Steroids for gamers?

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http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6076662.html

A Los Angeles company is marketing "performance-enhancing" supplements it says are tailor-made for gamers.

Anybody listening to the chatter on Xbox Live knows that the majority of drugs being consumed are definitely not performance-enhancing. But with gaming tournaments increasingly offering cash prizes, contestants are looking for an advantage over the competition.

Enter MindFX, a Los Angeles-based herbal supplements company, which is offering several supplements designed specifically for gamers. While not exactly steroids, according to an article in the Tacoma News Tribune (http://www.tribnet.com/news/health_s...-2697267c.html) (referenced on Firingsquad.com), the company's Maxx Impulse is "designed to bring gamers to the very peak of their ability."

That's market-speak for getting them wired on guarana, ginseng, and a cocktail of something MindFX calls "adaptogenic herbs." Another pill in the MindFX medicine cabinet, Neurocharge, uses ginkgo and hyperzine to enhance reflexes, while a third, Aftermath, is designed to rejuvenate gamers after an exhausting day of fragging.

Testing the pills on himself, the Tribune reporter reported some improvement while playing shooters. However, he cautions gamers--especially teenagers--against taking too many of the pills, which, if consumed in mass quantities, could have adverse health effects.

Those who want to play it totally safe may just want to stick to Red Bull.

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Good idea? Bad idea?

:lol: i was thinking "just give me a Red Bull" the whole time i was reading that

Legal speed. How boring.

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Those who want to play it totally safe may just want to stick to Red Bull.

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FUCK THAT! I'd rather go back to jolt!

Um, this is what I used to get through Final Fantasy 3/6 in one marathon session:

- Jolt Cola

- Jolt Cola

- Jolt Cola

- Jolt Cola


'nuff said!

Red Bull is King!

..... That is one of the scariest things I think I have ever read....

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Originally Posted by Shinobi128

Good idea?

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Feeding stray kittens in the park.

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Bad idea?

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Feeding stray kittens in the park to a bear.

Heh.

I usually just stick to Mountain Dew. :chunobi:

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

Feeding stray kittens in the park.Feeding stray kittens in the park to a bear.

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That was perfect. I aplaud thee.

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Originally Posted by Millartime

Red Bull is King!

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No way, Monster Energy is the best. $2 for a 16 oz. can ( Instead of $2 for 8 with Red Bull ) it tastes similar to Red Bull and has WAY more potent ingredients. It doesn't have the best distribution yet but everyone around here ( CT ) is buying it up like crazy. Check it out if you can find it........

"Anybody listening to the chatter on Xbox Live knows that the majority of drugs being consumed are definitely not performance-enhancing."

Ain't that the truth............

jolt cola is life in a bottle, it can save gunshot victims. And mech, that was very good.

The End

...or is it?



sorry i couldn't resist.

i have a better idea, if u wanna get wierd just drink five bawls while nokin down pigwen(cafinated mints) mints.. youll be wierd for hours on end..

Bawls sux.

Caffeine is for pussies! :p

Sugar-Free Red Bull tastes EXACTLY like a liquid B Vitamin supplement I used to take when I wrestled.

I've always enjoyed Jolt on many levels. But I really have issues with drinking anything hyper cafinated for marathon sessions.

Reallistically, you have to pace yourself too much. Both cost wise and health wise (you wanna be a tough guy and say 'yeah I can down 20 bottles of Jolt in a 10 hour session'...fine...whatever. My heart goes a mile a minute if I take down more than a few of those in a short time span.).

I like to have something to drink the whole time, so a steady stream of regular caffiene is just more desirable.

But then you have to deal with serious sugar crash so...

I think I'm gonna switch to caffinated gum and water.

How herbal uppers can be compared to steroids is beyond me.

I can't do much with caffiene. It makes me mental and irritable. I prefer THC. That stuff works miracles.

Pa

You know... playing Rez while on LSD would be mindblowing...

Yeah that was completely off topic... sorta.

Too bad those days are so far past me. Rez was made for psychedelics, no question.

Pa

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Originally Posted by PaCrappa

Too bad those days are so far past me. Rez was made for psychedelics, no question.

Pa

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Smoke enough of the right kind of pot, and you will see mad shit. :)

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Originally Posted by PaCrappa

How herbal uppers can be compared to steroids is beyond me.

I can't do much with caffiene. It makes me mental and irritable. I prefer THC. That stuff works miracles.

Pa

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Except 2 hours later you have the killer munchies and a nap soon after. :D

Thats a bad thing? Sleeping is awesome.

That's market-speak for getting them wired on guarana, ginseng , and a cocktail of something MindFX calls "adaptogenic herbs." Another pill in the MindFX medicine cabinet, Neurocharge, uses ginkgo and hyperzine to enhance reflexes, while a third, Aftermath, is designed to rejuvenate gamers after an exhausting day of fragging.

I take supplements of these 2 all the time, way before I read this article, I can vouch that it works. Add caffeine to the mix and its a winning formula. These mixes are not just for gamers, it makes your brain changed for anything. I would say the herbs are more long term though.