Turns Out Red Bull and Vodka Doesn’t Give You Wings
When I did a 75-mile charity bike ride through the Florida Keys during a driving (cold!) rainstorm a few years back, the periodic sight of tents set up by event sponsor Red Bull always served as beacons of hope. A can of Red Bull, it turns out, was about the best thing to drink for restoring my energy and getting a bit of a kick to re-propel me on my journey.
One thing we did not do–at least during the race–was mix the Red Bull with vodka. Because, you know, that doesn’t exactly improve performance on the bike.
I could have guessed that the same general rule applies to track & field events, too. Thankfully, though, a Russian high jumper has kindly demonstrated the effect for posterity at a Swiss track meet.
Nicely done, Ivan Ukhov. More here. Maybe he was trying to kick it old school with a scissors approach?
