Nope - don't drink alcohol mostly because of my diabetes. Haven't had so much as a beer in over 20 years. Also don't drink coffee or tea because of a different medical condition. I do drink a lot of diet pop.

OK- that's my medical report for the day. I don't even want to discuss my brain deficiencies. There's probably not enough space on Brad's server. :o

I was just giving you a hard time. :)

btw...what is "pop"? :p

I think he realizes that as he does this to a lot of people. :D

To some ice cream. :D

Peace

Thanks for the thoughts, guys. I haven't seen much of a difference between water and the sports drinks, but maybe someone else has.

I'm with DLH, though. I can't go more than 6-8 ounces of water at a time (halftime, between games) without feeling bloated while running.

BTW, I was talking with someone about "academic doping" recently, when SAT takers pop some Ritalin to increase their focus during the test. Someone joked maybe we officials should try that. I sure as hell don't want to be the guinea pig!

It's what people who were brought up outside the Chicago area call soda.

We here in the Pac NW call it pop as well. Soda in California and the NE, Soda-pop in the mid west and Coke (dosen't matter the variety) in the south.

Jasper

We do?

I have gone to G2 or Powerade Zero. Some flavors aren't good even when they have sugar, but I stay away from red in case of spillage. Enough abuse without "Hey, ref! You got blood on your shirt!" In summer & spring with 4-6 AAU games here in FL, I will usually go through a quart of the stuff. But I will take water if offered and it is cold. But the straight Gatorade/Powerade is so full of sugar that I just stay away. Getting older does things to insulin resistance etc. Made that switch a few months ago. Dropped over 15 lbs in a few weeks, too, which was a side benefit.

Might be from the north.

I agree with Camron. I've noticed everyone around here (Oregon) calls it soda. And...as I said before, everyone I ever knew while growing up in Chicago called it pop, not "soda-pop".

I'll Be Here All Week Folks ...
 

When my kids are drinking soda, they will often say to me, "Hey. How about some soda, Pop?".

My folks moved to Western NY while I was in college. [I did find their address, though.] People there called it "pop", though it sounded more like "pahp" when they said it. Never heard anyone in Northern New England call soda anything other than "soda" or "coke".

Actually, there was a very big study done in the last few years that showed drinking milk of all things was the best thing to drink when finished exercising. I thought it was odd, but read the summary and it made sense. Thus the outbreak of products such as "Muscle Milk". I have tried it a few times and while it does actually make me feel 'recovered' more I still miss the taste of a good Powerade.
Isn't that a commercial? "I don't always drink sports drinks, but when I do, I drink...." oh wait....

Im a Gatorade/Powerade Guy
 

Maybe I've got to try the "no/low sugar" substitutes again, if for the weight issue alone......but initially, I couldn't stand the taste. Blech!

PS - I did however switch to diet soda/pop yrs ago though and made the taste adjustment. :o

The chemical aftertaste is horrendous on the G2's.