this is an offshoot from the drugs thread...
drums + caffeine... have folks had good experience with this one? i've had really limited experience with it, only because i felt it was hurting and not helping, so i cut it out. made it really hard for me to sit back and keep the beat, i was getting ahead. although i suppose that could be attributed more to me being a bad drummer than anything else. seemed like the cwawfee just exagerated the issue.
anybody have good experience with this combo?
drums and caffeine?
2I like to drink two cups of coffee before sitting down and playing any instrument.
I think it gets my left and right brain into the same space. It's like timecode for my head.
I think it gets my left and right brain into the same space. It's like timecode for my head.
drums and caffeine?
3The right amount can keep me focused and interested. It's hard for me to get that right amount, though. Most of the time I've had too much and end up being irritated and impatient.
drums and caffeine?
4Any vigorous exercise after consuming a diuretic is a little foolish; be it alcohol or coffee, redbull etc.. As you'll know, coffee makes yr kidneys work overtime - any excess water in the body is excreted (and how many drummers do you know that don't sweat during a performance?). In particular, coffee will make yr tendons dryer and as a result of that - weaker. Tendonitis may not be far off.
A drummer friend of mine recently stopped drinking coffee altogether, though this was more to do with the heart palpitations he was experiencing. Nevertheless he no longer has painful elbows, or 'heart attack paranoia'.
As a rockclimber, I've had my fair share of stressful elbow pain. This stopped when I stopped drinking too much tea and coffee before and during exercise.
Dehydration can be truly dangerous: 3 years ago a good friend got hopelessly drunk at a party. The following day he took part in a cross-country race over mountainous terrain. On the way down the hill with the finishing line but one mile away, he collapsed and fell into a coma.
A mountain rescue helicopter took him to the hospital. When he was discharged he had lost the ability to walk unaided (though this has now improved) his eyesight was permanently damaged and will never be 20:20 again. His speak remains fractured to this day.
And all because he was hopelessly dehydrated.
Sure, an extreme example to serve up, but it's certainly made me more aware of what I do after consuming diuretics.
A drummer friend of mine recently stopped drinking coffee altogether, though this was more to do with the heart palpitations he was experiencing. Nevertheless he no longer has painful elbows, or 'heart attack paranoia'.
As a rockclimber, I've had my fair share of stressful elbow pain. This stopped when I stopped drinking too much tea and coffee before and during exercise.
Dehydration can be truly dangerous: 3 years ago a good friend got hopelessly drunk at a party. The following day he took part in a cross-country race over mountainous terrain. On the way down the hill with the finishing line but one mile away, he collapsed and fell into a coma.
A mountain rescue helicopter took him to the hospital. When he was discharged he had lost the ability to walk unaided (though this has now improved) his eyesight was permanently damaged and will never be 20:20 again. His speak remains fractured to this day.
And all because he was hopelessly dehydrated.
Sure, an extreme example to serve up, but it's certainly made me more aware of what I do after consuming diuretics.
ass of spades
drums and caffeine?
5When I toured a lot and played a show a night, I pretty much HAD to have at least a cup of coffee before playing. Now, this could be due to "tour" life--no sleep, probably drank too much the night before, no shower, smelling like shit, the normal thing.
I never got too dehydrated, and played like a mutha (or so I'm told).
We always were pretty picky about eating one good meal a day, and drinking a lot of water, though. So, maybe that aspect of our lifestyle on the road outweighed the bad stuff.
Ike
I never got too dehydrated, and played like a mutha (or so I'm told).
We always were pretty picky about eating one good meal a day, and drinking a lot of water, though. So, maybe that aspect of our lifestyle on the road outweighed the bad stuff.
Ike