Coconut water... Straight from the coconut if possible
Coconut water... Straight from the coconut if possible
Precision hydration
Make your own. Squeeze a full lemon, add a sea salt with at least 8% trace mineral content. If you really want to soup it up, and potassium chloride and a squirt of 40,000 volts. You can even turn it into a sports drink by adding maple syrup. All this for pennies on the dollar and enjoy a superior product for your efforts.
Don't waste your money. The body of evidence refuting the idea that electrolyte supplementation is beneficial for running performance is much stronger than the paltry amount of low-quality evidence that it might help, much of which has been funded by very biased sources such as the Gatorade Sport Science Institute. Tim Noakes is a rather problematic individual in other capacities, but he's carried out some of the highest quality work on hydration and electrolyte supplementation, and it seems pretty clear from the large body of work he's produced that the electrolyte industry is a sham. (For what it's worth, I'm an assistant prof at a world top-20 university in a relevant field, and I've actually read the original academic publications critically).
Eat real food buddy
Mr Dubose wrote:
Do you need to take in electrolytes during a run? I just salt the water that I drink at home, with a salt blend. I guess if I needed to I could put some in little packets for long runs. Super cheap option.
I do the same. Just drink salt water. It's cheap and there are no calories. You can also add magnesium powder if you wish.
university scientist wrote:
Don't waste your money. The body of evidence refuting the idea that electrolyte supplementation is beneficial for running performance is much stronger than the paltry amount of low-quality evidence that it might help, much of which has been funded by very biased sources such as the Gatorade Sport Science Institute. Tim Noakes is a rather problematic individual in other capacities, but he's carried out some of the highest quality work on hydration and electrolyte supplementation, and it seems pretty clear from the large body of work he's produced that the electrolyte industry is a sham. (For what it's worth, I'm an assistant prof at a world top-20 university in a relevant field, and I've actually read the original academic publications critically).
Salt is very important for endurance athletes, especially in hot weather. You don't need to pay for a sugary electrolyte drink, but distance runners should absolutely be consuming salt, lots of it. There are many academic peer-reviewed publications to back up what I'm saying. Let me know if you want citations.
KyleB566 wrote:
I’ve been using Nuun for about a year and like it but am curious if there are better options out there.
Ur just throwing your money away. Dang
Huma makes gels with electrolytes. They are very good and I mix them into my run nutrition when it’s very hot as I suffer badly with electrolyte imbalance.
I believe they have more electrolytes than other brands last time I checked on the feed.
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