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ekthesy
April 17, 2009 6:18 PM
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Whatever. They're both terrible for you and full of high fructose corn syrup. Drink water, athletes.

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Daniel Voth
April 20, 2009 2:19 PM
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@ekthesy: Go Winnipeg Jets!

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babyruthless
April 18, 2009 3:23 PM
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@ekthesy: I was a swimmer in college, and we would have Powerade (natch,we were in Atlanta, home of Coke) for meets and long practices (i.e. those that were 3 hours or longer). We used the powdered kind, and the coach would make it super weak, half strength or lower. It made the practices go better, and it would stave off hunger somewhat--you can't eat (or eat much, at least) before you're going to be swimming hard, and Powerade had calories, which, if you're swimming for 3+ hours, is a good thing. If you're running on the treadmill to lose weight, not so much.

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dangermike
April 17, 2009 8:55 PM
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@ekthesy: Water? Like in the toilet? This has electrolytes!

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Cassius98
April 18, 2009 5:27 PM
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@Binja-man: Brawndo its got electrolytes... hehe

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oldtaku
April 17, 2009 8:15 PM
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@ekthesy: This may blow your mind (it blew mine), but sugary sports drinks do raise performance. Not because there's anything useful in them, but because they taste sweet. It's a big placebo effect:

[www.eurekalert.org]

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headcase
April 17, 2009 7:53 PM
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@ekthesy: You're a little off. Water mixed with $SportsDrink is probably optimal if you're really pushing to the limit (ie not just exercise). Otherwise water is the way.

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Scrutinizer
April 17, 2009 7:29 PM
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@ekthesy:
When doing endurance events the body needs esily matabolized sugars. In longer events not only do I drink diluted sports drink; out of the bottle they are to strong to be absorbed esaily, but I take gels.

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TerribleDecade
April 17, 2009 7:47 PM
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@yagisencho: I love this stuff! If only Pocari would aggressively market this stuff some more. But I guess it's better that they don't.

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yagisencho
April 17, 2009 7:19 PM
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Meant to also include, Pocari Sweat is fantastic for hangovers.

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Wally East
April 17, 2009 7:08 PM
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@ekthesy: Water does not contain sodium or potassium. If you're running a marathon, you will deplete your supply of both of these. You need to replace them. You also need to replace your supply of quick-burning carbs because you deplete that in about two hours at marathon pace.

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Firethorn
April 17, 2009 8:29 PM
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@Wally East:


Actually, if you test my water, it DOES contain sodium/potassium. Especially my softened water. Still, it doesn't contain enough to make up for excessive sweating.


Your last sentence also has something people should realize, that most people who suck down these 'sports drinks' should realize - if you're working out for less than a couple hours, water is better for you. That hour at the gym? No sports drinks needed, water would be better for you. I'd estimate that 99% of these drinks are consumed when plain old water(flavored, if you want), would be better.


These drinks were originally designed for serious athletes playing LONG games, often in hot, humid conditions - such as footballers, soccer players, etc...


Your average person working out isn't putting enough strain to exhaust their store of glucose or electrolytes.

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geeky_reader
April 17, 2009 7:18 PM
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@Wally East: Maybe the water-y sports drinks would work then, like Propel? Less sugar, still get the electrolytes and such.

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Wally East
April 17, 2009 7:38 PM
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@geeky_cylon: Not really. Taking in some calories during a marathon is pretty important for most mid- to back-of-the-packers. (I use water plus Sports Beans, jelly beans w/ extra sodium and potassium.)

On the other hand, for something that's less than two hours (like a half-marathon for many people), you don't need the calories.

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moore850
April 17, 2009 7:01 PM
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@ekthesy: I was wondering if there is even a truly unbiased study on whether Gatorade or Powerade (either or both) performed better than regular tap water.

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WorldHarmony
April 20, 2009 5:23 PM
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Endurance runners from countries where athletes aren't guzzling Powerade and Gatorade still manage to win marathons year after year. These drinks are unnatural and unnecessary.

