Chocolate milk may be better than sports drinks for exercise recovery

Yahoooo! ^ | July 12, 2018 | [Reuters] By Lisa Rapaport

[EdnaMode]

Mmm chocolate milk. :D

[Mr Rogers]

When I get back from a run in the desert, I first drink 12 oz of water. About a half-hour later, I drink 12 oz of whole milk. White. Not a racist about my milk, just don’t want the extra sugar with chocolate!

I gave up on sports drinks about 30 years ago, based on my own personal study of recovery times. But I’m so hot & dehydrated after a run that I need some plain water or the milk won’t digest well.

I find a glass of whole milk is good for headaches as well. Not sure why.

[editor-surveyor]

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You could easily transpire a quart of water on a summer run.
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[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It’ll also turn a calf into a 400 pound cow in about a year. So there’s that...

Well... no.

First calves do not drink chocolate milk, second most calves are weaned at eight weeks, third a 400 lb cow is a very very small cow.

[garandgal]

After CrossFit I drink a bottle of chocolate Core Power. It is chocolate milk with a bit of a bump in protein:) Yummy!

[jim35]

I avoid sugar as much as possible.

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Sugar is life. No sugar, no life. Try not to avoid it too much.

[Svartalfiar]

Time to exhaustion with chocolate milk drinkers was almost 1 minute longer than with nutrition-free placebo beverages and about 6 minutes longer than with sports drinks.

So if I read this right, water (what else would a nutrition-free placebo be?) is better for recovery for you than a sports drink. I don't think water replaces any of the nutrients used up during workouts.

That said, drinking lightly salted water is good for you on long-term hot days when you simply need to stay hydrated. For a workout, I've always heard pickle juice is way better than sports drinks.


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