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Jeff G asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 1 decade ago

Are Zero Calorie Energy Drinks beneficial to exercising?

I've found I can run longer, train harder and flat-out do more in the gym if I down a Lo-Carb MONSTER Energy drink an hour before.

But I'm curious if this actually helps or hurts with burning calories, building muscle or my cardio. Since it has such profound effects I'm wondering if its actually not helping at all or hurts in one area and helps in another.

I'd appreciate answers from nutritionists, doctors, nurses and anyone who's has experience with Energy drinks and exercising. Anyone else who wants to answer can have a go at it too but please state if why you're answer is better than others'.

Update:

From the first two serious answers, I've read both those angles before in articles and that's why I'm torn between continuing to drink them or not.

Thanks for both your opinions! I hope to hear some more before expiration~

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes, I read in alot of Medical and fitness magazines that energy drinks to help performance and burn more calories by speeding up the metabolism. Research had shown that in a number of people the percentage that drank an energy drink before they started their workouts were able to perform more reps and longer cardio sessions than the percentage who didnt.

  • 5 years ago

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    4 years ago

    the respond on your subject is extremely basic. in case you choose to lose the "fat" around your tummy section, then you definately could desire to artwork those muscle groups besides as cardio. cardio is important, yet cardio on my own won't do the trick. you're able to be able to desire to perform a little ab artwork which will concentration on the two larger and decrease ab communities. try doing a crunch on an incline bench, hands at your sides, circulate up on your knees, then down till you're approximately an inch or so off the floor and up returned. you choose to maintain stress interior the belly section. this could artwork your larger abs. For the decrease abs, you're able to be able to desire to coach around on the incline, take a seat on the sting, elbows up against your sides, hands in the back of you to help you. enhance your legs immediately out, arise as extreme as you may, and decrease returned till approximately an inch or so from the floor. Do 3 instruments of 12 reps. of each of those. I do those ab workouts standard. i'm a 33 365 days previous mom of four with a flat stomch like a 12 365 days previous boy! I actual have my clientele do those each and all of the time, and that they artwork for absolutely everyone and absolutely everyone!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No, not beneficial, carbonated water before exercise isn't a smart move, can make workouts uncomfortable, and its kinda bad for the metabolism.

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    1 decade ago

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