Gatorade

[trisket]

I see Dr. J. Robert Cade, the University of Florida doctor who invented Gatorade in 1965, died yesterday at the age of 80 of kidney failure.

From a site I read

Cade invented Gatorade over forty years ago after a single question was asked of him by a former UF football coach: "Doctor, why don't football players wee-wee after a game?" The question obviously made Cade wonder for himself. His subsequent research led to the discovery that football players could lose as much as 18 pounds -- 90 to 95 percent of it being water -- over the course of a three hour game. Players were also found to sweat away sodium and chloride and actually lost blood volume and plasma volume.

Although sugar and other flavourings have been added to the drink, is Gatorade still seen as positive for a workout?
Is there a better concoction out there to replenish lost essentials?
Is plain water better?

 

[herames]

I miss Gatorade Gum..additionally the original flavour of the drink to doesn't seem to be true as it was 20 years back.

 

[BuffNaked]

I don't know if it is still good for a work out, but it can charge an Ipod if you have no batteries or plug-in.

Kiarra

Now that's an energy drink

 

[Berlin]

Is there a better concoction out there to replenish lost essentials?

May be not better but supposed to serve the same functions. More popular in Japan, Asia though.

Pocari Sweat



http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=psweat.jpg&category=Drinks&date=1996-06-03

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocari_Sweat

 

[BULLRYDER]

It's Canadian and All Natural

Try this one:

http://www.guruenergy.ca/our_story_history.html

Is there a better concoction out there to replenish lost essentials?

 

[stang]

The family says his remains are to be cremated,
and then spread over the head of a football coach.

 

[basketcase]

ouch!



I like water before and during then milk after. I find gatorade too sugary for during a workout.