I want to mix my own sport drink. Looking at the ingredients
of Gatorade, it's not too appetizing.
I'm thinking, half water, half orange juice. Then, salt, but how
many teaspoons, or grams, per liter? It should match the
body's salinity.
Also potassium, to replenish what's lost in perspiration.
That's why long distance runners eat bananas, I believe.
Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
in the drink?
RichD wrote:
> I want to mix my own sport drink. Looking at the ingredients
> of Gatorade, it's not too appetizing.
> I'm thinking, half water, half orange juice. Then, salt, but how
> many teaspoons, or grams, per liter? It should match the
> body's salinity.
> Also potassium, to replenish what's lost in perspiration.
> That's why long distance runners eat bananas, I believe.
> Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> in the drink?
> Other minerals?
There are countless recipes online. Let me get you one. Actually this link even has one for OJ:
> RichD wrote:
> > I want to mix my own sport drink. Looking at the ingredients
> > of Gatorade, it's not too appetizing.
> > I'm thinking, half water, half orange juice. Then, salt, but how
> > many teaspoons, or grams, per liter? It should match the
> > body's salinity.
> > Also potassium, to replenish what's lost in perspiration.
> > That's why long distance runners eat bananas, I believe.
> > Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> > in the drink?
> > Other minerals?
> There are countless recipes online. Let me get you one. Actually this link
> even has one for OJ:
Sports drinks are for stupid kiddies who think drinking that crap
makes them look cool. Come to think of it, ALL athletes are nothing
but a bunch of egotistical morons.
John H. Gohde wrote:
> On Oct 22, 2:08 am, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> RichD wrote:
>>> I want to mix my own sport drink. Looking at the ingredients
>>> of Gatorade, it's not too appetizing.
>>> I'm thinking, half water, half orange juice. Then, salt, but how
>>> many teaspoons, or grams, per liter? It should match the
>>> body's salinity.
>>> Also potassium, to replenish what's lost in perspiration.
>>> That's why long distance runners eat bananas, I believe.
>>> Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
>>> in the drink?
>>> Other minerals?
>> There are countless recipes online. Let me get you one. Actually
>> this link even has one for OJ:
> Sports drinks are for stupid kiddies who think drinking that crap
> makes them look cool. Come to think of it, ALL athletes are nothing
> but a bunch of egotistical morons.
I wouldn't say "all" but I think quite a few would fall into that category.
I never let my daughter have Gatorade and I would always cringe when the Dr. said that she needed it. Not all Drs. would say this but some were really big on it. At least they did come out with G2. No high fructose corn syrup in that. She currently drinks Propel but it is rare for her to finish a bottle. She just takes it with her to dance classes. Mostly she drinks water there. I think she thinks she needs it because most of the other kids drink the stuff.
On Oct 21, 11:41 pm, RichD <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I want to mix my own sport drink. Looking at the ingredients
> of Gatorade, it's not too appetizing.
Gatoraid isn't really a sports drink so much as a repackaging of Kool-
Aid. They tossed in a little salt and a meaningless amount of
potassium, repositioned it as a "sports drink," gave it to the NFL for
free and sold it to twentysomethings who got sweaty playing basketball
in the driveway for a dollar-fifty a bottle. Anything you make will
probably be better than Gatoraid. And better for you.
> Sports drinks are for stupid kiddies who think drinking that crap
> makes them look cool. Come to think of it, ALL athletes are nothing
> but a bunch of egotistical morons.
They appeal to people who think that sitting around drinking beer and eating junk food while watching a sports event on television makes them athletic.
<r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Also potassium, to replenish what's lost in perspiration.
> That's why long distance runners eat bananas,
Calorie for Calorie, oranges have more potassium than bananas do.
Fifty percent orange juice is probably too sweet -- depends on the
weather. I used to put a tablespoon of orange juice in a bike bottle
of water -- and carry a bottle of water wash it down with when it got
too strong for me.
> "RichD" <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote
> Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> in the drink?
For SUPPLEMENTAL potassium, you can get a pretty good idea
how to take potassium here: www.acu-cell.com/znk.html#k
It compares types of potassium, cost factor (grocery store
is cheapest), tablets vs bulk, and how to calculate elemental
amounts. Most people don't know that adults - depending on
their weight and activity - need close to 5,000 mg of potassium
a day (the RDA is further down on the page).
