There was a thread recently about gatorade and how well the low carb and electrolite drinks work. I just read an article in the Aug/Sept issue of Tactical Response by a guy whose web site is www.poweringmuscles.com. In it the author goes over the history of carb recovery drinks and compares the old drinks to new ones like Accelerade that add a bit of protein. Apparently in two studies they found the protein group to perform 28% better than the carb only group in a all out cardio exercise to failure. The second day of the test both groups were tested again w/o any drink at all other than water and the protein group then did 40% better. Clearly indicating that a little protein may spare some serious muscle and help recover in cardio events.
I don't do the type of cardio where I have to hit a drink every 12min but if I did I think I would try a Accelerade type product.
I don't do the type of cardio where I have to hit a drink every 12min but if I did I think I would try a Accelerade type product.
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