Gatorade or Powerade?
- Thread starter Esckey
- Start date
CIVPhilzilla
Reagan Republican
None of the above. Water for me, thank you very much.
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
I never seen either of them.
Evil Tyrant
Eccentric Dictator
I like gatorade, but I haven't tasted powerade.
Aramazd
Deity
I don't like either, but Gatorade Rain tastes okay. Normally I just drink water.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Neather, I perfer high quality H2O
The sugars in either are not optimal for sports performance or recovery. Fructose and sucrose (and lactose) are in no way ideal during the heat of the moment.
Honey, with its high proportion of dextrose is superior, and the drinks should be made from something that turns into glucose easily (to get the sugars to the cells fastest)
Honey, with its high proportion of dextrose is superior, and the drinks should be made from something that turns into glucose easily (to get the sugars to the cells fastest)
The 777 Hoax
future skeleton
- Joined
- Dec 14, 2005
- Messages
- 1,599
I like them both the same.
(edited for stupidity)
(edited for stupidity)
Neither. I'll stick to Vittel, or in a pinch, Volvic Touch of Fruit.
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
I was told that milk was good because it neutralises lactic acid.El_Machinae said:
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
There are people who are lactoseintolerant and cannot have milk.Chukchi Husky said:
newfangle
hates you.
Take it from me, probably one of the only responders to this thread that actually uses sports drinks for their intended purpose.
I've used both on 4 hour runs. Either works. It comes down to flavour and flavour alone. The chemical makeup of each is identical.
I've used both on 4 hour runs. Either works. It comes down to flavour and flavour alone. The chemical makeup of each is identical.
As a person who plays three sports, and exercises all year, I'd have to say Gatorade is better both for taste, and health/performance. Water is best overall, but between these two choices gatorade wins. Kinda on the side, but how can you people not like the taste of gatorade? There are like millions of flavors to choose from!!!!!!! And I though I was picky...
Chukchi Husky said:
I know some weight lifters who take Tums, thinking that those will also help neutralise the lactic acid. I don't know if it helps or not (or with the milk). It might ...
But from a sugar perspective (glucose needs to get to the muscle cells), milk isn't very good.
Mr. Blonde
Dr. techn.
I have experienced both and I must say powerade fits my taste better. I tried Gatorade during a 10 hours run (just relay with a team of 4) and I nearly had to vomit.
Below 1 or 1.5 h sports these drinks are not neccessary, but a friend of mine told me that since he drank one of these (I think it was isostar) he didn´t get cramps any more during his extended biking tours (~120 km or more). Water has not nearly the magnesia and calcium content to supplement the losses when you sweat.
I personally prefer some bread with marmelade or honey 2h before I go running and some water/ fruit juice afterwards.
Below 1 or 1.5 h sports these drinks are not neccessary, but a friend of mine told me that since he drank one of these (I think it was isostar) he didn´t get cramps any more during his extended biking tours (~120 km or more). Water has not nearly the magnesia and calcium content to supplement the losses when you sweat.
I personally prefer some bread with marmelade or honey 2h before I go running and some water/ fruit juice afterwards.
7ronin
海軍少佐
Personally, I prefer Gatorade.
Also, I can't believe that someone else has actually heard of Pocari Sweat and actually tried it.
Also, I can't believe that someone else has actually heard of Pocari Sweat and actually tried it.
Similar threads
