Red Bull + Gym

Efaws

Efaws

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Is this seriously bad?

Seen all the health warnings regarding red bull being dangerous for people with a heart condition but my gym sells it by the bucket, they have red bull, red bull diet, and these 500ml bottles of red kick or something which is the gyms own formula and has twice the caffine as a can of red bull, today I even noticed some 'hyper water' which is basically just mineral water with caffine too.

Is working out on red bull dangerous? Obviously it will be for people with heart conditions but what about athletes etc? It raises the heatrate which for Fat burning and cardio (Require high heartrates to work properly) is it ok? Or is it likely to send your heart rate way to high and give you a heart attack of some sort?

If so, should gyms be allowed to sell it? As most people I know are tired after a hard days work and go there, grab a can then do a fat workout they wasnt able to do before it kicked in
 
I dont know that its dangerous but at the same time I dont any advantages to it as a rehydration fluid during a workout.

Surley there are better and cheaper options.......I can think of one that falls from the sky for free.

Gyms will sell anything that people want to buy, so I wouldnt take the fat that they sell it as an endorsement for its athletic properties.
 
red bull and caffeinated drinks dehydrate you so I wouldnt think it is a good idea before working out, also the increased stimulants in your system put extra stress on your heart
 
If you need red bull to fuel a workout your diet isn't up to scratch.

Carbonated drinks are not a good way to get liquids whilst training and consuming a large amount of sugar before training is also counter-productive.
 
My mate has a diet red bull, so it doesnt really havnt any calorific value, and he would drink a carbonated drink anyway before a session if he didnt have a red bull, as there are free coke and lemonade machines about, hes not lazy either hes just tired as he does it before work at 6am, and occasionally after work too straight from a 9-5 job.

I know the stimulation has an effect and puts more pressure on the heart, and makes it beat faster, but for fat burn and cardio is this a bad thing? As the higher the heartrate, the stronger the workout you have as your in your 'fat burning/cardio zone' which will burn fat and calories a lot faster than normal - will it not do any damage unless you push it past a certain point and your heart goes too fast? Or is it just a general no no?
 
they dehydrate you because of the caffiene and sugar concentration (red bull must be Hypertonic right?) and when your exercising your body uses actual calories... Red bull is low compared to what you'll need. Red bull is basicly just sweet flavoured coffee it may pick an office worker up in the mornings but its not effective in sport... some low level sports that don't require a high amount of fitness may benefit from it such as freindly 5 a side foot ball but no more than having a mars bar or a can of coke hardly.
 
Ahh ok, he was drinking this red kick the gym sell the other day and his head was bouncing off the walls, lol, he was doing everything twice as fast, didnt know caffine dehydrated you tho :)
 
Shamrock said:
For those with the knowledge, how does lucozade or pure orange juice fare as a drink during a workout?

Water makes me sick so I'd prefer to avoid it.
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I read that Lucozade Sport would only benefit a Ironman or Triathlon because they loose so many nutrients, taking it to them gym is pointless as you would have to burn off the 200+ Kcal.
 
Yeah found lucosade was a waste, you spend most the time your at the gym burning off the calories you put on, thats why I thought of red bull, and seing as they sell loads thought it might be ok

water is the best really, nuff said, althought it does get boring :(
 
Caffeine's effect on endurance performance has been well documented, and has been shown to increase the length of time you can go for.

There is a diuretic effect, which is more pronounced in resistance work, but can be countered by taking on plenty of fluid over time when doing endurance work.

So it's pointless for lifters, but may benefit runners.

I like mine with Bolly and Stolly.
 
Would red bull followed by a pint of water do you some good if you was doing a load of cardio work then?

Or is it still bad for you, as its caffine and its bad for you, and not just a diaretic and will make you faint :p
 
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