The Best DIY Sports Drink You Can Make
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The Best DIY Sports Drink
If you're looking to make your own sports nutrition then you're in luck. In this video we go through how to make your own energy energy drink, and it's so cheap and easy! So if you're looking for sports nutrition on a budget, this should help you out. Products like SIS Beta Fuel and Maurten hydrogel mixed cost a lot of money!
A DIY Energy Drink like this is easy to make with basic ingredients - sugar, salt, water and some squash. This DIY sports nutrition is great for anyone doing sport, but including people who do triathlons or marathons. A drink like this could easily be used as nutrition for an ironman triathlon, as well as nutrition during a marathon. However, you would need to test it properly first to make sure that you tolerate it ok.
This contains sodium, so electrolytes, and fructose, which is a sugar composed of glucose and fructose. Overall this is an awesome sports drink that you can make yourself, and it's a very easy cheap sports drink.
If you use things like science in sport beta fuel, Maurten 320 mix or other similar sports products, you should consider using this.
So whether you're a runner or triathlete after some nutrition tips, this video should get you there!
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00:00 How you can make your own sports drink
01:30 Practical example
03:05 Carbohydrate and sodium guidance
04:00 Can you use this for endurance races?
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2 tbl spoons sugar, 3 spoons maltodextrin, 1 spoon honey, small spoon of salt (or hidration tablet), sqused lemon juice and water . This goes in one 550ml bottle and should be good for 2h ride with two bottles of water to wash down. I go 2g3 sips on 20 minuter after first 45 min.
Nice one, sounds like a powerful mix!
You have one of those bottles and then two bottles of normal water ?
@@tomcarr-hopkins6911 One-one, usually I have stop for refill water. If longer ride then I go with 2x750ml or 1x750 and 1x1000ml
Honey is just sugar as well honey in supermarkets are all fake
No sugar for me and maltodextrin
I legit do this before going gym.
I noticed that sports drinks are both salty and sweet, so I tried 1 tspn salt and 3 of sugar with some squirts of lemon juice in my bottle. top it with water and ice and it made a decent drink.
I noticed that compared to water I sweat less and felt less bloated in my sessions.
I truly think everyone should try making their own, it'll save so much money
edit: have I been using too much table salt? 1/5 tspn? oof
Love that you've been experimenting yourself! And yeah they can save a heck of a lot of money.
But you're right, you are using a LOT of salt 😅 I would lower to what I've suggested!
First of all thanks for the advise you give to everybody!
I have to say, as somebody who works in triathlon and endurance sports with athletes… I really like the way you answered all comments in a positive, polite and educated way.
The more people like you we found on the Net… the more useful would be.
Keep it up! Thanks!
Thank you, that's a really kind comment and exactly what I'm hoping for with the channel 🙂
Question with regards to the juice. It says no added sugar, not no sugar, so does this not change your amounts? so most prob less need for 30g of sugar
Even the no added sugar stuff has next to no sugar in.
Sorry for the slow reply here. Yeah it's basically 0 sugar, so the 30g sugar still stands. And you could go a lot higher too
I didn't believe the "no sugar" but the label says less that 0.5g sugar in 250ml reconstituted.
I like it. Simple, straightforward, easy to remember.
Perfect!
I remember Graham Obree extolling the virtues of whole meal bread jam sandwiches rather than gels on a similar basis - bread slower release carbs, jam 85% sugar so fast release
Can be good but depends on the scenario. Not great for sports like running where that will digest slower and cause an increased risk of GI upset
@@NutritionTriathlon
Graham Obree was a cyclist as far as remember. Agree what works on the bike may not work for other sports. Jam butties would get a bit soggy on the swim ! 😆😆😆
Very helpful, thanks!
My pleasure 🙂
excellent! I like these kind of hacks!
Me too, they're the best!
Basically a watered down Orangeade with a dash of salt. Cool!
Good hey? 🙂
awsome! thanks
Welcome! 🙂
Excellent advice
Thank you!
