Post by MarkAnderson on Feb 15, 2018 16:56:51 GMT -7
I did another Beet Juice experiment, using the same Trader Joe’s product. This time I drank it before a performance day on a pumpy outdoor project. I drank it between 9:15 and 10:00 am, warmed up from 11:00 to 11:20, first go 12:10 to 12:40, second go 1:30 to 2:00p.
The results weren’t earth shattering. It was easier to get the juice down this time since I’m basically starving and everything tastes good. The after taste was still heinous, and my stomach was a bit queasy till about 10:30 (also started eating a granola bar at that time).
Also I had a purple juicy poop at 11am. The stuff doesn’t mess around! I didn’t notice any other negative side effects.
Performance wise, I had my best day ever on the route. First go I increased my high point by one move and increased my longest link by one move. Second go I increased my high point by one more move and essentially matched the long link from the first go. Howeve, over the last couple weeks it’s been pretty standard for me to improve my high point and long link by one move each. So it’s likely I would have seen this progress without the juice. The most significant difference was that both foes were “best ever.” That is unusual. Typically I have one middling go and one good go with progress (or I extend one link on each go, but almost never both links in both goes).
Bottom line, I’m not convinced it did anything, but it didn’t hurt either, so I don’t see any downside other than cost. I will probably try it again, but I’m not going out of my way to procure vast quantities of beet juice.
The results weren’t earth shattering. It was easier to get the juice down this time since I’m basically starving and everything tastes good. The after taste was still heinous, and my stomach was a bit queasy till about 10:30 (also started eating a granola bar at that time).
Also I had a purple juicy poop at 11am. The stuff doesn’t mess around! I didn’t notice any other negative side effects.
Performance wise, I had my best day ever on the route. First go I increased my high point by one move and increased my longest link by one move. Second go I increased my high point by one more move and essentially matched the long link from the first go. Howeve, over the last couple weeks it’s been pretty standard for me to improve my high point and long link by one move each. So it’s likely I would have seen this progress without the juice. The most significant difference was that both foes were “best ever.” That is unusual. Typically I have one middling go and one good go with progress (or I extend one link on each go, but almost never both links in both goes).
Bottom line, I’m not convinced it did anything, but it didn’t hurt either, so I don’t see any downside other than cost. I will probably try it again, but I’m not going out of my way to procure vast quantities of beet juice.