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ludwigk
April 17, 2009 11:01 PM
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@moore850: Gatorade derives its name from some professional sports team in florida called the \"Gators\" (football, I believe) where the formula was originally developed. It did provide measurable benefits under intense circumstances where players were depleted from practicing in the intense climate they have there. it was also the first sports drink on the market by a good decade or so.

The thing about Gatorade is that it is completely trivial to replicate, and the only thing it has is brand awareness and market share. There was an interview with a gatorade beverage chemist talking about gatorade. The Interviewer asked if the formula for gatorade was secret or proprietary and thus more effective, and his answer was \"not really. anyone can take gatorade to a lab and determine whats in it. I guess it really pays to be first.\"

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SJActress
April 18, 2009 8:14 PM
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@ludwigk:

It was the Florida Gators, the UF's football team (not professional).

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BuddyGuyMontag
April 18, 2009 7:24 PM
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@ludwigk: oh my god, please be sarcastic or Canadian.

It was the Florida Gators. As in University of Florida. As in Keith Jackson saying \"the legend continues\". As in having labs on campus.

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neilb
April 17, 2009 6:23 PM
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@ekthesy: Nope. They are full of high GLUCOSE corn-derived syrup. (Typically, these are around 90% glucose.)
Not that it matters that much--sugar in any form is not generally desirable and have only occasional reasonable use by athletes.

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Jim Topoleski
April 17, 2009 8:30 PM
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@neilb: Actually your wrong. Pick up a bottle and you will see its HFCS unless you get the powdered type.

But your right the version they make now is garbage and is far from the original formula that was actually quite sour and not sweet at all.

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Jim Topoleski
April 17, 2009 6:18 PM
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Hmm I dont know if Pepsi really wants to tread these waters.

After all there is massive amounts of evidence that both in their current forms are not very good for you, even if your athletic.

While unlikely, Coke could EASILY lob the nuclear option and destroy both markets.

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sodomanaz
April 18, 2009 4:08 PM
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@Jim Topoleski: But they won't. These come up pretty often in the food market. You should see some of the wars Kraft/OscarM have waged, especially on the organic front (these of course hardly ever get media attention).

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lincolnparadox
April 17, 2009 7:25 PM
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@Jim Topoleski: While reclaiming electrolytes after a workout is import, hydration is much more essential. Gator- or Powerade have way too much electrolytes and sugar anyway.

Eat a banana, drink 16oz of cold tap-filtered water. That's what your body needs.

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rpm773
April 17, 2009 6:36 PM
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@Jim Topoleski: Heh. Perhaps the fallout from that bomb kills off the flavored water and energy bar markets as well.

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evilmage
April 17, 2009 6:18 PM
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What is good Conan?

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Benguin
April 17, 2009 7:12 PM
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@Runs With Gophers: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and replenish electrotypes using Gatorade's scientifically proven hydration formula!

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jordguitar
April 17, 2009 6:19 PM
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Coke wont have any of this. Trust me.

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Brontide
April 17, 2009 6:19 PM
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There is no good evidence that Gatorade is better than water or water downed juice for athletic performance, but that never stopped PespiCo.

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SJActress
April 18, 2009 8:15 PM
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@snowmoon:

But who's going to sue Pepsi over that claim? The ocean?

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rockasocky
April 17, 2009 9:19 PM
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@snowmoon: But......But Michael Jordan drank Gatorade!



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strathmeyer
April 17, 2009 7:12 PM
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@snowmoon: Gatorade? The drink scientifically created to hydrate you better than water???

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The_IT_Crone
April 17, 2009 7:02 PM
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@snowmoon: Well, they did prove it... but only because Gatorade TASTES better than water (though I personally prefer water), so you tend to drink more of it. Which hydrates you more.

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reynwrap582
April 19, 2009 12:51 AM
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@The_IT_Crone: I think that's the ticket right there. If I have propel or some other flavored water around the house, I usually stay far more hydrated than if I just have water. I know this because when I only have water in the house, my pee is yellow, but if there's Propel or gatorade or whatnot, it's usually a lot clearer. If you gave me 20 ounces of gatorade, I'd probably drink just about all of it, but if you gave me 20 ounces of filtered water, I'd probably drink significantly less.

