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Sports drinks recommendable?

Yami_Ryuu Posts: 4 Joined: 2004/02/26	2004/02/26, 09:22 AM I would like to know about drinking sports drinks like Gatorade or Powerade, is it okay to drink them?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/02/26, 10:13 AM WEll, depends on why. If you are just drinking them throughout the day, then no, they have too much sugar. You don't give a profile, so we don't know what your goals are. But in general, they are good for endurance atheletes. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
soccerpride Posts: 11 Joined: 2003/10/06	2004/02/26, 01:53 PM what about drinking gatorade mix for the carbs and calories to get the recommended nutrition for your diet? Is it okay then.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/02/26, 09:04 PM Well, as mentioned, they are normally loaded with sugars, and drinking them too much will mess up your insulin sensitivity. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/03/02, 09:12 PM If its right before, after, or even during a workout, then its ok, even recommendable. However, if it is before a workout, then be sure to dilute it with water. -------------- "I get up in the morning around six to run for about an hour. Later in the day, I lift with a partner. Following my lifting sessions, I usually do speed and agility drills. Later, I drill all my holds and moves." 'Isnt that lifestyle boring?' "Yes, but the gold medal is very shiny." Ichiguchi Olympic Gold Medalist
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/03/03, 10:33 AM Ingesting calories and other minerals while exercising takes energy away from the activity at hand (since a certain amount of chemical energy is required for digestion). Moreover, if the drink contains sugar, this will further put the athlete into a catabolic state, and could make the post workout insulin spike less effective. In other words, raising insulin levels too early will further contribute to catabolism. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/03/03, 11:21 AM I put my creatine in gator aid before I work out, is this then bad? -------------- .......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! ......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened ......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/03/03, 07:19 PM I wouldn't. Gatorade first off will give you a bit of an insulin surge, this is its intention. As noted, raising insulin levels too early can lead to further catabolism, due to the fact of increasing your insulin resistance rather than sensitivity, thus rendering your post workout shake maybe not as effective. Your PWO shake is the most anabolic thing you do on a daily basis, the more potent you can make it(more uptake), the more you will get from it. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
josmit Posts: 107 Joined: 2005/06/09	2005/10/11, 06:17 PM would drinking gatoraid after your workout with a protein shake be good then? (Sorry I know this is a really old post)