1. Energy Drinks Why athletes should not use them?

2. Your brain runs your body Sending signals vast distances from our brain via our CNS to human muscle, is what athletic performance is all about. Every aspect of body function depends on our brain. Take extra good care of it…

3. Just like your body, your brain needs time to reboot or rest or recharge

4. In 24 hours per day your brain and your CNS only gets to rest 1 ½ - 2 ½ hours. It is during a small percent of time during sleep, known as REM You cannot overcome rest/sleep deficits by using stimulants.

5. Blood flow in brain 8 hours sleepNo sleep

6. a large body of converging medical evidence shows that sleep helps secure memory and learning, mental and physical performance. “all ran faster and made more shots over a period in which they slept at least 10 hours a night.” Stanford BB Study "Athletes who get an extra amount of sleep are very likely to improve their performance in a game" Stanford BB Study

7. A Stanford University study may help persuade at least student athletes to make more time for sleep. Cheri Mah, a researcher at Stanford, worked with basketball players, who all ran faster and made more shots over a period in which they slept at least 10 hours a night. "Athletes who get an extra amount of sleep are more likely to improve their performance in a game," says Mah, who released results from an ongoing study in June. "It's not common knowledge, because if people understood how much of a difference (getting more sleep) could make athletically," they'd incorporate it more into their lives and not focus solely on nutrition and exercise.

9. What will work better, a totally rested brain and CNS or an exhausted brain and CNS jacked up on stimulants?

10. The CNS can only be at maximal intensive level for physical activity and function for 2-3 hours during a 24 hour period Over stimulation of the Central Nervous System eventually results in chronic fatigue and breakdown. Remember all muscle function is dependent on signals sent from the CNS and brain

11. The CNS can only be at maximal intensive level for physical activity and function for 2-3 hours during a 24 hour period Over stimulation of the Central Nervous System eventually results in chronic fatigue and breakdown. ENERGY DRINKS ACTUALLY LIMIT THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN HIGH LEVEL MENTAL OR PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE RATHER THAN INCREASE IT. We can do mental work for up to 14 hours per day We can do high level physical work for up to 2-3 hours per day

12. Your choice for optimal performance begins with being rested, so you can be at your best. Anything else isn’t even close…