Powerade Review

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POWERADE
A classic case of ''style over content''. The pull up sucker thing
that you drink from (I'm sure it has a technical name) sits atop a
canister of azure blue liquid. The blue suggests that a level of science has
gone into this drink that is beyond my intelligence - but the fact is, this
drink is flat, stagnant, looks like antifreeze and tastes of nothing more than
cheap, sickly, melted iced lollypops. On closer inspection I noticed the drink
was made by Coca-Cola (You know, the outfit that bottled impure tap water in
the UK and peddled it as some kind of Natural Spring Water).Well, if ``Coke
adds life'' this [censored] will add nothing more than a bluey tint to your [censored].

i got so sick of those overpriced strangely colored drinks. i might have
stuck with them longer if they didn't have unnecessary dye in them.

now i just mix half water and half not-from-concentrate grapefruit juice
into a bottle and add a bit of salt. don't know how it compares
performance-wise with commercial [censored], but i'm able to run 10 miles on
one bottle in 85 degree weather, so that's good enough. (plain water
might work, but i don't like drinking 85 degree water that tastes like a
water bottle.)

heather

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h squared said:

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POWERADE
A classic case of ''style over content''. The pull up sucker thing
that you drink from (I'm sure it has a technical name) sits atop a
canister of azure blue liquid. The blue suggests that a level of science
has
gone into this drink that is beyond my intelligence - but the fact is, this
drink is flat, stagnant, looks like antifreeze and tastes of nothing more
than
cheap, sickly, melted iced lollypops. On closer inspection I noticed the
drink
was made by Coca-Cola (You know, the outfit that bottled impure tap water
in
the UK and peddled it as some kind of Natural Spring Water).Well, if ``Coke
adds life'' this [censored] will add nothing more than a bluey tint to your
[censored].

i got so sick of those overpriced strangely colored drinks. i might have
stuck with them longer if they didn't have unnecessary dye in them.

Powerade isn't just any overpriced strangely colored drink. It's also
sickly sweet, and doesn't seem to have the useful aspects of Gatorade
and such (I drink SISU's Hydrade, which works great for me and comes in
two flavors; one tastes like your own sweat, the other tastes like
someone else's sweat. It's amazing how good either tastes after some
hard riding) . . . where was I? Oh yes. As I learned the hard way (and
had confirmed by a friend's experience, the dark blue flavor of Powerade
will turn your feces an unearthly green colour. It creeped me out!

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now i just mix half water and half not-from-concentrate grapefruit juice
into a bottle and add a bit of salt. don't know how it compares
performance-wise with commercial [censored], but i'm able to run 10 miles on
one bottle in 85 degree weather, so that's good enough. (plain water
might work, but i don't like drinking 85 degree water that tastes like a
water bottle.)

De gustibus non disputandum est. Apologies to Luigi.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

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Quoted message said:

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POWERADE
A classic case of ''style over content''. The pull up sucker thing
that you drink from (I'm sure it has a technical name) sits atop a
canister of azure blue liquid. The blue suggests that a level of science

has

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gone into this drink that is beyond my intelligence - but the fact is,

this

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drink is flat, stagnant, looks like antifreeze and tastes of nothing

more than

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cheap, sickly, melted iced lollypops. On closer inspection I noticed the

drink

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

was made by Coca-Cola (You know, the outfit that bottled impure tap

water in

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the UK and peddled it as some kind of Natural Spring Water).Well, if

``Coke

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adds life'' this [censored] will add nothing more than a bluey tint to your

[censored].

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i got so sick of those overpriced strangely colored drinks. i might have
stuck with them longer if they didn't have unnecessary dye in them.

now i just mix half water and half not-from-concentrate grapefruit juice
into a bottle and add a bit of salt. don't know how it compares
performance-wise with commercial [censored], but i'm able to run 10 miles on
one bottle in 85 degree weather, so that's good enough. (plain water
might work, but i don't like drinking 85 degree water that tastes like a
water bottle.)

heather

powerade blows. I use accelerade, but may try Heather's recipe now...

h squared said:

Quoted message said:

