Nate Posted October 24, 2013 Share #1 Posted October 24, 2013 Lotta good people went to alot of trouble to get you that sports drink, so all I want to know is what's your problem with Gatorade, punk? well....what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 24, 2013 Share #2 Posted October 24, 2013 Antifreeze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted October 24, 2013 Share #3 Posted October 24, 2013 It's flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 24, 2013 Share #4 Posted October 24, 2013 Where to start? Should I mention flame retardant first? or the HFCS and dyes? Why poison yourself with garbage like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 24, 2013 Share #5 Posted October 24, 2013 My wife is starting back to classes next week. Thanks, I put this movie on my Netflix list. Haven't seen it in decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 24, 2013 Share #6 Posted October 24, 2013 Where to start? Should I mention flame retardant first? or the HFCS and dyes? Why poison yourself with garbage like this? Well, yes water does tend to be flame retardant too, guess we should avoid it since if it will not burn, it must be bad for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 24, 2013 Share #7 Posted October 24, 2013 Well, yes water does tend to be flame retardant too, guess we should avoid it since if it will not burn, it must be bad for you. brominated vegetable oil .... yum yum, Drink up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted October 24, 2013 Share #8 Posted October 24, 2013 I don't like the taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted October 24, 2013 I use gatorade mix. I mix up about half the concentration of regular, store bought gatorade I agree with Indy who very estutely points out the flame retardant properties of water But as far as I am concerned, it keeps mold from growing in my water bottle and it knocks out the scranchy taste of warm tap water in the summer I only use one flavor: green. the original whatever flavor that is I can't see how there is HFCS in a crystalized powder. anyway, you people are all hippies. I likes me some gatorade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 24, 2013 Share #10 Posted October 24, 2013 I use gatorade mix. I mix up about half the concentration of regular, store bought gatorade I agree with Indy who very estutely points out the flame retardant properties of water But as far as I am concerned, it keeps mold from growing in my water bottle and it knocks out the scranchy taste of warm tap water in the summer I only use one flavor: green. the original whatever flavor that is I can't see how there is HFCS in a crystalized powder. anyway, you people are all hippies. I likes me some gatorade Original Lemon Lime powder, only way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted October 24, 2013 brominated vegetable oil is good for you. That's what keeps the mold from growing. Just like floridated water again, in the dried power form, I'm not so sure that's a big deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 24, 2013 Share #12 Posted October 24, 2013 Call me when they take out the dyes. <which will never happen> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 24, 2013 Share #13 Posted October 24, 2013 Where to start? Should I mention flame retardant first? or the HFCS and dyes? Why poison yourself with garbage like this? To be fair, they removed the flame retardant, or so I am led to believe. That stuff is toxic, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #14 Posted October 24, 2013 Call me when they take out the dyes. <which will never happen> you have to have the dyes so you know what flavor Gatorade you are mixing up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 24, 2013 Share #15 Posted October 24, 2013 Sucrose is horrible for us too. We don't need all this excess simple sugar in our diets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 24, 2013 Share #16 Posted October 24, 2013 you have to have the dyes so you know what flavor Gatorade you are mixing up OK, I laughed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #17 Posted October 24, 2013 Sucrose is horrible for us too. We don't need all this excess simple sugar in our diets. when you are riding, you need to take in a few carbs to be able to process fat into energy. Once your blood is out of sugar, you are done. Its what runners call "hitting the wall" the sugar is why I drink it Its basically just sugar and salt with citrus flavor, some food dye, and a little benzochomate to keep it from exploding your really blowing things out of proportion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 24, 2013 Share #18 Posted October 24, 2013 when you are riding, you need to take in a few carbs to be able to process fat into energy. Once your blood is out of sugar, you are done. Its what runners call "hitting the wall" the sugar is why I drink it Its basically just sugar and salt with citrus flavor, some food dye, and a little benzochomate to keep it from exploding your really blowing things out of proportion It all depends on how far you ride. On shorter rides, we can easily run off our glycogen stores. On longer rides, you do need carbs and some protein. Not blowing things out of proportion. You asked, and I gave reasons why I hate it. Drink whatever you want. It's your body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 24, 2013 Share #19 Posted October 24, 2013 So What's Your ****ing Problem With Gatorade? I don't know. I've never used Gatorade for *******. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted October 25, 2013 Share #20 Posted October 25, 2013 Gatorade is a yummy, guilty pleasure for me. I've bought into the real food theory, so I don't use Gatorade as much as I used to. But... The glacier frost blue Gatorade is my favorite. If my ride has gone longer than I planned, and it's going to be a bit before I can refuel (shower, wash smelly cycling clothes, etc), I like to knock back a mix of blue Gatorade powder with a scoop of vanilla whey protein as soon as I get home. Gotta get some rebuilding going in those legs. I love the Gatorade gel blocks. They are a super nice treat on my 45 mile ride. It's fun to have some Gatorade pre-mixed on long rides. But mostly I've been using Skratch Labs hydration mixes and rice bars from the Feed Zone cookbooks. My belly is AOK with this stuff, whereas Gatorade will sometimes make my belly upset. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted October 25, 2013 Share #21 Posted October 25, 2013 Gatorade has too much sugar, and not enough electrolytes in my opinion. I prefer Hammer Heed and Perpetuem. For centuries and double centruries I start with one bottle of heed and one of perpetuem, and carry some heed with me for later. I wear a camelback for my water 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 25, 2013 Share #22 Posted October 25, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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