However, too much caffeine before a strenuous workout may push the body too far, too fast. ♦ The Caffeine-Loaded Pre-Workout SupplementĬaffeine may actually help someone get a more efficient workout, or muster up the energy to NOT skip the gym. Also, this combo poses a greater risk to everyone because it makes people wrongly assume that their reflexes are not impaired.įor a longer, more detailed and more colorful rant discussion on alcoholic energy drinks, check out the Energy Drink Guide. Combining caffeine and alcohol either mutes the tingly feeling that you’re buzzed, or makes you go from zero to plastered without warning. Sticking to a 100 mg caffeine limit and consuming zero caffeine with or after the alcohol makes it easier to enjoy the buzz. If I’ll be drinking any alcohol at all, the caffeine needs to come first. If I’m going to enjoy the night with friends, I’m going to need some form of caffeine. Look, I’m not an old lady yet but I’m usually ready for bed around 10 pm (and ready to wake up, without an alarm clock, by 7 am). The Green-Eyed Guide Solution - Have caffeine first To make matters worse, when you doget rushed to the ER, people write stories about the Dangers of Energy Drinks (see “Energy Drinks and the ER”), and you ruin energy drinks for the rest of us. This is your body’s way of saying “Stop drinking, Doofus!” When you have caffeine with your alcohol, that safety feature doesn’t work anymore, and you can literally stay up and drink yourself to death.

When you drink too much alcohol, your body has an automatic safety feature: you fall asleep. 4 Products That Put the “NO” in November The Alcoholic Energy Drink Yet, my concern over these products is still valid as their wannabe’s still live among us. Some of the following products may be outdated, their formulas revamped or phased out entirely. What they are and what they stand for bothers me. This month I thought I’d switch it up and talk about the products I DON’T recommend.

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