, it will make you super jittery to boot which can affect your shot and your decision making process. caffine is also a diuretic which can make you dehydrate faster than normal which can lead to cramps.. OT is really not the time to have a problem with cramping up...

better to do endurance training and stick to hydrolitics like gatoraid & stuff like that then try the quick fix of a rockstar or redbull.
but hey.. that is just my two cents... talk to a trainer to get more info on something like that.


and the guy that died after one can? id say its fairly safe to say that there was already something wrong and the redbull was more of a contributary nature rather than the cause. one can of that stuff is not going to kill anyone unless there is already something going wrong with them.</div>

I completely agree, these things are absolutely destroying if you drink them before a sporting event

 

[bbwSwish]

I have never drank any of these energy drinks.

Am I missing out on anything?

 

[MrBigShot_23]

Depends on who you ask. Some people are addicts and some people hate them. personally im so-so, i mean have one every once in a while but some of them are just plain nasty. I really only like Amp.

But id say you should at least try one.

 

[Chutney]

It isn't effective enough to overcome its horrible taste.

 

[briang8818]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting slpnsld23:</div><div class="quote_post">Honestly I think they taste nasty and the only good energy drink out there is Amp</div>I love Amp. I don't usually drink energy drinks, but when I need one, I always drink Amp.

 

[Shard]

I love Monsters. Definitely the best tasting energy drink. I wouldn't drink them before you ball or anything but if you want a good energy buzz to wakeup or something then it helps. Like a different tasting coffee.