tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411266245885628595.post8798186176122189156..comments2023-11-25T06:26:20.521-05:00Comments on ultimatejournal: Plyoagaindusty.rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058725127054554344noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411266245885628595.post-15363958539582816532007-07-25T10:35:00.000-05:002007-07-25T10:35:00.000-05:00Caffeine:I advise against it as well, believe it o...Caffeine:<BR/><BR/>I advise against it as well, believe it or not. <BR/><BR/>My issue is that i just love coffee. Good coffee is a drink to be savored. I drink it as more of a morning ritual kinda thing because I drink coffee pretty regularly (VERY regularly during the winter and *far* less from about june-november) and it gives me a sense of routine, y'know? Coffee just goes with breakfast dusty.rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058725127054554344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411266245885628595.post-3928390659108339472007-07-25T09:27:00.000-05:002007-07-25T09:27:00.000-05:00Gapoole,I don't have a lot of personal experience ...Gapoole,<BR/><BR/>I don't have a lot of personal experience to speak from, as I'm not a caffeine/energy drinker, but I know at the UCPC Tiina Booth advocated against stimulants and for protein intake, as protein will have the longest-lasting effect on your energy. Too much caffeine, in addition to affecting you physically, can set you up mentally too--you go from a caffeine rush to being a bit Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086168699757064103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411266245885628595.post-32027493674637860212007-07-24T22:58:00.000-05:002007-07-24T22:58:00.000-05:00I'm not much of a caffeine person, myself...the oc...I'm not much of a caffeine person, myself...the occasional soda or tea. I have always wondered, though, what kind of effect coffee and energy drinks have on an athlete. The obvious answer is a brief high followed by a crash, but what's your experience with it? Do you finish practice before the crash, or are you unaffected in general? What do you do for tournaments?gapoolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379733859426588864noreply@blogger.com