Plus I don't really like very cold drinks, when I buy soda (rarely) I drink it at room temperature unless it's really warm out. Room temperature water tastes like shit.

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GuinevereRucker
April 21, 2009 7:36 PM
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@reynwrap582: Thanks for sharing about your pee :)

I see what you're saying, but Tang or something would do the trick just as well. There's also that lemonade mix stuff and juice from concentrate.

Gatorade just tastes nasty.

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cc82
April 17, 2009 7:15 PM
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@The_IT_Crone: actually I think the carbohydrates help you absorb water more effectively, among other benefits. Granted, if you're only running 30 minutes you probably don't need it, but if you're doing a intense hour workout or competing in a game, there is a difference.
[www.coolrunning.com]

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Benguin
April 17, 2009 6:58 PM
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@snowmoon: But it makes you sweat in bright neon colors!

Surely that's not just an advertising gimmick, right?

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Jim Topoleski
April 17, 2009 6:26 PM
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@snowmoon: actually yes and no. Gatorade the concoction it is now, your right, since it shares little with its original version. Hell unless you get the powder version it doesn't even have natural sugar. It has HFCS.

But the original that was scientifically developed and tested did show a marked improvement in recovery of athletes.

Personally I use a watered down version of Tang myself.

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CyGuy
April 25, 2009 7:40 AM
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@Jim Topoleski:

LifeHacker posted a recipe for DIY sportsdrink, they use a salt substitute to get the potassium, which is what we used to do back in the day - mixed with heavily watered down lemonade from powdered mix. [lifehacker.com]

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jscott73
April 17, 2009 6:23 PM
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In a related note, God himself is suing both companies complaining they are using misleading and unscientific claims in an attemp to unfairly garner market share over his own creation...water.

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Bob Lang
April 20, 2009 12:25 PM
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@jscott73: \"God\" (who?) just mixed hydrogen and oxygen, then added a few salts. Look at the ingredients for either of the PepsiCo or Coke products. I challenge what you said and say we improved a very very boring product.

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dadelus
April 17, 2009 6:48 PM
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@jscott73: Water!? You mean like from the toilet?

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Trai_Dep
April 17, 2009 11:12 PM
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@dadelus: That's why I only drink pure, cold, triple-or-better charcoal-filtered vodka during MY marathons!

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Trai_Dep
April 17, 2009 11:13 PM
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@Trai_Dep: Damn electrolyte deficiency is robbing me of my power to close italics and bolds today...

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thefranchise2
April 17, 2009 6:23 PM
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It has electrolytes!

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honestlytoomuch
April 17, 2009 6:25 PM
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If I was desperate for electrolytes I would just drink Smart Water. If I was desperate...

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Oranges w/ Cheese hates what Christmas has become
April 17, 2009 8:50 PM
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@Jim Topoleski: I was on the floor laughing after watching that. I knew the Power Thirst people did the ads, but holy cow

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Jim Topoleski
April 17, 2009 10:21 PM
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@Oranges w/ Cheese: Win at exercise takes the cake for me on that one. I had heard some of the other lines in Idiocity, but that one just sealed it.

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Jim Topoleski
April 17, 2009 6:28 PM
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@honestlytoomuch: BRAWNDO! ITS GOT ELECTROLYTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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honestlytoomuch
April 17, 2009 6:46 PM
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@Jim Topoleski: HAHAHA, I haven't seen that one. I'm a big fan of PowerThirst.



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Sean Gamble
April 17, 2009 6:54 PM
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@honestlytoomuch: how about Diet Powerthirst (with Splenda



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James Burey
April 17, 2009 6:25 PM
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It's what plants crave!

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jc364
April 17, 2009 9:24 PM
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James Burey: haha, I was about to post something similar.

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JWBrockman
April 17, 2009 6:26 PM
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Between this and the lawsuit from Coke Zero, Coke is going to be in big trouble.

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SabreDC
April 18, 2009 12:02 AM
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@JWBrockman: Coke Zero or Diet Coke Plus? I know they are being sued for Plus because of its claims of extra minerals and vitamins; I don't recall seeing anything ever about Coke Zero though.

