Drinks

[Doodles]

What's the best drink to have on training & competition days ?
I have only been having water but recently been told I should be intaking sugar to replace lost energy.
Whats the best thing to have ? Is it worth trying any of the branded energy drinks ?

[adamlelean]

Originally Posted by Doodles

What's the best drink to have on training & competition days ?
I have only been having water but recently been told I should be intaking sugar to replace lost energy.
Whats the best thing to have ? Is it worth trying any of the branded energy drinks ?

Energy drinks are a good idea, you could but one, or make your own either using fruit juice and water, or mixing sugar, and a little salt into your water.

Probably the most important thing to remember is don't do anything new on a competition day. For some using an energy drink for the first time makes them feal sick, so practice everything before the competition.

[Wildswimmer]

Originally Posted by Doodles

Whats the best thing to have ? Is it worth trying any of the branded energy drinks ?

You could try rehydration salts available from the chemists. Mix up with water to make a drink that will give the right proportions of NaCl, KCl and glucose. You can buy rehydration tablets if a drink isn't convenient.

Wildswimmer Pete

[Spidey]

So my large G&T to calm the nerves is wrong then?

[Spidey]

Plain water in my bottle, I used to have a really diluted ribeana drink.

[Doodles]

Thanks for the response.
I will test out to see what suits me best, although I like the idea of the G&T !!!!