As pointed out by someone else though, if tolerated, orange
juice is probably the best bet considering taste, and its high
potassium content compared to other sources.
But if you lose a lot of sodium or other minerals through sweating,
you will need to replace them too.
> > "RichD" <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote
> > Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> > in the drink?
> For SUPPLEMENTAL potassium, you can get a pretty good idea
> how to take potassium here:www.acu-cell.com/znk.html#k
> It compares types of potassium, cost factor (grocery store
> is cheapest), tablets vs bulk, and how to calculate elemental
> amounts. Most people don't know that adults - depending on
> their weight and activity - need close to 5,000 mg of potassium
> a day (the RDA is further down on the page).
> As pointed out by someone else though, if tolerated, orange
> juice is probably the best bet considering taste, and its high
> potassium content compared to other sources.
> But if you lose a lot of sodium or other minerals through sweating,
> you will need to replace them too.
Athletes are basically insane people who accordingly drink sport
drinks so that they can do insane things, because they are just
fundamentally crazy. :(
Of all the supplements, potassium supplementation is the most insane
thing to do since it is it is in virtually all foods. What is NEXT?
Frequenting an oxygen bar?
> > "RichD" <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote
> > Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> > in the drink?
> For SUPPLEMENTAL potassium, you can get a pretty good idea
> how to take potassium here:www.acu-cell.com/znk.html#k
> It compares types of potassium, cost factor (grocery store
> is cheapest), tablets vs bulk, and how to calculate elemental
> amounts. Most people don't know that adults - depending on
> their weight and activity - need close to 5,000 mg of potassium
> a day (the RDA is further down on the page).
> As pointed out by someone else though, if tolerated, orange
> juice is probably the best bet considering taste, and its high
> potassium content compared to other sources.
> But if you lose a lot of sodium or other minerals through sweating,
> you will need to replace them too.
##Athletes are basically insane people who accordingly drink sport
drinks so that they can do insane things, because they are just
fundamentally crazy. :(
Of all the supplements, potassium supplementation is the most insane
thing to do since it is it is in virtually all foods. What is NEXT?
Frequenting an oxygen bar?
Athletes are insane in the membrane.##
Are you an asshole in real life or just play one on the internet! You sound like a forth grader with internet access.
> On Oct 23, 10:08 am, "Heather" <heath...@not.home.net> wrote:
> > > "RichD" <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote
> > > Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> > > in the drink?
> > For SUPPLEMENTAL potassium, you can get a pretty good idea
> > how to take potassium here:www.acu-cell.com/znk.html#k
> > It compares types of potassium, cost factor (grocery store
> > is cheapest), tablets vs bulk, and how to calculate elemental
> > amounts. Most people don't know that adults - depending on
> > their weight and activity - need close to 5,000 mg of potassium
> > a day (the RDA is further down on the page).
> > As pointed out by someone else though, if tolerated, orange
> > juice is probably the best bet considering taste, and its high
> > potassium content compared to other sources.
> > But if you lose a lot of sodium or other minerals through sweating,
> > you will need to replace them too.
> ##Athletes are basically insane people who accordingly drink sport
> drinks so that they can do insane things, because they are just
> fundamentally crazy. :(
> Of all the supplements, potassium supplementation is the most insane
> thing to do since it is it is in virtually all foods. What is NEXT?
> Frequenting an oxygen bar?
> Athletes are insane in the membrane.##
> Are you an asshole in real life or just play one on the internet! You
> sound like a forth grader with internet access.
Athletes are basically insane people who accordingly drink sport
drinks so that they can do insane things, because they think that the
physical laws of the universe do NOT apply to them. :(
Electrolytes my ass! Of all the supplements, potassium
supplementation is the most insane thing to do since it is it is in
virtually all foods. What is NEXT? Frequenting an oxygen bar?
Athletes are insane in the membrane.
Go back to your coma, Cretin.
Read what I had posted, again. It is shocking just how stupid YOU
truly are!
No one cares about the self-centered, moronic comments of an absolute
nobody who is a few beers short of a six pack.