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BlazerUnit
April 18, 2009 4:21 AM
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@SabreDC: Psst...I think Brockman is referring to the theme of the latest Coke Zero commercials.

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SabreDC
April 19, 2009 1:47 AM
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@BlazerUnit: Psst... not everyone lives by their television and has seen every commercial. Sorry for asking.

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Darascon
April 17, 2009 6:33 PM
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@JWBrockman: That is exactly what i was thinking.

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veg-o-matic
April 17, 2009 6:27 PM
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Junk both and go with the equivalent energy cocktail of lukewarm water, pixy stix, and 3 pouches of Lik-m-Aid.

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jscott73
April 17, 2009 6:32 PM
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My favorite \"energy\" drink for working out is 100% grape juice with some vanilla flavored protein powder mixed in. The sugar helps speed up absorption of protein and the protein helps slow down absorption of sugar. So your sugar derived energy lasts longer while the protein helps your muscle from turning catabolic. Either that or I just like the way it tastes like a grape creamsicle...:)

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HogwartsAlum
April 17, 2009 6:49 PM
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@jscott73:

That sounds really good!

The best skate practice I ever had was when I ate a turkey sandwich on wheat bread for breakfast. Too bad I don't really like turkey. I had energy to spare...if I could do an Axel, it would have been on the ceiling!

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salvatorecondegni
April 17, 2009 9:00 PM
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@HogwartsAlum: I'm willing to bet that you usually eat nothing for breakfast. You eating that turkey sandwhich is something you should be doing every morning. That why you felt better.

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HogwartsAlum
April 17, 2009 9:37 PM
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@salvatorecondegni:

No, I usually eat a bowl of Kashi Go-Lean crunch before I skate. The turkey had more protein, would be my guess.

Oatmeal seems to work well also. NOT the instant crap.

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salvatorecondegni
April 19, 2009 3:22 PM
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@HogwartsAlum: Protein requires water to break down to amino acids. There's also a thermal effect to protein that will raise your core temperature. Not something you'd want when you're working out.

I don't have any more suggestions as to why you felt different that morning when you had the turkey sandwich from what you told me. There's another factor that's being overlooked.

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Jack T Ripper
April 17, 2009 6:32 PM
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This is why there is Kangen water. High alkaline water ftw! You'll never drink bottled water or anything else off the shelf again after you do your research on that stuff.

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Brontide
April 17, 2009 6:42 PM
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@ocdetails: You do know this is the consumerist website. MLM and Quackery are not likely to get you very far.

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Jack T Ripper
April 18, 2009 3:23 AM
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@snowmoon:

Hey, I don't sell the things. I don't even own one. I just believe in the science. Anyone who doesn't believe that high alkaline water is better for them than anything else simply hasn't done the research. I don't have $4000 to shell out for a machine, so I just have a neighbor fill glass jars full of water for me so I can still drink the good stuff.

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Brontide
April 18, 2009 1:13 PM
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@ocdetails: If you did the research you would have found that there is little good science and a lot of quackery going on.

\"Dietary modification cannot change the acidity of any part of your body except your urine. Your bloodstream and organs control acidity in a very narrow range. Anything that changed acidity in your body would make you very sick and could even kill you. Promoters of these products claim that cancer cells cannot live in an alkaline environment and that is true, but neither can any of the other cells in your body.\"

\"If you hear someone say that your body is too acidic and you should use their product to make it more alkaline, you would be wise not to believe anything else the person tells you.\"

If you like the taste of Kangen water, good for you, but there is no health benefit.

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Outrun1986
April 17, 2009 6:35 PM
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I usually drink Propel, which has only 10 calories per serving if I am doing some sort of strenuous activity in the heat, which is rare. Much better than Gatorade or Powerade, and Powerade has made me sick in the past.

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Oranges w/ Cheese hates what Christmas has become
April 17, 2009 8:51 PM
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@Outrun1986: As far as I could discern, Propel is just \"vitamin\" water - it has no electrolytes :( which made me sad.

