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Ace
06-14-2003, 07:28 PM
Give your opinion on these sports drinks. I would like to know what you guys think.
SquareHead
06-14-2003, 07:33 PM
They are great with GIN!
GhettoSmurf
06-14-2003, 09:15 PM
dont drink them. basically stick to water :)
Tank23
06-14-2003, 09:18 PM
They're fine after a workout.

any other time....drink water....
GhettoSmurf
06-14-2003, 09:46 PM
even after a workout, i'd rather have my whey + malto/dextrose
GonePostal
06-14-2003, 09:51 PM
Gatorade (feirce flavour if I have to buy it) powder any flavour I can find.
Gatorade during a workout can help limit catabilism, even though water can hydrate you just as well as any sports drink.
bradley
06-15-2003, 04:37 AM
Originally posted by GonePostal
Gatorade during a workout can help limit catabilism, even though water can hydrate you just as well as any sports drink.

I don't really think drinking a carb drink during training is neccessary unless you are training for an extended period of time. This is assuming that preworkout nutrition has been taken care of.
Orange357
06-15-2003, 08:40 AM
i drink poweraid and water while i lift to add extra cals and flava.
LAM
06-15-2003, 11:54 AM
Originally posted by Tank23
They're fine after a workout.

any other time....drink water....

ditto...then and during volume training sessions is the only time I would use them
Ti1301
06-16-2003, 01:48 AM
Usually I do water, but recently I went to coscto and score a 9 gallon powder mix so I've been drinking whilel ifting.
I feel better drinking gatorade while lifting then water.
Very possible palcebo effect, but hey, I feel better and more hydrated.
Ace
06-16-2003, 07:29 AM
I was thinking that they may be a good source of post w/o carbs, but I bought one flavor that I don't really recall right now that the first ingredient was high fructose corn syrup. I figured that it was going to be dextrose, but I was wrong. As far as I can see, there is nothing better about these things than a regular pop.
GhettoSmurf
06-16-2003, 09:01 AM
Originally posted by Ace
I was thinking that they may be a good source of post w/o carbs, but I bought one flavor that I don't really recall right now that the first ingredient was high fructose corn syrup. I figured that it was going to be dextrose, but I was wrong. As far as I can see, there is nothing better about these things than a regular pop.

gatorade powder is the one with the dextrose.
IceRgrrl
06-16-2003, 09:22 AM
Try low-fat chocolate milk as a post-workout source of carbs AND protein...
Wikked1
06-16-2003, 09:31 AM
I like them IF I've had a realy grueling workout....OR if I'm really low on pre workout energy.
Tryska
06-16-2003, 10:02 AM
taste good with chocolate whey!
T-Bone976
06-17-2003, 06:01 AM
A sports nutritionist told me that Gatorade is superior to the other sports-carb drinks because it does not use fructose. I sip on Gatorade if I'm doing an extended workout, but most of the flavors are too sweet for my tastes.
Ace
06-17-2003, 09:29 AM
Originally posted by T-Bone976
A sports nutritionist told me that Gatorade is superior to the other sports-carb drinks because it does not use fructose. I sip on Gatorade if I'm doing an extended workout, but most of the flavors are too sweet for my tastes. I disagree because the one flavor that I saw had high fructose corn syrup as an active ingredient.