I hear that really all you should be drinking is water, milk and green tea. Can someone follow this up and metion any other things you should or shouldn't be drinking.
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Protein shakes are good. They make it easier to reach your recomened protein per day (usualy 1 gram of protein for your every pound), if you weigh 185 you should intake 185 grams of protein.
That is if your are working out hard, playing, or just to sum it up an athlete.
That is if your are working out hard, playing, or just to sum it up an athlete.
Green tea is great for your prostate. If you are in high school not sure if you are too worried about that yet.
Anyone reading this in the senior league?
Anyone reading this in the senior league?
I have been compared to some of the great senior league players of all time. I too drink green tea. Consequence or Correlation?? 
Yes but you are a catcher! Your prostate is in a constant state of diress. 
Especially catching the kids that I have to catch at times.
The majority of your fluids should be good ol' H20. In addition to green tea, white tea is a great drink with about 3 times more antioxidants.
well as everyone already knows do NOT drink pop and sometimes i would consider power aid and gatorade as pop due to all the sugar so just drink water while your doing your activities
Anyone have any pros or cons about a drink called "Redline"?
Pitcher,
This was asked of me recently by a client. I was not too familiar as I personally do not consume energy drinks so I did some research.
I will try anything 'nutritional' once as long as it is legal and I can read the label first. This stuff is thick, non - carbonated, and very sweet tasting. I am highly sensitve to anything that has high concentrations of caffeine and this had my heart racing after about 10 minutes and 6 - 8 ozs.
A brief breakdown of some of the ingredients:
Evodiamine
+Raises body temperature
+Inhibits the growth and metastases of certain
cancer cells in vitro
+Influences the metabolism of certain drugs
+Influences the secretion of catecholamines from the adrenal glands
It, from all the information, does not seem to be a safe product, and no human trials have been conducted on it. The concentration needed to produce those effects is much higher than that found in most 'energy' drinks.
Synephrine
+Supposed weight-loss supplement. Effectiveness doubted by the medical community.
Needs high concentration to be effective in rats. (Lab trials)
Vinpocetine - http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/vin_0259.shtml
Click the link to learn more about that one.
The other 2 are "poser" chemicals.
It WILL give an energy buzz but a full bottle could flush out an undiagnosed heart issue. There is also a recommendation on the label that you eat prior to drinking to help with absorption. This in and of itself is scary to me.
My recommendation to kids - Eat as properly as you can, REST, practice, train smartly and enjoy the high of playing the game. If you rest, which is something most 13 - 18 year olds do not do very well, then the regeneration needed to participate should be more than adequate.
This was asked of me recently by a client. I was not too familiar as I personally do not consume energy drinks so I did some research.
I will try anything 'nutritional' once as long as it is legal and I can read the label first. This stuff is thick, non - carbonated, and very sweet tasting. I am highly sensitve to anything that has high concentrations of caffeine and this had my heart racing after about 10 minutes and 6 - 8 ozs.
A brief breakdown of some of the ingredients:
Evodiamine
+Raises body temperature
+Inhibits the growth and metastases of certain
cancer cells in vitro
+Influences the metabolism of certain drugs
+Influences the secretion of catecholamines from the adrenal glands
It, from all the information, does not seem to be a safe product, and no human trials have been conducted on it. The concentration needed to produce those effects is much higher than that found in most 'energy' drinks.
Synephrine
+Supposed weight-loss supplement. Effectiveness doubted by the medical community.
Needs high concentration to be effective in rats. (Lab trials)
Vinpocetine - http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/vin_0259.shtml
Click the link to learn more about that one.
The other 2 are "poser" chemicals.
It WILL give an energy buzz but a full bottle could flush out an undiagnosed heart issue. There is also a recommendation on the label that you eat prior to drinking to help with absorption. This in and of itself is scary to me.
My recommendation to kids - Eat as properly as you can, REST, practice, train smartly and enjoy the high of playing the game. If you rest, which is something most 13 - 18 year olds do not do very well, then the regeneration needed to participate should be more than adequate.
Redline causes a very strong reaction in individuals I know who are used to stimulants (drink a lot of coffee and use stimulant products regularly) so it is very, very strong.