> > On Oct 23, 10:08 am, "Heather" <heath...@not.home.net> wrote:
> > > > "RichD" <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote
> > > > Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> > > > in the drink?
> > > For SUPPLEMENTAL potassium, you can get a pretty good idea
> > > how to take potassium here:www.acu-cell.com/znk.html#k
> > > It compares types of potassium, cost factor (grocery store
> > > is cheapest), tablets vs bulk, and how to calculate elemental
> > > amounts. Most people don't know that adults - depending on
> > > their weight and activity - need close to 5,000 mg of potassium
> > > a day (the RDA is further down on the page).
> > > As pointed out by someone else though, if tolerated, orange
> > > juice is probably the best bet considering taste, and its high
> > > potassium content compared to other sources.
> > > But if you lose a lot of sodium or other minerals through sweating,
> > > you will need to replace them too.
> > Athletes are basically insane people who accordingly drink sport
> > drinks so that they can do insane things, because they are just
> > fundamentally crazy. :(
My overall accessment of the situation is called a CONCLUSION
> > On Oct 23, 10:08 am, "Heather" <heath...@not.home.net> wrote:
> > > > "RichD" <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote
> > > > Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> > > > in the drink?
> > > For SUPPLEMENTAL potassium, you can get a pretty good idea
> > > how to take potassium here:www.acu-cell.com/znk.html#k
> > > It compares types of potassium, cost factor (grocery store
> > > is cheapest), tablets vs bulk, and how to calculate elemental
> > > amounts. Most people don't know that adults - depending on
> > > their weight and activity - need close to 5,000 mg of potassium
> > > a day (the RDA is further down on the page).
> > > As pointed out by someone else though, if tolerated, orange
> > > juice is probably the best bet considering taste, and its high
> > > potassium content compared to other sources.
> > > But if you lose a lot of sodium or other minerals through sweating,
> > > you will need to replace them too.
> Athletes are basically insane people who accordingly drink sport
> drinks so that they can do insane things, because they think that the
> physical laws of the universe do NOT apply to them. :(
For the benefit of the mentally challenged Science Psychos.
My assessment of the situation is called a CONCLUSION, which is in
fact undeniably correct!
My brilliant rational can be specified as follows.
-----
Multiple research teams have investigated sports drinks since the
mid-1990s. In general, ingesting 30 to 60 grams carbohydrate during
each hour of running, cycling, or similar aerobic exercise keeps the
blood glucose higher when compared to no-carbohydrate conditions,
lowers blood levels of stress hormones such as cortisol and
epinephrine, and as a result, is thought to lower post-exercise immune
inflammatory responses.
Nonetheless, consumption of carbohydrates in the form of sports drinks
during exercise does not protect against the transient decrease in
immune function that is experienced by athletes after long exercise
bouts that are greater than 90 minutes in duration.
-----
Ergo, rational people exercise ONLY at moderate levels which results
in a classical "J" curve health response, whereas insane athletes
engage in a "S" curve which creates a window of opportunity for elite
clowns to contract opportunistic upper respiratory tract
infections and serious communicable diseases, such as pneumonia.
All educated people agree on this, even if insane athletes are totally
clueless as to the end result of their insanity.
On Oct 22, 7:08 am, "John H. Gohde" <john.h.go...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sports drinks are for stupid kiddies who think drinking that crap
> makes them look cool. Come to think of it, ALL athletes are nothing
> but a bunch of egotistical morons.
> I want to mix my own sport drink. Looking at the ingredients
> of Gatorade, it's not too appetizing.
> I'm thinking, half water, half orange juice. Then, salt, but how
> many teaspoons, or grams, per liter? It should match the
> body's salinity.
> Also potassium, to replenish what's lost in perspiration.
> That's why long distance runners eat bananas, I believe.
> Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> in the drink?
No way you'd save money over the powdered Gatorade. A can of powder that makes 36 quarts of Gatorade sells for $11.19 at Costco, or about 31¢/quart.
Remember, that Gatorade was developed by researchers at one of the finest universities in the world--you're not going to be able to duplicate Dr. Cade's work in your kitchen. Companies and individuals have been trying to duplicate Gatorade for decades, without success.
