Gatorade or Water?
- Thread starter JimBo123
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allcdnboy1
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how about this: both ... delute the gatorade (or better, i think, OJ) to about 1/3 or a 1/4, you get the taste and the amount of minerals, etc that are ACTUALLY needed with the benefits of water.
I know electrolytes are important and all, but is all the sugar really necessary? Seems to me that Gatorade is almost as bad for people as coke, plus it tastes worse. There are fitness waters that aren't loaded with sugar but still offer a clean crisp taste and all the other stuff that they add to it to make it more beneficial to your body than water...
This depends entirely on the duration/intensity of the training (and to a lesser degree, the age of the athlete).
Consult any sport nutritional research. Glycogen restoration is a primary concern IMMEDIATELY following exercise (again, depending on intensity) and protein is also crucial for repairation. High school aged athletes (is that what you meant by 'young athletes') should be consuming high sugary carbs post workout combined with a quality protein source (preferably in liquid form). The sugar is necessary to illicit an insulin response, which will serve to push both the sugar and the protein into storage (thereby fufilling the restoration and repairation requirements).
If the activity is long, or performed in excessive heat, than electrolyte concerns are very real and need to be addressed. Pedia-lyte is a great supplement for these situations (formulated for infants/toddlers).
Specific references can be found through sport nutrition research as to certain percentages of carbs/proteins based on age, activity level, nutritional needs and duration.
There is no real answer to the question. It depends far too much on certain variables I mentioned. Water can (and should) be the answer a lot of the times, but again... it depends.
Hope this helped!
- Brian Grasso
Consult any sport nutritional research. Glycogen restoration is a primary concern IMMEDIATELY following exercise (again, depending on intensity) and protein is also crucial for repairation. High school aged athletes (is that what you meant by 'young athletes') should be consuming high sugary carbs post workout combined with a quality protein source (preferably in liquid form). The sugar is necessary to illicit an insulin response, which will serve to push both the sugar and the protein into storage (thereby fufilling the restoration and repairation requirements).
If the activity is long, or performed in excessive heat, than electrolyte concerns are very real and need to be addressed. Pedia-lyte is a great supplement for these situations (formulated for infants/toddlers).
Specific references can be found through sport nutrition research as to certain percentages of carbs/proteins based on age, activity level, nutritional needs and duration.
There is no real answer to the question. It depends far too much on certain variables I mentioned. Water can (and should) be the answer a lot of the times, but again... it depends.
Hope this helped!
- Brian Grasso
Hi Newbie here, but I always go with water if I am doing some type of exercise like walking or basketball. If I have sweat just pouring off I drink only water.
Afterward if I am relaxing later in the evening than I drink may a juice but for the most part I drink water all day long. I have not had soda in over 2 years, milk only with cereal, juice once in a while. I am working on cutting down the sugar.
I try to encourage my boys to drink plenty of water as well.
Michelle
Afterward if I am relaxing later in the evening than I drink may a juice but for the most part I drink water all day long. I have not had soda in over 2 years, milk only with cereal, juice once in a while. I am working on cutting down the sugar.
I try to encourage my boys to drink plenty of water as well.
Michelle
So your saying Gatorade is OK for after a workout? Right now, during my running i dont drink anything and i run about 1-3 miles depending on how much time i have in the mornings (i usually go for 2). I use small amounts of weight for training but i do them like 2 times a day 7 days a week. The training i do includes (in order) a leg machine, ab machine, shoulders and back, triceps and then biceps. I usually dont drink at all during running or training but should i drink water during the training and gatorade afterwards? or vise versa? or just water or just gatorade???
JimBo123,
The need for electrolyte re-balancing during a training session is directly related to your energy expenditure/intensity. A 2 mile run does not sound like it requires electrolyte replenishment, unless you are running in heated/humid conditions or 2 miles is a lot for you. The answer depends a lot on varying circumstances.
Am I to understand that you perform the same weight training exercises 7 days a week, twice a day? If so, why????
- Brian
The need for electrolyte re-balancing during a training session is directly related to your energy expenditure/intensity. A 2 mile run does not sound like it requires electrolyte replenishment, unless you are running in heated/humid conditions or 2 miles is a lot for you. The answer depends a lot on varying circumstances.
Am I to understand that you perform the same weight training exercises 7 days a week, twice a day? If so, why????
- Brian
Brian is right.
To add to what he said, Gatorade during and after will aid in carbo absorption more than water simply for the fact that you are dealing with teenagers. The more you can get them to drink and to get some form of carbo during and after training, the better. They should not be trying to limit their carbo intake as much as an adult athlete.
To add to what he said, Gatorade during and after will aid in carbo absorption more than water simply for the fact that you are dealing with teenagers. The more you can get them to drink and to get some form of carbo during and after training, the better. They should not be trying to limit their carbo intake as much as an adult athlete.
It depends on what events you are doing... but for the most part H2O is a must for any event.
Here is a guideline from my nutrition book that I was told to go by...
2 Hours before activity ------ 2 to 3 cups of H2O
15 Minutes before activity ------ 1 to 2 cups of H2O
Every 15 min during activity ------ 1/2 - 1 cups of H2O
After event - some form of CHO it can stomach.
As far as something to drink afterward as a "Carb-replacer", here are some stats on certain drinks that you guys might find interesting...
...Drink... ---- ...%CHO...
Gatorade ---- 6%
Pop ---- 10.2-11.3%
Fruit Juice ---- 11-15%
(all 1 servings)
So if you can stomach fruit juice after an event, you'd get more CHO than drinking the same amount as gatorade....
(Information from "Sports Nutrition" by The American Dietetic Association)
Here is a guideline from my nutrition book that I was told to go by...
2 Hours before activity ------ 2 to 3 cups of H2O
15 Minutes before activity ------ 1 to 2 cups of H2O
Every 15 min during activity ------ 1/2 - 1 cups of H2O
After event - some form of CHO it can stomach.
As far as something to drink afterward as a "Carb-replacer", here are some stats on certain drinks that you guys might find interesting...
...Drink... ---- ...%CHO...
Gatorade ---- 6%
Pop ---- 10.2-11.3%
Fruit Juice ---- 11-15%
(all 1 servings)
So if you can stomach fruit juice after an event, you'd get more CHO than drinking the same amount as gatorade....
(Information from "Sports Nutrition" by The American Dietetic Association)