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Can Energy Drinks Actually Improve Your Strength, Endurance, and Energy Levels... Or is it All in Your Mind?
Plus an important lesson on how to help your mind control your exercise and diet results
by Mike Geary, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Specialist
You may have noticed from a lot of my ezine issues that I speak a lot about the power of your mind and how this controls the results you get in your body.
This is yet another example of the power of the placebo effect, and probably the only reason anybody gets any results whatsoever from typical supplements (I'm talking more about bogus fat burner supplements rather than legitimate whole food supplements).
I recently read about an interesting study regarding energy drinks and whether they actually give any results (sorry, I don't have the exact citation or the exact numbers involved), but here was the general details of the study...
The researchers split the group into 2 large groups of people. The first group they gave one of these typical "energy drinks" that you see everywhere (which I've mentioned before are a complete waste). Now here's the important part... the researchers specifically told this 1st group of people that the energy drink they were receiving would increase their strength and endurance levels and increase their energy output.
The 2nd group received the exact same "energy drink" but was not told what the drink was, so nothing was said about it improving anything. For all these people knew, they were just being given a drink because they were thirsty. They were not told that this drink was an "energy drink".
The very interesting results:
The 1st group, which was told that the energy drink would improve their strength and endurance, actually DID increase their strength outputs and endurance tests.
However, the 2nd group, which received the EXACT SAME "energy drink" was NOT TOLD that it would help anything, and therefore, they showed no measurable signs of improvement on any of the tests!
Wow... yet another powerful example of how it's ALL IN YOUR MIND! Energy drinks don't really help with anything, but if you strongly believe in your mind that something you are doing will improve your results, it really can help your results. This is the placebo effect at its best!
One way that this phenomenon can be applied to your nutrition and workouts:
1. When you're performing certain exercises, you need to really strongly BELIEVE IN YOUR MIND that those exercises are transforming your body... in return, that strong belief will improve your results in the gym MUCH more than just mindlessly going through the exercises.
2. When you are eating healthy food, you need to really strongly believe and think about how much that food is making you leaner, stronger, and giving you more energy. If you believe strongly how much that food is helping you, it WILL help you much more than if you didn't think about what you were eating positively.
This is very powerful stuff! Your brain CAN really control your fitness results or lack of results.
If you want to learn another super-powerful technique to make your MIND WORK FOR YOU in getting you the exact body that you want...make sure to read this article I posted on my blog a few weeks ago...this is a secret that many have used to finally see success with their fitness results and weight loss:
Powerful fat loss mind technique that you need to know
If you liked todays article, feel free to copy/paste and email this link on to any of your friends, family, or co-workers that would enjoy it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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QUESTION:
Why do you need to "drink ice cold" the Guru energy drink?
Why is it written on the can? How is it better when it's cold compared to if it was at the room temperature?-
ANSWER:
Cause it tastes better cold.
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QUESTION:
How much is ONE can of Guru energy drink?-
ANSWER:
Your first thought on how to get an answer to that question was yahoo! answers? Really? Not the phone book? Not even looking on an online phone book to call a store near you? Ugh! Prices for items are different in every city and state depending on the tax rate. Figure out which 7-11 or Safeway or whatever place you usually see them is close to you and call them. Really?
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QUESTION:
Where can I find Guru Energy Drink in Hamilton, ON - Canada ?
Please, I really need to know where to find this... Walmart, shoppers .. ? Please, help me!-
ANSWER:
If i knew i would tell you!
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QUESTION:
Where can you buy Guru energy drinks?
I just wanted to know where i can buy Guru energy drinks,can anyone help me?-
ANSWER:
http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Drink-Natural-Fluid-Ounce/dp/B000CFT76Ggo on that site u can see where you can buy it
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QUESTION:
Song on the Guru energy drink ads?
Here are the ads -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc5oyWKYyVQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRnwgYPyY7Q&feature=related
Does anyone know the song?
Thank you!
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ANSWER:
try here:Find That Song Featured in TV Commercials - Browse Commercials
Axe Instinct - Power of Leather Commercial. ... JC Penny "American Living" Commercial Featuring the song "Killing The Blues". ... Lincoln MKZ 2010 "Loaded For Lift-off" Car Ad. Luvs Diapers: It's Time For Luvs Commercial. ...http://findthatsong.net/index.php/compon…
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QUESTION:
What stores sell the "GURU" energy drink?-
ANSWER:
dollarama, there 1 buck!! i bought 20 today!
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QUESTION:
healthiest energy drink?
Is Guru energy drink the healthiest one on the market?-
ANSWER:
guru energy drink
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QUESTION:
energy drink home bases business?
I am currently a distrubtor for a energy drink company, and I would like some body to take it over for me and we can discuss the profit splits on the business deals that come out of it. I need some one to do the work. We can discuss any further details in person if your intrested. What's the best website or link to post this on? If i post it on Guru, what would i post it under so i know i am getting back the right replies back to my job posting?-
ANSWER:
just a question, but What energy drink?
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QUESTION:
Recommend an energy drink?
Alright, so I've tried Redbull, Monster, Full Throttle, Amp, Rockstar, Guru, and Bawls.Red bull is my favorite, and second place is tied for Bawls and Guru.
Can anyone recommend a drink I should try?
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ANSWER:
Try cloud9
My fav. is red bull
Most affective drink is energy drink of AMWAY company
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QUESTION:
POLL:whats you're favorite energy drink?
180
balls
amp
red bull
monster
rip it
sobe
rockstar
guru
NOS
vault
crunk
full throtle
the list goes on and on and on and on!-
ANSWER:
Rockstar Sugar Free. It is sooooo good! Haven't had it for 6 months because I'm pregnant but I am going to have one in 3 months!
