Gatorade

[vienneau]

i was at the gym and after my 4hour workout in boxing i grabbed gatorade and drank it and my coach got kinda pissed and said its nothing but sugar lol any body get anything like that happen to them?

[Equilibrium]

Well gatorade is not the best thing, the only good thing in it are electrolites, the rest is mostly sugar.

[SBleeder]

Four hour workout? Good grief.

Gatorade/Powerade etc. is great during or immediately after training. Your body needs simple sugars during these times.

[Spartacus Sully]

chocolate milk would be better.

[Trick]

chocolate milk would be better.

Lactose isn't a great source of energy if you need it quickly and efficiently.

Gatorade's not bad, especially if you're training for more then 2-3 hours, really you do need some sugar in you. Sometimes I'll bring some to the gym to sip on, but like one bottle will last me like a week. There is a lot of sugar in there, and right after my workout I down a big glass of fruit juice.

[Spartacus Sully]

Lactose isn't a great source of energy if you need it quickly and efficiently.

Gatorade's not bad, especially if you're training for more then 2-3 hours, really you do need some sugar in you. Sometimes I'll bring some to the gym to sip on, but like one bottle will last me like a week. There is a lot of sugar in there, and right after my workout I down a big glass of fruit juice.

and what about chocolate?

[Little Mac]

chocolate milk would be better.

That's not the first time I've heard or read someone recommending chocolate milk. I can manage just having water after a 5-mile run, but if I hit the gym hard afterwards then I'll ocassionaly sip on some Gatorade Rain. I don't like regular Gatorade. It tastes like it's too concentrated. The Rain series is like a lite or watered-down version, which I like.

[mushahadeen]

i was at the gym and after my 4hour workout in boxing i grabbed gatorade and drank it and my coach got kinda pissed and said its nothing but sugar lol any body get anything like that happen to them?

Yes the same exact thing happened to me except it was during my 4 hour 1 minute workout.

[Spartacus Sully]

That's not the first time I've heard or read someone recommending chocolate milk. I can manage just having water after a 5-mile run, but if I hit the gym hard afterwards then I'll ocassionaly sip on some Gatorade Rain. I don't like regular Gatorade. It tastes like it's too concentrated. The Rain series is like a lite or watered-down version, which I like.

its just good.

chocolate as a quick source of energy, lactose as a secondary with protien too. plus because of the chocolate they usually use skim milk to keep it thiner.

[Suckmedry]

Can be good after a hard session. I don't like drinking it during, makes me cramp up.