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GrantGannon
April 17, 2009 6:36 PM
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Agreed here that Gatorade and Powerade generally aren't good for you. Chugging them during your 30-minute huff fest on the treadmill isn't going to do squat.

There are far superior electrolyte drink mixes on the market which can benefit the every day pursuit of physical fitness. (My personal fave is Hammer HEED)

At most, taking some Gatorade with water while you're doing a long strenuous activity - 5K or longer - is about the only time you should drink these. Even then there are better options out there, like Accelerade.

(That or when you're hungover).

Gatorade is best used for rec league soccer for the kids.

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Pop Socket
April 17, 2009 6:36 PM
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Pot sues kettle for claiming it is blacker.

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Saboth
April 17, 2009 6:38 PM
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You know what will keep you hydrated and provide all the nutrients you need at 1/10 the cost? A jug of tap water and a banana.

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Saboth
April 17, 2009 6:40 PM
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@Saboth:

Oh, and a side note for anyone wasting money on protein/recovery drinks that are $2-$3 per bottle: scientific studies show a big cold glass of chocolate milk does the exact same thing.

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HogwartsAlum
April 17, 2009 6:58 PM
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@Saboth:

Nobody has to twist my arm to get me to drink milk.

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jscott73
April 17, 2009 6:48 PM
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@Saboth: A cup of coffee is just as good as any pre-workout energy drinks as well. That's what I use, plus my grape juice/protein powder mix halfway through my workout (on days I do weights).

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salvatorecondegni
April 17, 2009 9:01 PM
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@jscott73: You're basing this off what? Caffeine is a diuretic, you'll face a greater risk of being dehydrated and more bathroom breaks.

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jscott73
April 17, 2009 10:25 PM
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@salvatorecondegni: The diuretic nature of caffeine continues to be debated but I do agree, it seems to be a diuretic for me. Anyways I have long used caffeine pills and/or a cup of coffee for a workout, feels like it helps me workout a bit harder or a bit longer, placebo affect, maybe, but I get free coffee at work now so I take advantage of it.

My workouts are not so long that I need to be worried about dehydration, especially since I drink 1-2 litres of water during the day, nor do my workouts get interrupted by having to go too often. Besides I don't take the extra caffeine all the time, just when I feel like I could use a little extra energy during my workouts.

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salvatorecondegni
April 19, 2009 3:24 PM
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@jscott73: Fair enough. You don't experience any jitters from the extra caffeine? Just be mindful that your body can and will develop a tolerance to caffeine.

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ExtraCelestial
April 17, 2009 7:02 PM
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@jscott73: Protein powder mix? Slightly different demographic, but basically the same (crap you can find naturally but let's prepackage it and charge a premium) idea.

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nybiker
April 17, 2009 6:48 PM
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@Saboth: Can I have a cookie with the milk?

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dadelus
April 17, 2009 6:50 PM
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How did I know I would see SEVERAL Idiocracy references in this thread?

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Brian James Schend
April 18, 2009 4:50 AM
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@dadelus:
Because your thirst has been mutilated.

With electrolytes

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eddie9999
April 17, 2009 6:51 PM
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I prefer Dark Eyes Sports Vodka, it is the official sports vodka of the Bridge Overpass Sporting Association.

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Murph1908
April 17, 2009 6:59 PM
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Isn't 'complete' an absolute? How can something be 'more complete' than something else? It's like trying to be 'more unique'.

That being said, Coke is good. Pepsi is crap.

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SJActress
April 18, 2009 8:19 PM
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@Murph1908:

I prefer Pepsi products, but I agree that \"more complete\" is asinine.

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sspeedracer
April 17, 2009 7:07 PM
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Fuck'em both. An entire generation with diabetes. This is the next tobacco

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strathmeyer
April 17, 2009 7:10 PM
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Gee, I wonder how CNN found out about this before Coke did?

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rhys1882
April 17, 2009 7:15 PM
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The question is whether Coke is just doing \"puffery\" or if it goes beyond that. I think it's questionable, but lean more towards \"puffery.\" You are allowed say stuff like \"My product is more awesome then their product.\" You just cannot make concrete claims about superiority that are not based on anything. Calling something \"more complete\" is pretty vague, so I don't think it falls into the category of making a concrete claim that needs to be supported by evidence.