POWERADE
A classic case of ''style over content''. The pull up sucker thing
that you drink from (I'm sure it has a technical name) sits atop a
canister of azure blue liquid. The blue suggests that a level of science has
gone into this drink that is beyond my intelligence - but the fact is, this
drink is flat, stagnant, looks like antifreeze and tastes of nothing more than
cheap, sickly, melted iced lollypops. On closer inspection I noticed the drink
was made by Coca-Cola (You know, the outfit that bottled impure tap water in
the UK and peddled it as some kind of Natural Spring Water).Well, if ``Coke
adds life'' this [censored] will add nothing more than a bluey tint to your [censored].

i got so sick of those overpriced strangely colored drinks. i might have
stuck with them longer if they didn't have unnecessary dye in them.

now i just mix half water and half not-from-concentrate grapefruit juice
into a bottle and add a bit of salt. don't know how it compares
performance-wise with commercial [censored], but i'm able to run 10 miles on
one bottle in 85 degree weather, so that's good enough. (plain water
might work, but i don't like drinking 85 degree water that tastes like a
water bottle.)

heather

Well there are some good pointers here.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/cycling.htm

I was trying to find out if there was a good ``mix it yourself'' sports drink.

Have you ever tried your half water/half fruit juice recipe with a small (say
2%) glucose addition? Grapefruit is out for me for medical reasons but I
presume orange would be equally efficatious?

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0877.htm

Incidentally, the Gatorade 710 ml bottles fit great in a waterbottle cage and
can be had, replete with Gatorade, for $0.89 on special which is sure cheaper
than standard water bottles if you aren't too worried about lookin ``cool''
and you don't feel so bad about lobbing one of them at Taxi Drivers and other
Road Hogs 🙂

But I'm losing faith in medical/scientific research. It seems that for every
beneficial practice, someone else pops up and says it is harmful.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0679.htm

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:48:00 -0700, Ryan Cousineau <[email hidden]>

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Powerade isn't just any overpriced strangely colored drink. It's also
sickly sweet, and doesn't seem to have the useful aspects of Gatorade
and such

What aspects are that? As far as I can tell, Powerade works just as
well as Gatorade.

I sometimes use fruit juice like heather, but usually grape juice.
But the problem with that is that grape juice can really stain clothes
-- gotta be careful.

Also, sad to say most fruit juices are no cheaper than stuff like
Powerade and Gatorade. (Koolaid can be cheaper than them all)

If this fruit juice or the "ades" were regularly as gasoline, that'd
be good.

JT

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Well there are some good pointers here.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/cycling.htm

I was trying to find out if there was a good ``mix it yourself'' sports drink.

Have you ever tried your half water/half fruit juice recipe with a small (say
2%) glucose addition? Grapefruit is out for me for medical reasons but I
presume orange would be equally efficatious?

nice site! i was wondering about homemade energy gel. totally spaced out
on honey till i checked out the link.

don't know about orange juice cause i don't like how it tastes when it
get warm. don't see why it wouldn't be ok though, or like jt said, he
uses grape juice. another person i know uses apple juice.

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But I'm losing faith in medical/scientific research. It seems that for every
beneficial practice, someone else pops up and says it is harmful.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0679.htm

oh, great. i have dull aching pain in my chest just reading that. la la
la la, not listening... at least i'm neither younger nor fitter nor racing-

"Taken together, these results suggested that younger, fitter athletes,
who put more stress on their hearts (via greater training volume and
higher racing intensities), were the ones most likely to incur
myocardial damage."

h

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Quoted message said:

POWERADE
A classic case of ''style over content''. The pull up sucker thing
that you drink from (I'm sure it has a technical name) sits atop a
canister of azure blue liquid. The blue suggests that a level of science has
gone into this drink that is beyond my intelligence - but the fact is, this
drink is flat, stagnant, looks like antifreeze and tastes of nothing more than
cheap, sickly, melted iced lollypops. On closer inspection I noticed the drink
was made by Coca-Cola (You know, the outfit that bottled impure tap water in
the UK and peddled it as some kind of Natural Spring Water).Well, if ``Coke
adds life'' this [censored] will add nothing more than a bluey tint to your [censored].

That last thing would be referred to as a "special effect". To enhance
it, try eating some asparagus and wash it down with the Powerade. That'll
freak out the next person to visit the loo...

--
tanx,
Howard

So far, so good, so what?