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QUESTION:
Caffeine sensitive.. Should I be alright?
I drank a Guru energy drink, (1629mg: Guarana seed extract, Echinacea flower extract, Panax ginseng root extract, Ginkgo biloba leaf extract.) Than while at work with it being so hectic, I forgot I drank it and went out on lunch and had a huge iced coffee drink. I am caffeine sensitive and am now very light headed, it's hard for me to breath out, my pulse feels very fast, and my chest hurts. I feel a little better now, but I still have 2 1/2 hours of work left. I work in a fast paced environment, what should I do?-
ANSWER:
It may cause you to ask the same question repetitively, in violation of Yahoo! Answers Community Guidelines http://answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelinesIt says:
Misusing Answers
Don't create multiple accounts to troll or otherwise violate these guidelines or the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Don't post things that are incomprehensible or in the wrong language, and don't post the same question over and over again.Notice the last sentence:
"don't post the same question over and over again."Now I also have to wonder this.
IF you are "Caffeine sensitive"
Why would you buy an energy drink let alone drink it, then have "a huge iced coffee drink"
Sounds bogus!
But just in case read this:
What makes energy drinks bad?
12 spoons of sugar... that's bad
200 calories... bad
Guarana... tisk tisk
Good for a short jittery burst then a debilitating crash!
All energy drinks are Dangerous!
Read the health risks of energy drinks at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_drink#Adverse_effects
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_bull#Health_effectsI know someone personally that had to be taken to the hospital E.R. after only drinking one (1)
You are just as safe playing russian roulette!
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QUESTION:
Energy drinks can be 100% certified organic?
the brand Guru, what is organic about it? All the ingredients didn't even say organic-
ANSWER:
Yes as long as 95 to 100% of the ingredients are certified organic. Is there a green and white USDA seal on the cans? If not than the company is in violation of federal regulations.if less than 95% organic ingredients than the product can say made with organic ingredients
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QUESTION:
energy drinks can be 100% certified organic?
the brand Guru, what is organic about it? All the ingredients didn't even say organic-
ANSWER:
I am pretty sure that they would put "organic" on the label if it was organic by law. The best energy drink is in the private market. All vitamins and amino/acids
http://jlingafelt.qhealthzone.com/
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QUESTION:
random survey?
orange or purple?
dead or alive?
loud music or blasting music?
rock band or guitar hero?
mtv or fuse?
mom or dad?
energy drink or coffe?
lunch or dinner?
nintendo or sony?
family or friends?
alternitive or rap?
laugh or cry?
surf or sk8?
mall or target?
roller coasters or little kid rides?
scary movies or funny movies?
love guru or hancock?
mike or will?
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ANSWER:
Purple
Alive
Blasting Music
Guitar Hero
Fuse
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Coffee
Lunch
Nintendo
Friends
Alternitive
Laugh
Surf
Mall
Roller Coaster
Funny Movies
Love Guru
Mike
Bob
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QUESTION:
Brother leaving to military, will this poem wake him up?
He is in absolutely no mental state to join. He is a loving musician, artist. Not a violent kind. He's only joining so he can get an education because he's financially unstable, but I don't think it's the right way. He's also struggling with drugs, and he know's it'll force him to sober up. Will this poem get him to wake up?if i had words you'd hear, i'd open my mouth
but those won't do, nothing i say will do
words have lost their meaning from me to you,
move in a way i can no longer follow
i've lost you, lost my way falling, uprooting
my family tree is losing all it's leaves
piled into bundles of misery
shrivel and break we all break away and break down,
i just can't stop breaking down
i'm drifting, but not to sleep
if we all went back to another time
i would love you just the same
i never had a choice what you gave me
i can never give back, and if my tears could
heal the tracks on your arms i'd give my entire soul
i was once a brick wall, the stability you'd drink in
let in under your skin and listen as though i'd never
speak words again
i no longer have you, i no longer know you
i long to go back to front porches
before the torches of our lives blow out
i don't blame you, no i could never blame you
but i miss you when you're around, and the walls
of the sounds of your thoughts
caved in and the world came crumbling down
i've sewn a map of my mind into the backs of my eyes
and when i close them tight i can remember you once again
swinging sorrows and singing sparrows
bring an old friend
i've sewn you in for good locked up, metal chained guru
wherever you go you'll never really leave
even if you leave me be leave me here, torn between worlds
of swarming grey matter and a heavy heart full of forgiveness
i froze in my tracks and you
bought a one way far away to a foreign land
where you can be a reckoner
you are a reckoner
the gentlest of your kind, there's no rewind
button on your life
but there is still time
you've floated off from my sight
i scream when i sleep at night, and
i'm never happier than when i am sleeping
you moved past me like soldiers on a war field
a white field full of roses in december
bruised, bloody and battered i'm left blind
left behind
i can't see where you've gone, and in a sea of what went wrong
i wasn't there for you
my lungs are heavy and deep but i cannot breathe deeply
if you leave here, promise you'll walk close beside me
we are all just capsules of energy
but i'm in a bad dream
a dream of everything i never wanted
i want to wake up
please wake me up
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ANSWER:
I can tell, just from the information you have given us, that this poem is full of meaning for you and your brother. I hope this will help him understand how you are feeling, but in regards to your question, this may not necessarily be something he needs to wake up from. It is a huge decision, and one that he needs to be fully conscious of in order to decide, but he may feel that this is the best choice for him. It is more important, and more effective, to first talk with him and try to understand his decision than to try and talk him out of it. And it may turn out that the more you understand his decision, you will be in a better place to explain why you disagree.
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