I just don't see the need as feelings of nausea, elevated heart rate and being light-headed are common. Not sure those are very productive before a workouts.
I'd stick with a solid pre-workout meal, and yes, to follow the theme of this thread make sure you are hydrated.
No need for stimulants if you are dehydrated. It will just make the problem worse.
I just don't see the need as feelings of nausea, elevated heart rate and being light-headed are common. Not sure those are very productive before a workouts.
I'd stick with a solid pre-workout meal, and yes, to follow the theme of this thread make sure you are hydrated.
No need for stimulants if you are dehydrated. It will just make the problem worse.
I feel that energy drinks are bad because they work great until it "wears off" then your in some trouble.
Also, a very bad side-effect of energy drinks that contain stimulants is they will cause a huge problem with the central nervous system (CNS) with prolonged use.
You have many muscle groups, but one CNS. If your CNS is "fried" then your reaction ability, speed and general overall feeling of well-being will take a major hit.
If you have ever seen an athlete, or individual in general, with an overworked CNS you know what I mean. Picture a coffe addict in the morning before his/hit of coffee and then some.
Anyway, this is just something to watch with stimulants in general.
You have many muscle groups, but one CNS. If your CNS is "fried" then your reaction ability, speed and general overall feeling of well-being will take a major hit.
If you have ever seen an athlete, or individual in general, with an overworked CNS you know what I mean. Picture a coffe addict in the morning before his/hit of coffee and then some.
Anyway, this is just something to watch with stimulants in general.
obviously, H20 is preferred, but my kid loves Sprite. I've finally got him drinking diet sprite. anything wrong with that?
I cannot think of one benefit of soda. Diet is much, much better than regular and if he likes to drink it then that is certainly not the worst thing in the world, but I wouldnt recommend it.
As long as it is not taking the place of H20.
With that said, too much carbonation can have a negative effect on bone health. FYI.
As long as it is not taking the place of H20.
With that said, too much carbonation can have a negative effect on bone health. FYI.
This is the first time I've heard of green tea being used by athletes! Does anyone know a good resource for finding out about green tea as an alternate for sports drinks?
If you do a Google search for Green tea benefits you will find more than enough. Having been around forever there is plenty of research and imperrical evidence to support it's use.
I was told by our Dr. that Diet sodas are worse than regular because of the artificial sweetners. We only have soda when having company. Otherwise that is all they would drink.
My boys both like to drink Carnation Instant Breakfast. At least it gets them drinking milk. Is that similar to protein drinks?
My boys both like to drink Carnation Instant Breakfast. At least it gets them drinking milk. Is that similar to protein drinks?
H2O is the way to go in my book. How ever I am 6'1" 165 so I need to gain weight, because of this I have been drinking ensure. Alot of the kids on my travel team drink it as well. So to me protein shakes and H2O is the best, but you do have to be careful not to over do the shakes. Another thing is after games it is good to drink a gatorade because it replaces the electrolites in the body.
Yes, there are plenty of problems with diet sodas, but I wouldn't go as far as saying they are worse that the sugar-laided regular ones. They both have a ton of dyes so neither is any good.
As far as Cranation Instant breakfast that too is glorified sugar. Try this...
1 cup skim milk
1 ***p natural peanut butter
1 banana
1/2 cup oatmeal.
All natural shake with protein, carbs and fiber.
Sure Gatorade replenishes electrolytes, but there are far beter ways to do so without the sugar. On a very hot day where you lose a ton of sweat I can understand. There are electrolyte drinks that are made w/o sugar.
As far as Cranation Instant breakfast that too is glorified sugar. Try this...
1 cup skim milk
1 ***p natural peanut butter
1 banana
1/2 cup oatmeal.
All natural shake with protein, carbs and fiber.
Sure Gatorade replenishes electrolytes, but there are far beter ways to do so without the sugar. On a very hot day where you lose a ton of sweat I can understand. There are electrolyte drinks that are made w/o sugar.
I assume the oatmeal would be cooked, correct?
Actually, I just read an article on how chocolate milk was the best energy drink.
quote:Originally posted by GreeningJ:
Actually, I just read an article on how chocolate milk was the best energy drink.
Care to explain?
Yeah, I would like to hear the reasoning as well. Thanks.