Brent Vlcek - Sports Drinks - Fact Or Fiction

[luckygoats]

The age old question on sports drink is brought up again! Do they really work and how? What do you think of sports drinks?

http://www.teenbodybuilding.com/brent17.htm

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[Pboy]

I do not pretend to be an expert on blood glucose and insulin; however I am reasoinably certain that, at least in my case, blood glucose levels are not "high" AFTER a strenouous workout as stated in this article. And glucose levels vary greatly depending upon WHAT one eats. Eat no carbs or fibrous carbs only and there should be no significant change in blood glucose levels. In turn, there is no insulin response elicited from the pancreas. Maybe I am just being picky, or for that matter I may be completely wrong.

[str8flexed]

I don't think he is saying that Pboy. he is saying that at these times your body is more sensitive to the insulin IF it is released, thus allowing you to store more muscle glycogen. This is the idea behind consuming high glycemic post workout/pre workout shakes in order to spike insulin, b/c the body is more sensitive to it at these times.
Peace

[dez/null]

the problem with gatorade(and ive said it before) is the unlevel amount of electrolytes in the ingredients its unlevel amount of sodium vs potassium makes it so everytime you drink it that your body naturally adapts to its potassium/sodium to compisate...by drinking more gatorade..
personally if i use the advocare company's POS 3 as my post workout scorce for electrolytes its sold here
http://www.suplay.com/ under the supplements section at a vary good price

[Pboy]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by str8flexed
I don't think he is saying that Pboy. he is saying that at these times your body is more sensitive to the insulin IF it is released, thus allowing you to store more muscle glycogen. This is the idea behind consuming high glycemic post workout/pre workout shakes in order to spike insulin, b/c the body is more sensitive to it at these times.
Peace [/QUOT

Right. That's the way I understand it too, and if that is what was intended then fine. It just didn't state it that way in the article. I can see a young kid reading that and saying, "Hey, my blood glucose is already high post workout, so I don't need to comsume any more carbs." In which case he's not going to be doing himself any good. I don't mean to sound defensive but, I was just trying to clarify not criticize.

[damnJeff]

don't dis gatorade...

[NCudlip]

why would sports drinks not work? you need simple carbs in after your workout and gatorade supplies that. that article is crap.