[quote]ctschneider wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
I’m pretty sure a red bull or monster has more than 400mg caffiene.
DG
Actually there are only 160mg of caffeine in a 16oz Monster (of course it has other stuff like ginseng in there too). Drip Coffee has about 120 mg of caffeine per cup, espresso has ~ 100mg per double shot, and black tea has 50 mg per cup.
So you’re taking the equivalent of 2.5 monsters, 3 cups drip coffee, 4 double shots espresso, or 8 cups of tea, depending on how you look at it.
I probably am a little more caffeine sensitive than most people, but I doubt I’m the only one who would be bouncing off of walls after two and a half monsters.[/quote]
A venti Starbucks coffee has around 520 mg of caffeine in it, to put things in perspective, too.
The context in which you use caffeine makes all the difference on the psychological effect - when I pop 400 mg before a trip to the gym, I feel great while lifting - very energized, excited but concentrated.
If I popped 400 mg before going to work to sit at my desk, I’d be crawling out of my skin and probably feel pretty damn anxious. Same thing with HOT-ROX for me (no more HOT-ROX before work for me…).