Supertraining

Gatorade can be a useful recovery drink. The formulation I'm looking 
at has about 40 grams CHO. Usual recovery recommendations are in the 
range up to 1 gm/kg body weight CHO per hour plus some protein, about 
10-20 grams, to assist the anabolic shunt, until meals are resumed. 
This top range is usually for endurance and quality training sessions.

Gatorade has no protein in standard formulation, unless they have a 
formulation with protein elsewhere, so in this sense it misses out, 
but replacing that glycogen is the main game after training and 
Gatorade will do it. You can always drink it with a protein bar or 
just hit the flavoured milk instead. That's usually what I do. I 
don't know of any reason why it has to be chocolate!

Unless you've hammered yourself into submission and expended over a 
thousand calories in a weights session, one bottle of G is likely 
okay as a recovery drink. Most weights sessions won't reach this 
level unless some decent cardio is done as well. If you really nailed 
yourself then two bottles of G, 80 grams, are more like it. Taking 
your own jam or honey and peanut butter sandwiches or similar is also 
a possibility if expense is a factor.

The idea of the chocolate milk is that it provides a good combo of 
protein and carbohyrate. Just read the label to get the number of 
carbs and protein per serve. Excessive protein intake is not 
necessary.

Paul Rogers
Gympie, Australia

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Ooch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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" <05073446@>
> 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>