Tempted by the claims, I laid aside my usual bottle of bog standard drinking water one day and purchased the Stinger energy drink. and I have to be honest, it was extremely disappointing. Don't get …show more content…
Water does the same but you need more of it. But as for noticing a boost in stamina or untiring tired muscles, I didn't see any improvement at all, and I've since tried a number of products since Stinger.
I don't think we're being conned by these energy drinks so much as mislead. It's very important to rehydrate after a physical workout, or better still to maintain rehydration while working out by periodically drinking water or other healthy beverages, but produce supermen and woman after a couple of swigs they do not!
But I'm just a customer and a fitness fanatic that has given my personal views on these new-age energy drinks. But it appears that a lot of folks are disagreeing with me on this as the promotion on the efficacy of the energy drink is increasing as the demand for trendy new flavours, fancy bottles, and catchy names is in great demand by those who buy into it. In fact, the energy drinks hitting the markets today seem to be somewhat of a sports fashion accessory.
Some of the popular names around at the moment are: Rockstar Energy Drink; Monster; Bookoo; sugar-free Red Bull; Crunk Juice energy drink; Choline Cocktail; and the Rip It beverage to name but a