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When I turned 70 this summer, my doctor told me to cut down a bit, so now>

I drink the 200mg preworkouts. They are fine, but it took a bit before I didn't feel the difference. That on top of 2-3 cups of coffee in AM. Typically don't drink coffee at night unless out to dinner with friends. Back in the day, my buddy used to stock Ripped Force in his gym. "Rippers" has Ephedrine and would LIGHT you up! Only a few months before they banned it because some OL were dying from taking too much and trying to lose weight during summer practices, I quit drinking them. One day I was doing an abnormally long and intense workout, so I decided on a second one.....THAT was a mistake. Forehead getting the sweats and hair tingling (kind of like the old VT exam all nighter study experience). I knew that was enough not long before they banned the stuff.
Posted: 10/16/2025 at 08:01 PM ET
(In response to this post by Chris Coleman)

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This video suggest when you should take certain vitamins
EDGEMAN • 10/16/25 08:01 AM ET
I have trained my body to have caffeine every 4 hours I’m awake
OrlandoHokie • 10/16/25 10:05 PM ET
I find alcohol accelerates their absorption.Makes me feel better faster. **
MikeVT85 • 10/16/25 05:14 PM ET
I'm a GRUNS taker. Good stuff and tasty too. (vitamin gummies) If you buy
Hokebury • 10/16/25 12:24 PM ET
Or eat a balanced diet that takes care of deficiencies?**
UTPr0sim • 10/16/25 12:16 PM ET
Americans swallow over 60 billion dollars of unregulated supplements
GOHOKEE • 10/16/25 10:12 PM ET
I believe health experts have concluded that vitamins are an excellent
BG Hokie • 10/16/25 12:20 PM ET
And don't forget Cod Liver Oil**
Brown Water • 10/16/25 01:57 PM ET
I remember being young.**
HokieDelNorte • 10/16/25 01:31 PM ET
Your best source is always your food, but sometimes we need supplements...
EDGEMAN • 10/16/25 12:43 PM ET
Went to a nutritionist years ago. She said the order of preference was ->
HOKIERIT • 10/16/25 07:50 PM ET
A lot of debate on vitamins that are just taken to be taken. Your doctor
UTPr0sim • 10/16/25 12:24 PM ET
"Avoid all caffeine after noon", lol**
Brown Water • 10/16/25 10:41 AM ET
What about if we don't wake up till noon?**
HokieGator • 10/16/25 05:21 PM ET
Only if I get to replace it with alcohol. **
RoswellGAHokie • 10/16/25 01:11 PM ET
It's so hard
Beerman • 10/16/25 10:53 AM ET
I never sleep well if I have caffeine later in the day or evening.
EDGEMAN • 10/16/25 12:44 PM ET
Caffeine doesn't affect me at all.
Atlee Hokie • 10/16/25 12:43 PM ET
When we go out to dinner w/ friends and they are drinking, I drink coffee->
HOKIERIT • 10/16/25 07:52 PM ET
The caffeine in a soda is almost invisible to me. Drinking one right
Tafkam Hokie • 10/16/25 04:07 PM ET
Those 5-Hours don't seem to have any effect either.
Atlee Hokie • 10/16/25 08:42 PM ET
I'll continually drink caffeine when I'm traveling...
EDGEMAN • 10/16/25 05:01 PM ET
I occasionally burn myself when I fall asleep at night with coffee in my
vatechcowpatty • 10/16/25 12:31 PM ET
I get 333mg of caffeine in my pre-workout, which I take every afternoon.**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 10/16/25 12:21 PM ET
When I turned 70 this summer, my doctor told me to cut down a bit, so now> ◄
HOKIERIT • 10/16/25 08:01 PM ET
I only recently switched to 333 from 200.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 10/16/25 08:06 PM ET
I'm basically immune at this point. I could have a diet coke at 10pm and
BG Hokie • 10/16/25 12:06 PM ET
Same here, it doesn't seem to affect me much anymore.**
santafe • 10/16/25 12:17 PM ET
Dinner is way too late for me, too. But I'd be zombified at 3 pm if I
RhinoVT • 10/16/25 11:04 AM ET
Watched another of his videos, and he also recommends taking magnesium...
EDGEMAN • 10/16/25 10:36 AM ET
No Vitamin D but people are buying these things like crazy. I think I am
jdkhokie • 10/16/25 09:45 AM ET
They are fantastic. Good amt. of caffeine. I like them all except for
RhinoVT • 10/16/25 10:12 AM ET
I take a couple of these each morning...**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 10/16/25 08:32 AM ET
"Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant,
Brown Water • 10/16/25 10:44 AM ET
The darkest place I've ever been in my life was a Molybdenum mine
hoosnowahokie • 10/16/25 09:07 AM ET
My doctor got me taking D3**
Stork • 10/16/25 08:11 AM ET
Play there for a year and then move up to D2**
`lag • 10/16/25 05:03 PM ET
Per the video, take it with your evening meal, followed by...
EDGEMAN • 10/16/25 08:15 AM ET