[CQ-Contest] Endurance UP-Date

[Ed W0YK]

+1Excellent comments Jeff.  It would be great if people would channel their negative, attacking energy into something useful.For example, maybe a seemingly "snake oil" chemical concoction works psychologically for some people.  IOW it's a placebo and the chemistry is irrelevant. I appreciate people sharing what works for them.  I also appreciate conflicting reports, as long as they are objective and not snarky.73,Ed W0YK
-------- Original message --------From: Jeff Blaine <KeepWalking188 at ac0c.com> Date: 11/30/23  08:39  (GMT-08:00) To: cq-contest at contesting.com Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Endurance UP-Date I cannot believe the piling on of this guy's page.  I'm pretty sure everyone on this reflector who is interested in this topic is an adult and as such can make their own decisions as to the veracity of the gentleman's claims.  Hall of fame RTTY contester Don AA5AU mentions using an energy drink which seems like it would fall into the same category as all the stuff SND is talking about - and I don't recall the masses grabbing pitch forks and going on a hunt for Don's head.I've preached to my adult children for decades that being an adult is all about living with the decisions you make.  But the great thing about being an adult is that you can make up your own mind, and proceed as you believe best.It pretty much kills me to get over 36 hours in a contest.  Just from a fatigue standpoint having found the right chair a number years back.  So I may give Joe's OTC cocktale a go on the next big one and see if I can have a BIC time with a 4-handle.  And if I croak as a result of that, it will have been my decision and done by my willing hand.73/jeff/ac0calpha-charlie-zero-charliewww.ac0c.comOn 11/29/2023 9:28 PM, Jack Brindle via CQ-Contest wrote:> That’s only partially true. Things like muscle Milk and the stuff that Joe has pointed out are perfectly fine in sports at all level.> Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s), however are not. Things like HGH are not something I want in my body.>> 73,> Jack, W6FB>>>> On Nov 29, 2023, at 11:36 AM, Hans Brakob <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:>>>> In the NFL (for instance) players are benched for the use of performance enhancing chemicals.>>>> 73, de Hans, K0HB>>>>>> ________________________________>> From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+kzerohb=gmail.com at contesting.com> on behalf of Joe <nss at mwt.net>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 9:14 AM>> To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest at contesting.com>>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Endurance UP-Date>>>>      Many of you participated in the survey about this subject of>> Endurance in Contesting that I posted on several of the E-Mail groups. I>> thank all of you who replied. This is a follow up on what everyone told>> me, and possibly something for all of you aging contesters that can not>> stay up all night that I discovered, or actually Remembered from 20+>> years ago!>>>>       Now I won't tell you all about it here, just too long of an>> explanation. So I made a web page that gives complete details on what it>> is and how if interested how you can also try it.  I know it is night>> and day for me!  I did the first test on the ARRL Sweepstakes CW>> weekend, and for the first time in over 10 years I was able to do the>> whole contest. And just to make sure it was not a fluke I tried it again>> for the SSB weekend with similar results.  Below is the link to the web>> page all about it.>>>>       I hope maybe some of you all may benefit from this.>>>> https://w9et.com/endurance.html>>>> Joe WB9SBD>>>> Boy! Does this sound like a Facebook scam! he he he.. Oh well, it isn't.>> Just can't think of a good way to tell ya about it.>>>> Joe>> _______________________________________________>> CQ-Contest mailing list>> CQ-Contest at contesting.com>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest>> _______________________________________________>> CQ-Contest mailing list>> CQ-Contest at contesting.com>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest> _______________________________________________> CQ-Contest mailing list> CQ-Contest at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest_______________________________________________CQ-Contest mailing listCQ-Contest at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest