QUOTE(alien9 @ Feb 29 2012, 10:15 PM)
1 drank 8 serving of Pepsi Max equivalent of 96mg of caffeine throughout my workout. That is not cheap. RM 2.90 per 1.5l. Can you suggest me coffee brand that have lots of caffeine.
Pepsi Max, Pepsi Light and Coke Light does not have any sugar in it but the only differences between them is MAX have lots of caffeine; 180 mg per 1.5l and the other two doesn't. I substitute my drinking water with Pepsi so I'm taking it intra workout. Hard to consume 800ml of Pepsi before workout.
From my experience, drinking diet soda would also trigger insulin spike, because your taste butt sends signal to your brain on the sweetness taste frpm your tongue, hence insulin is release. This faulty insulin response would cause fat gain as well.
This is from my real experience, I had this friend who i guide on and off came to me saying he is stagnant on weight loss, and found he was taking diet soda. Asked him to stop, in less than 3 weeks, we saw results.
its okay to take diet soda, say you are addicted to soda like 4-5 can a day, and to cut down on calories, as a start you could use diet soda, assist in calorie reduction, but eventually one should just cut it off from daily intake. Once in a while is still fine.
coffee is good, take as what Mike/Dan had mentioned; take it before workout, if its too bitter for you, 3/4 or one teaspoon of sugar is fine lah. This equates to about 4 gram of sugar which is way better than soda, which equals to about 10 teaspoon!
This post has been edited by VeeJay: Feb 29 2012, 10:47 PM