TJ, what do you think of green tea?

Yes? No?

Good before a workout or after?

I don't drink coffee at all, and during the winter, with the try air, I like to sip something hot...

Just curious what you think of green tea...

I drink 16 ounces of it atleast every other day..
It's LOADED with antioxidants.



Much better before, the caffeine will amp you up too
much if you drink it afterwards.

In fact, I'll have a cup of Panax Ginseng before I
hit the gym as well -- excellent at preparing the adrenals
for a hard lift.



Mixed with some stevia, it's excellent on a cold day..

:cool: TJ :cool:

There's caffeine in that?

No wonder I felt funny last night...

I was WAY WAY WAY more thirsty then usual last night... Couldn't get to sleep, kept waking up with total dry mouth. Even this morning, I've way more thirsty then usual...

I eat the exact same, and drink the same every day, so I couldn't understand a change... only thing I did different yesterday was the Green tea...

Tons.. In fact, most Japanese families drink it daily, but
are afraid to give it to their children (taboo) because they
feel the caffeine can stunt growth..

:cool: TJ :cool:

man, no wonder I couldn't sleep that night, and was incredibly dehydrated...

I get zero caffeine in my diet... My body isn't use to it...

I sure had a good workout after that cup though!!!!!!!!!

Green tea is better than some others. I wouldn't say TONS.

Drink (12 oz unless specified) /Caffeine in mg

Drip Coffee (8 oz.) 115-175

Red Bull 80
Jolt 71.2
Mountain Dew 55
Diet Coke 45.6

Tea Brewed (US ave in 8 oz) 40

Pepsi 37.5
Coke 34

Tea, Green (8oz) 15

As far as healthy anti-oxidants go it is TONS (which is the
original point of Niks post)



This is misleading, because it looks like it's comparing a specific
brand of "tea" against another specific brand of "green tea". I
can see no other reason for such a big disparity.

In essence, they're the same as "green tea" is "tea" (or black tea)
that just hasn't been left out in the sun to dry (and turn black, and
oxidize, etc..)

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/...sp?sitearea=ETO

Generally the "green" version of the tea has higher caffeine
content because of less processing/drying/etc. (atleast according to
my info)

:cool: TJ :cool: