No Doz

[Harris Pilton]

My wife tells me that, last weekend, while watching the footy on TV, she saw players in the changing rooms prior to the game, being dispensed with items out of a bucket which was labelled "No Doz". So presumably they were being given No Doz tablets, which are caffeine.

Could this be right?

 

[spexau]

This was on One Week At a Time but reffering to Fevola. It's with in the rules as long as they keep it under a certain amount they were saying. I watched the game on TV and didn't see anything like that though..?

 

[OldCrowBloke]

My wife tells me that, last weekend, while watching the footy on TV, she saw players in the changing rooms prior to the game, being dispensed with items out of a bucket which was labelled "No Doz". So presumably they were being given No Doz tablets, which are caffeine.

Could this be right?

I just caught a glimpse of this. A female trainer walking around in the rooms with a bucket of pills. It didn't seem to raise much comment from the panel...

 

[Harris Pilton]

. I watched the game on TV and didn't see anything like that though..?

She can't remember which game. Probably wasn't Crows.

 

[aneale]

It was the Brisbane game.

A female trainer had cut out a section of a paper cup (with the AFL's sponsor on it) and written No Doz on the inside. Fev decided to partake.

Presumably so not to mix up with the salt tablet cup.

caffeine is only limited based on volume in the blood, No Doz wouldn't scratch the surface.

 

[OldCrowBloke]

She can't remember which game. Probably wasn't Crows.

No, not the Crows game.

 

[Harris Pilton]

Found this info on the AIS site:

http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutri...ment_fact_sheets/group_a_supplements/caffeine

Seems it is beneficial and is permissible. Must say I don't like to see it being dished out in the change rooms. Puts out a bad message to the kids. If the players must have it, consume it in private away from the cameras.

 

[Mismatched]

Perfectly legal up to 12 mg/kg of body weight and with good evidence to support its efficacy.

Edit: By the way, 12 mg/kg is a lot of caffeine, a single redbull contains 80mg, which if consumed by an 80kg person corresponds to 1 mg/Kg of body weight and thats assuming 100% efficiency in uptake of the caffeine.

 

[Allbetsroff]

How about they take the bloody cameras out of the rooms

 

[crowman86]

Players have been taking them for many years, Nathan Brown was on record saying he used to take up to 8 a game many years ago.

I used to pop no doz at work all the time when I was working early early hours in the bakery. They def work and really give you a gee up. I cant see why players wouldnt take them before a match, as long as its a controlled amount and you dont get the shakes from taking too many.

 

[sbenno]

Nothing special. No Doz doesn't have that much more caffeine than your average cup of espresso coffee anyway.

 

[crowman86]

Yeah but you can take 4 in 1 go and then no need to pee every 15 mins for the next few hours

 

[Mismatched]

How about they take the bloody cameras out of the rooms

Agree Do we really gain anything from having a camera in the change rooms?

 

[sbenno]

Yeah but you can take 4 in 1 go and then no need to pee every 15 mins for the next few hours

Except you do, because caffeine is a diuretic, and is the thing in coffee that makes you piss.

 

[crowman86]

Fair point, my experience is that they don't make me need to pee more than normal however 1 cup of coffee and I am gone in the next half an hour needing to pee!

 

[Harris Pilton]

Seem to recall an Australian olympic fencer being disqualified over caffeine some years ago.

 

[aneale]

Seem to recall an Australian olympic fencer being disqualified over caffeine some years ago.

Pentahlete, Alex Watson. He went overboard. Caffeine was removed from the list of banned drugs in 03.

 

[The Weed #33]

I take one before I play, along with a can of Red Bull, then another one at half time. It really helps and I noticed a HUGE difference the other week when I forgot to take them. After a week at work with kids, I find I'm mentally fatigued by Saturday, but the No Doz helps picks up my awareness and gets me energized to play. If it gives you a fair advantage, I can't see why you wouldn't take them.

 

[sbenno]

I take one before I play, along with a can of Red Bull, then another one at half time. It really helps and I noticed a HUGE difference the other week when I forgot to take them. After a week at work with kids, I find I'm mentally fatigued by Saturday, but the No Doz helps picks up my awareness and gets me energized to play. If it gives you a fair advantage, I can't see why you wouldn't take them.

"and for this week only, Priceline Pharmacy is selling 100 No Doz for $0.01, when you get your script..."



(I'm a pharmacist, and I HATE discount pharmacies...)

 

[The Weed #33]

Ha ha, that did sound like an ad now that I read it back. The only thing I could properly endorse would be why its a bad idea to play footy, due to the ridiculous number of obscure injuries I seem pick up. Hang on, maybe I should give Voltaren or Leuko sports tape a call and see if they need a spokesman .

 

[Nemzilla]

I normally have one in the morning as I don't handle mornings well, don't drink coffee and wanted to stop drinking soft drink and they work pretty well. will be hitting them hard on Sunday night to stay up for the soccer

 

[WALL-e]

They're overated and I find they have no effect....though I drnk a bit of coffee so maybe it's just not effective to people with a decent cafeine intake.