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> Hi Aaron,

There would be lots to say about Gatorade and post-recovery drinks, the
extent to which each "drink" might be used as a post recovery aid depends
on several factors such as the duration and intensity of the training
session, the nature of the latter and the environmental conditions (warm,
hot, cool, etc...) just to name some.

There are many papers that might be supporting the efficacy of Gatorade as
a pre-workout drink but it depends always on the nature of the experiment
carried out to verify that hypothesis.

Several and contradictory results can be found in the scientific
literature and specific guidelines are not available yet, the best thing
one can do, in my modest opinion, is to try and learn by mistakes.

Cheers,

Luca Cardilli
Oxford, UK.


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
>> >
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