Powerade/Gatorade

[Dozi]

Honest question here, my weight/workout sessions usually last id say 45-1hour and for some reason i always end up not drinking ANYTHING during them. Is this hurting me in any way? I mean DIRECTLY after i drink my super high whey protein shake and probobly a glass of water.....but i literally do not drink a drop of anything during my workouts.

Not doing this for any perticular reason, i just never have since i started working out regularly. Is this bad??

[IMAMEX]

Honest question here, my weight/workout sessions usually last id say 45-1hour and for some reason i always end up not drinking ANYTHING during them. Is this hurting me in any way? I mean DIRECTLY after i drink my super high whey protein shake and probobly a glass of water.....but i literally do not drink a drop of anything during my workouts.

Not doing this for any perticular reason, i just never have since i started working out regularly. Is this bad??

I do the same thing bro. I run full court basketball for like 2.5 hours and in between games I'll some water and just spit it out. Then afterwards I get home and do a designer whey and banana mix.

[jukeboxhero]

If you buy the powder Powerade mix it has sucrose instead of HFCS. Does that make that big of a difference?

Yeah, sucrose is way better for you than hfcs. You'd be better off getting the gatorade mix with Dextrose. I've been told that Dextrose is basically a form of glucose.

[dynamitemitch]

i use amino vitale the shit works real good i find. its like the gatorade mix with BCAA's.

http://www.amino-vital.com/

[hotnewton]

Honest question here, my weight/workout sessions usually last id say 45-1hour and for some reason i always end up not drinking ANYTHING during them. Is this hurting me in any way? I mean DIRECTLY after i drink my super high whey protein shake and probobly a glass of water.....but i literally do not drink a drop of anything during my workouts.

Not doing this for any perticular reason, i just never have since i started working out regularly. Is this bad??

it's hurting you. grab a bottle and fill it with water and just sip it through your workout. staying hydrated >>>> re-hydrating afterwards.

[jukeboxhero]

i use amino vitale the shit works real good i find. its like the gatorade mix with BCAA's.

http://www.amino-vital.com/

I had some of this shit before I went to bed once, and I had the craziest dreams. Well, not this same stuff, but other amino acid stuff. I couldn't even describe these dreams. THey feel so real, and wierd. WARNING: do not take before bed. haha.

[TomStall]

i mix my water with stevia....

[jetjaguar]

[Rob]

Coming back to this thread I have changed my mind. I was on sports drinks for about a year but now I've chosen to give them up because they make me feel like shit. I don't know if it's because I was training harder or something else but I've switched to water and creatine pills as well as a banana post workout to replace any electrolytes I've lost in my sweat.



N.B A year in total at my MMA gym not a year since that post.

[Reaper Man]

i just drank a little bit. a couple sips. and started feeling like shit.

but i ended up downing the whole thing at the end of my workout. then i felt like shit all night.

A few sips shouldn't be doing things to you. My guess is that it is either psychological or you have some sort of intolerance to one of the ingredients. You could also just be coming down from the insulin peak--gatorade is designed to spike your blood sugar higher.

Pedialyte tastes like utter dogshit. But is good at replacing electrolytes.

[Reaper Man]

Hey guys, it seems like no one has mentioned this, but there has been a lot of talk about drinking whey shakes post workout and whatnot. Most of what is being said is kind of partial truths.

There is an enormous amount of research on post-workout shakes.

You should be drinking a fast absorbing protein COUPLED with a high-glycemic carbohydrate source. The idea is that a after a workout, your muscles are particularly insulin sensitive for a brief period of time--typically two hours with diminishing returns over time.

The ratio is 2:1 to 4:1, carbs to protein that you should be using. The ratio will vary for personal taste. Quantity should vary according to weight and personal reaction (I find that if I use more it is more effective).

Ideally, you should be shooting for the fastest absorption of protein and the highest glycemic carb you can get. At present, the fastest protein absorbed is the pre-digested whey protein hydrolysate, and the highest glycemic carb source is maltose and maltodextrin at 105 (banana is 54 by contrast). http://www.bodyforlife2.com/glycemic.htm Some research has shown that dextrose (manufactured glucose) mixed with maltodextrin can yield an even higher insulin response, so a 50/50 mix might be appropriate.

Maltodextrin and dextrose can be found pretty cheaply at http://www.1fast400.com but whey protein hydrolysate is absurdly expensive, and since normal whey isolate/concentrate is pretty close, it might not be worth your while to get the slightly better version. Hydrolysate is also incredibly bitter tasting due to its production processes.

The only supplement I know of that has all of the various ingredients that research has shown to be superior is Biotest's Surge Recovery. I've never had it myself, but I hear it tastes incredibly good too (like angel food cake). It's a little on the pricey side, but if you can front the money, it's probably your best option.

[Radar]

I'll use Powerade or Gatorade powder to mix with the creatine and glutamine, but that's only before a workout.

[maximus300]

Basically, to answer the OP (I know the threads been quite for a while, but hey...)

Gatorade/Powerade is not the best idea when training...not post, and DEFINITELY not pre. The high sugar content gets absorned REAL fast, and then causes a massive Insulin spike form your Pancreas (that's one of your organs for those with no biology background, somewhere near your liver, hehe)

This Insulin spike is what makes this uneffective. Immediately after this insane high-energy-phase, the insulin and glucose from the sugar, is worked out...now comes the feeling crap part....blood sugar levels plummet, you have no energy, etc etc. So pre workout rather have some low-GI carbs (complex carbs that are slowly absorbed) , during you should just sip on water to stay hydrated, and post have a whey shake (coupled with a high-GI carbs)

The insulin spike timing is whats important. You want it AFTER your workout, so that the creatine and whey gets absorbed optimally, going straight to the muscles that need them so badly.

So I guess you could drink your Gatorade after your workout, COUPLED with a whey shake. But the high sucrose contents is not good. Rather mix your whey with dextrose (glucose) that gets absorbed even faster, and helps carry the protein into your bloodstream (because of the insulin).

Sorry for the long post ;-)

Cheers and happy training!

[elgee]

both are ok, dont drink them during a workout tho.
will bloat you.

good for after a good session as they put the salts and sugers etc back in, water is the only drink you need during workouts.

god juice.

[ninjashoes]

Lemonade Gatorade is crack cocaine especially when you are tired.

[elgee]

^^ you only get orange in the uk.

i do a monster shot before training to wake me up, water during, and then a powerade on the way home, once home do a protien shake,
and then maybe drink some high antioxident drink like acai or pomegranate before bed.

[Chickenjorge]

purified water with electrolytes is way better.

and if you drink gatorade, water it down with water 50/50.

[Chickenjorge]

the stuff athletes get is much much different than what you can buy at the store (as far as sport drinks go)

[elgee]

i have been told before to water it down, why is this ?

does it actually dehydrate you ?

[Chickenjorge]

it just has too much sugar or HFCS. its pretty much soda without carbonation.