Hydration supplements.

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Recently I’ve gotten into running / rucking / grappling a lot more. So I’m doing a lot more cardio, a decent amount of it in the humid nasty Pennsylvania summer right now. Because of my busy schedule , a lot of times I’ll do my upper body lift days and then go run immediately after that. Do you think there’s any benefit to hydration supplements vs just water vs Gatorade ? Recently found an electrolyte supplements from bpn, wondering if it’s worth it ingredients Are :

Ingredients: Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin (Cluster Dextrin®), Malic Acid, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt, Silica, Natural Flavor, Calcium Bisglycinate Chelate (TRAACS™), Enzymatically Modified Stevia, Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate (TRAACS™), Potassium Chloride, Monk Fruit Extract, Pyridoxine HCl

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I don’t think there’s a unique benefit to this, no. The carbs might be useful if the session is very long, but other than that…it’s personal preference.

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How long of a session do you think it has to be until it would be beneficial ? For example tomorrow I’m doing an event ,

  • 1 mile running
  • 100 yard bear crawl
    -2 minutes max burpees
    -tug of war
  • 3.5 mile ruck.

all with 30 pounds in the ruck. Will probably take 3-4 hours for everything I’d assume.

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I just don’t think there’s a reliable benefit for anaerobic stuff like the burpees and tug of war. That said, if you want to eat something…that’s cool too. In general, I think that endurance events lasting >2-3 hours may benefit from fueling during the workout, depending on the individual.

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