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

POWERADE
A classic case of ''style over content''. The pull up sucker thing
that you drink from (I'm sure it has a technical name) sits atop a
canister of azure blue liquid. The blue suggests that a level of science

has

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

gone into this drink that is beyond my intelligence - but the fact is,

this

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

drink is flat, stagnant, looks like antifreeze and tastes of nothing

more than

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cheap, sickly, melted iced lollypops. On closer inspection I noticed the

drink

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

was made by Coca-Cola (You know, the outfit that bottled impure tap

water in

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the UK and peddled it as some kind of Natural Spring Water).Well, if

``Coke

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

adds life'' this [censored] will add nothing more than a bluey tint to your

[censored].

Quoted message said:

i got so sick of those overpriced strangely colored drinks. i might have
stuck with them longer if they didn't have unnecessary dye in them.

now i just mix half water and half not-from-concentrate grapefruit juice
into a bottle and add a bit of salt. don't know how it compares
performance-wise with commercial [censored], but i'm able to run 10 miles on
one bottle in 85 degree weather, so that's good enough. (plain water
might work, but i don't like drinking 85 degree water that tastes like a
water bottle.)

heather

Has anyone tried the new Koolaid sports drink? I've seen it advertised but
haven't seen it or tried it yet.

I don't know about anyone else, but Cytomax is pretty gross. THe lemon
flavor tastes like bongwater with lemon lifesavers dissolved in it.

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h squared said:

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Well there are some good pointers here.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/cycling.htm

I was trying to find out if there was a good ``mix it yourself'' sports
drink.

Have you ever tried your half water/half fruit juice recipe with a small
(say
2%) glucose addition? Grapefruit is out for me for medical reasons but I
presume orange would be equally efficatious?

nice site! i was wondering about homemade energy gel. totally spaced out
on honey till i checked out the link.

If you decide to use honey, don't try to take a shortcut and just bring
that bear-shaped bottle along - they don't fit in the bottle cage (not even
the King Cage). So if you put one in the pocket of your jersey and the top
comes off, you'll probably discover that honey doesn't make a very good
chamois cream...

--
tanx,
Howard

So far, so good, so what?

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

In article <[email hidden]>,

Marlene Blanshay said:

I don't know about anyone else, but Cytomax is pretty gross. THe lemon
flavor tastes like bongwater with lemon lifesavers dissolved in it.

And just how would you know what that tastes like, Marlene? Hmmmm? Good
thing you're in Canananada, Ashcroft has the War on Bongs going on down
here.

--
tanx,
Howard

So far, so good, so what?

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

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h squared said:

Quoted message said:

POWERADE
A classic case of ''style over content''. The pull up sucker thing
that you drink from (I'm sure it has a technical name) sits atop a
canister of azure blue liquid. The blue suggests that a level of

science has

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

gone into this drink that is beyond my intelligence - but the fact

is, this

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

drink is flat, stagnant, looks like antifreeze and tastes of

nothing more than

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cheap, sickly, melted iced lollypops. On closer inspection I

noticed the drink

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

was made by Coca-Cola (You know, the outfit that bottled impure

tap water in

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the UK and peddled it as some kind of Natural Spring Water).Well,

if ``Coke

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

adds life'' this [censored] will add nothing more than a bluey tint to

your [censored].

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

i got so sick of those overpriced strangely colored drinks. i might

have

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

stuck with them longer if they didn't have unnecessary dye in them.

now i just mix half water and half not-from-concentrate grapefruit

juice

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

into a bottle and add a bit of salt. don't know how it compares
performance-wise with commercial [censored], but i'm able to run 10 miles

on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

one bottle in 85 degree weather, so that's good enough. (plain water
might work, but i don't like drinking 85 degree water that tastes

like a

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water bottle.)

heather

Well there are some good pointers here.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/cycling.htm

I was trying to find out if there was a good ``mix it yourself''

sports drink.

Quoted message said:

Have you ever tried your half water/half fruit juice recipe with a

small (say

Quoted message said:

2%) glucose addition? Grapefruit is out for me for medical reasons but

I

Quoted message said:

presume orange would be equally efficatious?

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0877.htm

Incidentally, the Gatorade 710 ml bottles fit great in a waterbottle

cage and

Quoted message said:

can be had, replete with Gatorade, for $0.89 on special which is sure

cheaper

Quoted message said:

than standard water bottles if you aren't too worried about lookin

``cool''

Quoted message said:

and you don't feel so bad about lobbing one of them at Taxi Drivers

and other

Quoted message said:

Road Hogs 🙂

But I'm losing faith in medical/scientific research. It seems that for

every

Quoted message said:

beneficial practice, someone else pops up and says it is harmful.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0679.htm

Thanks.. nice website.