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DogiiKurugaa
April 17, 2009 7:30 PM
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I don't like either, but if I had to drink one I would choose Powerade just because it doesn't taste like something that should be in a toilet.

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headcase
April 17, 2009 7:48 PM
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Coke doesn't have much of a case, given the subjectivity of \"more complete\".

What this should really be is a class action lawsuit by consumers for making another annoying claim in their advertising that sounds all right but, on further inspection, is completely empty in meaning, which always gives me a \"jack-hammer pounding into my head\" feeling.

Unfortunately, there isn't a law against that yet. But there should be. Write your congressman!

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Petra
April 17, 2009 8:05 PM
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They don't allow this sort of thing in England. They can't even air Mac vs. PC commercials on television. If your ad slanders another brand or product, or if you claim your product is better than another specific product, it simply won't be printed or aired.

Personally I don't care for either that much, I only drink Gatorade when I'm sick and can't keep anything else down.

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warf0x0r
April 17, 2009 8:08 PM
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Both of these things suck when compaired to Brawndo!

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zandar
April 17, 2009 8:19 PM
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God, haven't we stuffed salt and sugar into enough foods, that there is actually a market for a drink with both of them in it? I sense the salt and sugar industries laying on hands somewhere.

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salvatorecondegni
April 17, 2009 9:03 PM
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You guys are really uninformed.

Gatorade/Powerade/any sugary drink is bad for you if all you do is sit on your ass in front of a computer.

Infact, something that is high glycemic such as gatorade/powerade/etc is something that you'd want as you work out.

Why? To spare your glycogen (stored energy) and glucose (energy ready to use).

Again, why? Consuming steady amounts of carbohydrates in small amounts (i will usually do 4 fl oz every 15 minutes) will spare your muscle mass and keep your body from metabolizing it. Don't believe me? Get the proper test strips and see how much ammonia is in your piss after you work out.

The only thing I agree with is whoever said that chocolate milk is the optimal post-workout \"meal\". You'll have an ideal mix of fast digesting carbs (again, to spare muscle catabolism), whey (fast digesting protein) and casein (slow digesting protein). I've seen this times and times again and it'll be way cheaper than any protein you can buy. Don't worry about HFCS in this case.

I used to drink propel... until they added fiber to it. Thanks for succumbing to the whole fiber craze. Why would you want to slow carb digesting when you're working out???

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Jeremy W. Simmons
April 17, 2009 9:37 PM
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Well looks like this post has been turned into an advertisement that's not related to the article. I don't see how Pepsico can win this one because there's a lot of brands out there that have said they are better than the other. It's all just trying to get the consumer's attention. Pepsico seems to be having a bad year so far with their horrible redesign for Pepsi and Tropicana (which the consumers won the Tropicana one); doesn't mean they need to bring Coca-Cola down with it. Whether the Ion4 is any better, I don't know; it's not the end of the world if isn't.

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qxrt
April 17, 2009 11:12 PM
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According to marketing rules, if Coke can prove at all that Powerade is better than Gatorade at any one thing, no matter how ridiculously miniscule or unimportant, then Pepsi loses. They could even have an employee who's an athlete come up and testify that he/she thinks Powerade works better. Isn't this how marketing works?

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turkeyspam
April 17, 2009 11:58 PM
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Sspeedracer hit it right on the head. Diabetes. And besides, most flavors of Gatorade have brominated vegetable oil in them. Yes, they do. Look on the labels. WTF? Why would you need to drink vegetable oil?

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thrashanddestroy
April 18, 2009 12:54 AM
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Gatorade became garbage the day they took dextrose out of the equation and replaced it with HFCS.

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Meathamper
April 18, 2009 1:13 AM
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What's a \"Lawsutis\", and what the hell is an \"Eletrolyte\"?

Consumerist tag fail.

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Brian James Schend
April 18, 2009 4:53 AM
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@Bearded Rapper:
Declaring \"fail\" due to minor typos is the ultimate in idiocy.

