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Offline Kopenhagen

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Sports drinks
« on: August 18, 2015, 01:13:08 pm »
Anyone here use sports drinks, either occasionally or regularly, before/during/after workouts?

I usually just eat a banana & drink some water. If I'm in the mood for something sports drink-y, I sometimes make some cold decaf green tea & add honey or agave nectar. I can't drink Gatorade or Powerade as I find I get a stitch. However, I've been experimenting recently with BioSteel, a fairly trendy product here in Canada that once had an underground cult following. It's rose to prominence after being endorsed by popular Canadian athletes Andrew Wiggins & Connor McDavid. I'm finding it pretty good so far, to be honest. I only drink it when I really need it, though.
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Re: Sports drinks
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2015, 01:17:35 pm »
You've got 13 spoons of sugar in a banana, that should give you plenty of energy.

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Re: Sports drinks
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2015, 07:40:25 pm »
I use high5 Zero calorie electrolyte tablets in my water bottles on the bike.

I read somewhere once that sports drinks are pretty much useless for any sporting activity under 90 mins.

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Re: Sports drinks
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2015, 08:32:12 pm »
Nope, water is all I drink when out on my bike.  I regularly do rides of 100 miles plus.  Not a massive ride for a Roadie but not bad on a hybrid bike.

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Re: Sports drinks
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2015, 08:43:00 pm »
Protein shakes after a training session because I want to keep and build lean muscle, but strictly water before and during. I'd only worry about replenishing electrolytes or anything like that if you're training at an intense pace for a long time (ie over an hour).