I'm going to try this stuff out. I've been getting calf cramps the last 30 minutes of 90 minute workouts, depending on the types of sets we're doing (it's worse on distance sets).
I saw a guy in my group chugging something after workout and he said he's less sore the next day if he drinks it.
high fructose corn syrup is evil and lurks in many "sports products" including gatorade.
I agree, which is why I recommend G2, as it doesn't have high fructose corn syrup.
HFCS is just sugar. Too much sugar is bad, but you're probably not going to be healthier by substituting one form for another.
Jazzy is right, nothing more than sugar. People get all crazy about it but I figure the working out outweighs the alleged negative impact. Gatorade is my treat for working out.
That stuff is just plain NASTY. They must have been a sponsor of the Phoenix-PF Chang's Marathon, as it was the only drink available on the course (or after), other than water. A couple guys I know got sick from it, and I was pretty close.
I guess it's what you're used to. I get the tropical fruit flavor and don't mind it at all, although I dilute it a good bit. Can't speak to getting sick from it since I only have it post-workout and don't have any problems. That said, in recent times I have also combined several opened spaghetti sauce jars into one to save space in the fridge.
Actually, Amino Vital is pretty decent-tasting too. I have only had it a few times but don't have anything bad to say about it. I think they are still a USMS sponsor, right? I had some in between events at Federal Way in 2007 and it was better than most for sure.
I ordered the smallest containers available from amazon, just to try it out. One endurox and one accelerade. I'm sure there's a lot of clever marketing and mark-up on these products, but I'll give it a try.
enduox and accelerade are designed for 2 different purposes. accelerade is designed for long easy workouts. i wouldn't use it before or during intense workouts because the protien is tough to digest when you are going hard. it's also hard to digest in the heat.
endurox is a recovery beverage designed to have the "perfect" mix of protien and carbs for optimum recovery within 1/2 hr of a workout. chocolate milk has been found to do the very same thing and is much tastier :applaud:. but if you can't travel with your chocolate milk, a slimfast shake has a good combination of protien and carbs to be a good post recovery workout drink too. not as tasty as the chocolate milk but not horrible if it's cold.
for cramping, you can try taking a calcium/magnesum tablet every day and look at drinks such as cytomax, gu2o, and gatorade. they are lighter and easier to digest when you are going hard.
FWIW, I use Cytomax, which is an artifact of my mountain bike racing days. I swim mornings, and do not eat prior to practice. I eat the night before and take a multivitamin with dinner, which I believe has helped me with cramping. But I drink the Cytomax post workout only, not during, for fear of stomach issues.
These products are not worth the high cost. They are loaded with sugar and taste terrible, unless they are very cold.
I agree with She-Puffy, Hammer is better stuff, but it isn't cheap either.
Performance Bicycle has big discounts on powders (endurox, cytomax, accelerade- I didn't see Hammer, though) in the wintertime so check out their website when you decide what you want. I don't work for them, I'm just cheap. www.performancebike.com/index.cfm