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twophrasebark
April 18, 2009 4:13 AM
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There have been studies about these things. Chocolate milk has been shown to work better than Gatorade or any of that stuff.

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BlazerUnit
April 18, 2009 4:32 AM
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I tend to side with Coke's side of the argument, and I maintain that I have not been influenced at all by the numerous free bottles of Powerade and Coke I've earned through the company's MyCokeRewards program. Nor does it have anything to do with Powerade's Strawberry Lemonade version tasting like a fun summer Sunday.

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Neurotic1
April 18, 2009 10:37 AM
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Some of you guys are pretty misinformed.

Believe it or not, Gatorade still has its place among athletes. When your sweating, you need more than water to hydrate effectively. Gatorade contains valuable electrolytes (fancy name for sodium) and carbs. to keep you on track.

And I challenge anyone to carry milk in their pack while running for any amount of time.

Accelerade is ok if you can get past the taste. And there were studies showing that a 4:1 carb to protein ratio was more effective in energy recovery.

Heck, some legendary runners even use flat Coke during their runs.

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Skaperen
April 19, 2009 8:26 AM
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I'd test it see how well it develops black and white film, if I hadn't converted to digital last year.

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bones
April 19, 2009 8:53 AM
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Unfortunately we see why coke and pepsi make money from people - no \"sports\" drink, electrolyte drink, etc is any better than water except for the psychologic effect it has on the person consuming it. As we see there are plenty of people in the comments who hate gateraide and poweraide but swear by their particular choices for sports drinks - even though none of them are better than a regular diet and water.

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salvatorecondegni
April 19, 2009 3:30 PM
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@bones: Coke and pepsi, like other companies world wide, make money off the uninformed. Though I see your point about the psychologic effect (I'm really sure what you meant was placebo effect), your body needs carbohydrates when you're working out and there's no getting around that. You're likely to \"hit the wall\" when you're working out and not replacing glucose.

A google search for \"Central Fatigue Theory\" yielded this helpful website:

[www.healthline.com]

Let's not be so quick to dismiss \"sports drinks,\" especially if you use them correctly.

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bringafajita
April 19, 2009 11:01 AM
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I just want 10-k back. It reminds me of running cross country in high school.
[en.wikipedia.org]

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BlazerUnit
April 19, 2009 8:30 PM
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@bringafajita: At least you can still drink All-Sport, the thirst quencher originally started by Pepsi that was soon spun off as soon as PepsiCo bought Quaker Oats (who owned Gatorade).

[www.drinkallsport.com]

For a while, All-Sport (under Pepsi) had a corporate partnership with the NCAA and had Shaquille O'Neal as a commercial endorser.

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Winteridge2
April 19, 2009 7:27 PM
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\"Pepsi sues Coke for false advertising\"? Wouldn't that be like AIG suing Bernie Madoff for cheating in the stock market?

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Winteridge2
April 19, 2009 8:50 PM
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I think they are both wrong, and their drinks are c#$p. If only we could find some pure water, to hell with all those sugar drinks.

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Bill Moffatt
April 20, 2009 1:15 AM
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Wah Wah Wah, wonder if they would like some cheese with their whine!

RT
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Nicholas Alexander
April 20, 2009 12:24 PM
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I thought it did once, years ago, but i was wrong. (I had gotten new towels and they had left new towel fuzz on me, the same color as the gatorade I had been drinking that day.

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William Stewart
April 20, 2009 11:08 PM
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which is true is how important are these company logo designs influencing people till kill themselves

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heart.shaped.rock
April 21, 2009 6:48 PM
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Gatorade G2 should be marketed as a hangover cure. It works wonders for me!

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stands2reason
May 5, 2009 4:17 PM
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\"There is no evidence, scientific or otherwise, that Powerade Ion functions better than Gatorade as a sports drink\"

:rollseyes:

They never said that it \"functions better\". They said it it was \"more complete\". Hell, they could have said that it \"boosts the immune system\" or \"encourages wellness\" for all the difference it makes.

Learn from the FTC: companies that make medically meaningless claims about their products don't generally have legal consequences.

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