Water or Gatoraid?

Jennra
Jennra Posts: 43 Member
edited September 30 in Fitness and Exercise
After a workout, what do you think.....water or Gatorade/Powerade?:drinker:

Thanks!!
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  • 2Bgoddess
    2Bgoddess Posts: 1,096 Member
    recently tried using gatorade, the sugar made my head spin.
    there is apparently one you can get at a health food store that is an electrolyte replacement without sugar. lemon-lime flavor. It's name sounds something like veetal? vitale? i forget. i grabbed the wrong one, it turned out to be lemongrass flavored appetite supressant.
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    water or protein shake :-)
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    water or protein shake :-)

    I agree with quote. :)
  • ANeWcRe8N
    ANeWcRe8N Posts: 1,180 Member
    water or protein shake :-)

    I agree with quote. :)

    I also agree ;)
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
    Water, unless you're doing an endurance activity. If you're not, it's just extra calories.
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    Definitely water. Drinking gatorade regularly is awful for your teeth and sugar consumption.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    If I sweat a lot (like I do on an all-day hike) I usually drink G2, the lower sugar version of Gatorade. During and after normal workouts, I just drink regular water.
  • editara13
    editara13 Posts: 384 Member
    Only Water, before - during & after :-)


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  • HeatherYevette
    HeatherYevette Posts: 56 Member
    Water or a protein shake for sure. Gatorade and other 'sports drinks' are just full of sugar and sodium. I can't stand the idea of drinking right back all the calories I just worked so hard to burn. Sports drinks are best used by athletes, not 'regular' exercisers. For us, water will do just fine for hydration.
  • shaundam
    shaundam Posts: 38 Member
    Always water and usually a protein shake also. I like Gatorade, but I hate the sugar and calories that go with it.
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    I would say neither, go for Propel Zero, it's a gatorade product or smart water. They have the electrolytes but not the carbs or calories of gatorade.
  • vdavis_89
    vdavis_89 Posts: 334
    I drink Low Cal G2 gatorade.... i get really bad headaches when i work out ... i thought it was the heat and my mom told me to try drinkin somethin with a little sugar or electrolytes... the g2 seems to have helped... i never get headaches when I drink it after workin out :)
  • cariandy
    cariandy Posts: 175 Member
    Water, unless you're doing an endurance activity. If you're not, it's just extra calories.
    I agree!! or the protien shake~ depends on how vigorous your workout is! :)
    Good luck!
  • rc630
    rc630 Posts: 310 Member
    Gatorade was made for the Florida Gators, so to a Georgia Bulldog like me, it's unacceptable. :P

    Water
  • Jason944
    Jason944 Posts: 13 Member
    I recently read on a Yahoo news article that water is the better choice. It said that Gatorade is really only beneficial to people like athletes that are doing EXTENSIVE exercise and workouts. Like other people have mentioned, it is just extra calories and sugar.
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    Water!!
  • VRoseDuda
    VRoseDuda Posts: 129 Member
    I do a lot of cardio so if I do not hit 100 oz for the day., I will drink a powerade zero. Grape is the best...not overly sweet and strawberry makes me want to gag
  • theba2il
    theba2il Posts: 548 Member
    Coconut water has electrolytes in it.
  • BrentGetsFit
    BrentGetsFit Posts: 878 Member
    I go for the P90X Recovery Drink.
  • mark03264
    mark03264 Posts: 334 Member
    Water!
  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    The electrolytes are nice but I hate the fake sugars in G2. Today I mixed my Gatorade with water 1/2 and 1/2. Little pick me up for the long bike ride but not enough calories to weigh me down.
  • njean888
    njean888 Posts: 399 Member
    If my workout is cardio based just water. If I weight train I drink a recovery drink called Dark Matter.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I like G2 and Gatorade, but only drink them if I'm doing a race or a major major workout. I usually dilute them with water, too. They taste too sweet anymore.
  • corymomma
    corymomma Posts: 405 Member
    A few years ago I was working out pretty heavily in the gym primarily cardio. I was spending 3-4 hrs a day and sweating like mad all the time. After about a month of this I had no energy and could barely move. I was drinking plenty of water, literally 1-2 gallons a day. My neighbor a nurse noticed and told me I had to get some Gatorade in me. Once I started getting it into me I was much better, but for about a week there I could barely move.

    So now I make sure even if I'm watering down the G2 I do it to make sure I get some extra electrolytes in me. Best of luck.
  • irongirl73
    irongirl73 Posts: 98 Member
    water. the only time I drink gatoraid is during endurance activities when I need to keep my lytes in check!
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    Water, coconut water, or milk....it all depends on the workout, intensity, and time of day.
  • GenerationD05
    GenerationD05 Posts: 93
    Water. I can't stand flavored water and most gatorade flavors. I drink water ALL the time anyway so now I drink more!
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
    And one additional thing I want to say about this topic, is that people love to bash gatorade for its sugar and salt. I'm not saying anyone here did, but I do hear it all of the time.

    I guess that's gatorade's fault for marketing it to people who don't really need it and then those people discovering that it doesn't suit their needs.

    But the sugar, salt and other electrolytes are all important for a distance runner. Gatorade has its uses.

    Your body uses the simple sugars for instant energy. This can help prevent the wall.

    But just like any other energy source, if you don't use it up, it gets stored on you. But, in a distance runner, this gets used up.

    The salt helps prevent hyponatremia, which can have all sorts of nasty side effects, including seizures and death.
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    However, the average person does not need to worry about those things on a regular basis.
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
    Water, coconut water, or milk....it all depends on the workout, intensity, and time of day.

    I would like to try coconut water. I've heard nothing but good things about it.
  • maddymama
    maddymama Posts: 1,183 Member
    Ummm... low fat chocolate milk after a rough workout...... or a protein drink (Jay Robb). Otherwise it's water, water, water.
    I agree with pp about long distance workouts, or working out for many hours- you need something. If you are working out for an hour or less then water or a small glass of low fat chocolate milk (low sugar, too. )
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