Water VS Gatorade/Powerade

[Kenny]

During badminton activity, is it better to drink water or the gatorade/powerade?

[cappy75]

Hmm... Deja Vu. Haven't I read this question before?

[bluejeff]

this is a definetely old thread do a search.

I take water by the way

[jkusmanto]

Kenny,

You can get what you want in these threads :

Rehydration Drinks (Isotonic etc...)

and

How much water do you drink ?

[freeheeler]

to use the folowing products after playing in my first tournament a yr ago and feeling very run down afterwards. I find them easy to mix and consume. Whilst I cannot say they 'definately' work as I am sure my fitness had gotten better I definately felt better the next day

http://www.cytosport.com/

I used the cytomax and the 'gulp and go'

[timeless]

This topic has come up recently in a lecture (Human Kinetics), and the professor stated that drinks like Powerade, Gatorade, etc. do work but the minerals and electrolytes (or whatever they boast to replenish) are only lost by the body after a significant amount of exercise effort over a long period of time. So basically drinking such drinks are unnecessary during a couple hours of badminton unless you play at a high enough capacity where you're running many kilometers during that time. The professor used long distance runners as an example or athletes that continuously exercise for hours on end.

[Phil]

Gatorade is what you should drink during exercise. It is an electrolyte replenisher, and if you drink too much you have to pee every 5 minutes.

Phil

[Traum]

Originally posted by timeless
This topic has come up recently in a lecture (Human Kinetics), and the professor stated that drinks like Powerade, Gatorade, etc. do work but the minerals and electrolytes (or whatever they boast to replenish) are only lost by the body after a significant amount of exercise effort over a long period of time. So basically drinking such drinks are unnecessary during a couple hours of badminton unless you play at a high enough capacity where you're running many kilometers during that time. The professor used long distance runners as an example or athletes that continuously exercise for hours on end.

Hmm... do I sense another placebo effect issue here? (We'll need cooler to step in again on that one. ) I swear I last at least twice as long when I'm drinking Gatorade than when I am drinking plain water.

Perhaps it isn't just the electrolyte? Maybe the sugar in there is also responsible for part of the boost?

-Rick

[Neil Nicholls]

Originally posted by Phil
and if you drink too much you have to pee every 5 minutes.
Phil

I can get that effect from Pepsi, beer, coffee, or just plain water.

[Phil]

Originally posted by Neil Nicholls
I can get that effect from Pepsi, beer, coffee, or just plain water.

Well, yeah.... But its worse with Gatorade if you drink it when you don't need to.

Phil

[Dill]

Originally posted by Neil Nicholls
I can get that effect from Pepsi, beer, coffee, or just plain water.

Especially the beer.

[richho]

Hey,

Have u guys heard about Jianlibao ?Orange/Lemon series.That is the really magic water can get rid of the tire during games,and it can refresh you in a short time.I usually drink it between and after badminton games when i am in Guangzhou,but no sales of this soft drink in CA.

Why it is called Magic-Water? It is from the triumph of China female volleyball team which won their 1st Olympic champion in 1984.LA.I don't remember it clearly,but i guess so.Because of this kinder water,the energetic chinese ladies were never exhausted and defeated US eventually.

check it out: http://www.jianlibao.com.cn

Will anybody import this water from China to CA.I guess he is going to be the rich by turning the Magic water into money...haha

[mindfields]

The purpose of these "Sports" drinks is dual purpose.

1. Rehydration
2. Delivering Fuel to the body.

Depending on how long & how intense you play badminton you'll get different benifits.

Playing for any length of time/intensity you'll use up your reserves of Glycogen in your muscles & your body needs to turn to other sources of fuel. i.e. Fat conversion/muscle canibilisation

If you drink a "sugary" drink e.g. coke, Lucozade,gatorade etc. they provide a quick source of energy to use.
Lucozade/gatorade use Glucose which is the simplist of sugar's & the easiest/quickest for the body to convert into energy.

The other aspect that these drinks fulfil is rehydration. This is water, salts, & electolytes that are lost during perspiration. The salts/electrolyte replacement can help prevent cramp & fatigue.

Anyway, depending on peoples preferences an energy drink or water & a banana can be just as effective as each other if you get the timing right.

[woop.]

I have a 2 litre bottle which I fill with a 500ml lucozade sport (lemon flavour) and 1.5litres of water. It tastes rubbish, but I figure it's like hedging my bets, water plus a sports drink. Should be safe with that!!

[maranello]

could it also be a case of psychological effect, because if you take gatorade or any similar sport drink you "feel" more quenched thus "feel" more rehydrated than just taking plain water?

the reason i asked this is because i noticed how some people from my club becomes more aggressive in playing after taking gatorade precisely because they feel more rehydrated than us who only takes plain water.

[Matt Ross]

Hi,

At the moment i am trying something called Herbalife. It's a drink that just dilutes the water (like the new lucozade hydro water?). Anyway, only had it a few days but meant to increase endurance. Will let you know how i get on

Matt

[prophet]

I'm pretty sure that to hydrate the body, it takes more than just water (either that or water takes more time to hydrate the body- any biologists in the house?).

When dehydrated, the body loses salts, electrolytes and water. Obviously you can replenish the water in the body with drinking more water, but you can't replenish the salt and electrolytes.

I have a real world example. Over the holidays I was sick and feeling tired. When I went to see the doctor, he said I was feeling sick because I was dehydrated! This is even though I was drinking probably 16 cups of water a day. He told me I needed salt in my body also, and he advised to drink Gatorade. After drinking Gatorade for one/two days, I felt better and regained energy.

I know this isn't exactly a scientific test, but just my humble experience.