Does FRS Energy Drink Work? A Review

Lance Armstrong, multi time Tour De France winner, is the face of the new energy drink FRS. It is being promoted as a super performance booster thanks to the miracle antioxidant it contains called quercetin. The method of promotion is that of a free sample.
The free trial pack of FRS costs about six dollars for shipping. Many trial users have reported that canceling the offer is difficult. If you do not cancel in time you continue to receive packs of FRS drinks costing over $60.00
In addition to quercetin it contains large amounts of B and other vitamins and nutrients. It is quercetin however that is supposed to be responsible for the effects you feel after taking it.

Energy and endurance boosting are attributed mostly to quercetin. Quercetin has been proven to be an important antioxidant and it is found in many fruits and berries. The fact that it is an antioxidant does not make it a promoter of endurance.
In fact a trial conducted at the University of Georgia, involving thirty athletes, did not show any positive endurance boosting effects of quercetin at all. This disappointed researchers who had previously discovered an endurance boosting effect of quercetin in laboratory mice.
The major beverage giant Coca Cola funded the study and upon finding out that quercetin did not boost energy in these test subjects, decided to abandon their plans to develop a quercetin based sports drink.
FRS continues to claim that their sports drink promotes endurance. It is possible that it could be a result of the vitamins it contains but doubtful that it is due to quercetin. Since quercetin is the foundation of the endurance claims this leaves some doubt.
I did order a trial sample and used FRS as directed and went for a long mountain bike ride as I often do on the trails near where I live. I noticed a slight increase in energy but nothing really that different from taking a vitamin supplement such as Emergen C.

Does FRS Energy Drink Work?

I'm not saying that there is nothing to FRS, only that I did not experience any noticeable increase in endurance.

There are testimonials on the website that indicate that it works for some people and Lance Armstrong certainly thinks so. I would caution anyone who wants to take advantage of the "free" trial offer to be sure and cancel as soon as they think it is not working. If you wait even a few days your regular shipment will have arrived and your credit card will have been billed. Beware of this clever marketing tactic. I learned the hard way and had to go through my credit card company to get a refund.