[/QUOTE]Midnite Zephyr-so beer's a dehydrator? i drink coffee, but not for thirst- i like it super strong, so i can just sip it, like a sipping whiskey or guiness...always sipping. my recipe for gigs or heavy playing is a pitcher with 1/3 cranberry juice, 2/3 club soda-just flavored water basically. weight lifting for mass isn't good for my drumming-totally throws me off. weight lifting for speed and endurance is better for me. running is my favorite cardio.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I never drink when I weight lift either, and I agree with you, we need to exercise for speed and high endurance, which I do. For practices I have a coffee beforehand, but for gigs (which are rare for me lately), I like a Red Bull w/ good vodka right before we start. I don't get to practice at home so I strum the songs on guitar and sing them. I have to listen over and over to the songs and do a lot of mental preparation because I just don't get the time on the set. So when I do finally get to playing the drums, I have to run through a couple of songs just to warm up to where I feel relaxed and free flowing again, if you know what I mean.