Quoted message said:

POWERADE
A classic case of ''style over content''. The pull up sucker thing
that you drink from (I'm sure it has a technical name) sits atop a
canister of azure blue liquid. The blue suggests that a level of science has
gone into this drink that is beyond my intelligence - but the fact is, this
drink is flat, stagnant, looks like antifreeze and tastes of nothing more than
cheap, sickly, melted iced lollypops. On closer inspection I noticed the drink
was made by Coca-Cola (You know, the outfit that bottled impure tap water in
the UK and peddled it as some kind of Natural Spring Water).Well, if ``Coke
adds life'' this [censored] will add nothing more than a bluey tint to your [censored].

Whatever these things are, I generally dillute them more than they
suggest. My breakfast and auxilliary Clif bar are for energy, I mostly
look to liquids for water and a few minerals, not energy. I've tried
this < http://www.paklyte.com/ > and find it works quite well.

I use 1 part apple juice to 3 parts water for a starter. Carry powered
Gator ade and mix on the longer rides. Have found a bottle full of water,
a couple tea spoons of lemon juice, teaspoon of sugar and a pinch of salt
works well and is way cheap with no chemical coloring. I use only water
for short two hours outings.

Ken

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Well there are some good pointers here.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/cycling.htm

I was trying to find out if there was a good ``mix it yourself'' sports

drink.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Have you ever tried your half water/half fruit juice recipe with a small

(say

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

2%) glucose addition? Grapefruit is out for me for medical reasons but I
presume orange would be equally efficatious?

nice site! i was wondering about homemade energy gel. totally spaced out
on honey till i checked out the link.

don't know about orange juice cause i don't like how it tastes when it
get warm. don't see why it wouldn't be ok though, or like jt said, he
uses grape juice. another person i know uses apple juice.

Quoted message said:

But I'm losing faith in medical/scientific research. It seems that for

every

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

beneficial practice, someone else pops up and says it is harmful.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0679.htm

oh, great. i have dull aching pain in my chest just reading that. la la
la la, not listening... at least i'm neither younger nor fitter nor

racing-

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"Taken together, these results suggested that younger, fitter athletes,
who put more stress on their hearts (via greater training volume and
higher racing intensities), were the ones most likely to incur
myocardial damage."

h

Howard Kveck said:

That last thing would be referred to as a "special effect". To
enhance it, try eating some asparagus and wash it down with the
Powerade. That'll freak out the next person to visit the loo...

Ughhhh, this is typical of the gross-out mentality among rbm posters.

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was made by Coca-Cola (You know, the outfit that bottled impure tap water in
the UK and peddled it as some kind of Natural Spring Water).Well, if ``Coke
adds life'' this [censored] will add nothing more than a bluey tint to your [censored].

It sticks to the back of your throat and you can get some great
blue/green/yellow phlegm if you have a cold.
But generally yes we concur that it is [censored].

Howard Kveck said:

If you decide to use honey, don't try to take a shortcut and just bring
that bear-shaped bottle along - they don't fit in the bottle cage (not even
the King Cage). So if you put one in the pocket of your jersey and the top
comes off, you'll probably discover that honey doesn't make a very good
chamois cream...

LOL. A little off-topic, but there was someone visiting my family who
was new to my country and offered to help wash dishes after dinner.
We had one of thoese little bears of honey near the sink and she
assumed it was dish soap. She cleaned all the dishes with it by
scrubbing hard and the reported "Soap in the US does not work very
well."

More related to bike racing is that when I was in college and short on
cash I used to take honey packets out of my dorm's cafeteria and mix
that with water for riding. Not ideal, as honey is pretty sweet for
the amount of calories you get, but it worked better than water alone.

JT

Marlene Blanshay said:

Has anyone tried the new Koolaid sports drink? I've seen it advertised but
haven't seen it or tried it yet.

I used to use regular Koolaid. Worked OK in training.

JT

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don't know about orange juice cause i don't like how it tastes when it
get warm. don't see why it wouldn't be ok though, or like jt said, he
uses grape juice. another person i know uses apple juice.

Don't use orange juice. It can be dangerous in large quantities.

Jeff

"Jeff Jones" wrote...

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Don't use orange juice. It can be dangerous in large quantities.

Only if you mainline it.