Supertraining

That's a good point to make. My gym has lots of members who ask about
the different shakes we offer for a post-workout snack and figure
they'll be fine w/ Gatorade especially since it's a few bucks
cheaper. I try to stress that Gatorade is not meant as a post- or
even a pre-workout drink but one can only do so much against the
almighty dollar bill ....

Aaron Crawford
Washington, DC


--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Luca Cardilli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to precise that gatorade is not meant to be a recovery
> drink...it can be useful during intense training sessions to
provide CHO
> as a fuel substrate, electrolytes and water for fluid replacement.
>
> There's an interesting paper by Karp et al. (2006) published on the
> International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism on
Vol
> 16, pg 78-91 titled "Chocolate Milk as a post-exercise recovery
aid", I
> think you can get the abstract on Pubmed. Bear in mind that the
conditions
> in which that experiment was carried out are much different from
those
> related to a loss of sodium.....
>
> Cheers,
>
> Luca Cardilli,
> Oxford, UK
>
> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Wbuirch@ wrote:
> >>
> >> Coaches,
> >>
> >> Just got back from Children's Hospital in Pa. Daughter has been
> > having  dizzy
> >> spells. Cardiologist did a complete work up on my daughter. He
told
> > that  she
> >> was very fit for her age. He was astounded by her conditioning.
> > however, he
> >> was concerned with her sodium levels and her hydration level. He
> > recommended
> >> her  to drink two bottles of sports drinks a day. What would you
> > recommend? She
> >>  doesn't drink juices or soda. She only drinks water. Any input
> > would be
> >> appreciated.
> >
> > ***
> > I've heard the same about chocolate milk and some other common
> > drinks. Though, I don't think Gatorade would have nearly the
amount
> > of fat and other stuff you could do w/out.  IMO, the best thing
about
> > a quality sports drink is its simplicity .... replace what's
> > immediately needed and nothing else.
> >
> > As much of a closet addict as I am w/ Gatorage(get it for free at
a
> > gym I work at), I'm also a believer of frequent quality snacks
that
> > consistently keep my hydration/electrolyte levels - well, level
> > throughout week.  Just so I don't have to worry about it come
> > gameday!  It also helps w/ low blood pressure and inconsistent
sugar
> > levels
> >
> > That's a good point made earlier re: eating disorders.
> >
> > Aaron Crawford
> > Washington, DC
> >
> >
> >
>