I've been making my own for a long time now. I use less processed sugar, sea salt, and MEO water flavoring. It tastes great. Typically sports drinks are about $50 for 30 servings and that's way to expensive for me to spend every 2 or 3 weeks.
Yep, if you buy premade sports stuff the cost can add up so quickly!
How about just drink normal mineral water which costs like 0,40 euros per 1,5 L bottle ? Like "Vytautas".
I do something similar except I skip the sugar because of diabetes. Just lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt and water.
Will be using this instead of spending on powders! I take it this is also good to use pre-run if taken over a couple of hours beforehand.
Thank you.
Yep, it can be used before a run. Personally, I'd either increase the amount of carbs or have it with some sort of solid food to help your carb stores be nicely topped up
Thanks for that clip!!!!!!
You're welcome! 🙂
Thank you for the helpful advice. During the UK summer, I spend a lot of time playing golf. I frequently experience fatigue due to the heat and I’m contemplating purchasing an electrolyte drink, but they tend to be quite pricey. Do you think your recipe could be a suitable alternative? Cheers in advance.
Hey, great question. Yes, absolutely, this would work well 🙂 depending on whether you need the carbohydrates for energy you could decrease the sugar content leaving you more of a "pure" electrolyte drink and then just eat normal food for your energy needs!
@@NutritionTriathlon I was thinking exactly the same thanks 🙏
Combination of two sugars is superior as long as it’s in 2:1 ratio for glucose to fructose. 60g maltodextrin and 30g fructose does a far better job and it’s a lot healthier for your teeth. Both are available as powder and in bulk.
Hey, thanks for the comment! The 2:1 ratio isn't actually the gold standard if you look at the research, it seems like 1:0.8 is - so much closer to 1:1 which is what table sugar is!
@@NutritionTriathlon
Wow great info. Could you link the papers please.
Thanks, this is very informative.
I’m currently on vacation in Florida from Norway and was thinking I should try this out.
Would you ad some more salt to the recipe as it’s very warm her and I sweating a lot🥵😅
You're welcome! 😀 Norway to Florida is quite a change! You definitely can add more salt if you're sweating a lot. Up to about 1500mg of sodium per litre of fluid should be well tolerated for most people. That means 750mg of sodium per 500ml of fluid, which when converted, is just under 2g of table salt. So just under double the amount used in this video!
@@NutritionTriathlon Thank. This is very helpful. I will give it a try and get back to you with my experience😅
@21espeland you're welcome, yeah let me know 😀
@@NutritionTriathlon It worked🥳 On Saturday I joined a 50k here in Florida (John Holmes Trail Run) and I based my nutrition during the race only on this. Thanks ☺️
Hey James, I have been trying out to mix Maltodextrin and Fructose in a 2:1 ratio. It is so incredibly sweet I can almost not drink it. Any advice? Only Maltodextrin is the best, because it doesn’t taste sweet at all. But if I try to get in more than 60 grams per hour I would need to add those 30 grams of fructose, right?
Hey Mathias! Yep, you're right. Theoretically you might be able to tolerate more glucose/maltodextrin on its own but it's better to have the fructose. You could try using a bitter type squash instead of a sweet fruity one. Also make sure you've added the salt, but admittedly that might not be enough. Personally I don't mind it so haven't tried experimenting on how to make it less sweet. Let me know if you find anything!
I'm primarily a sprint course athlete at the moment so I know this doesn't apply to my as much as others, but I was curious...I'm currently taking Gatorade Endurance which is 22g of carbs and 300mg of sodium. Do you think that range is fine for me or should I go looking for a different supplement? Thanks as always, James!
Totally depends on exercise duration 🙂 do you mean during a sprint triathlon? If you do, that range is ok as you aren't really getting much benefit from it because if
Or you could use 1 serve for flavour then add extra sugar
James amazing person
Thank you very much for this recipe, I've tried it a couple of times and really like it. I do have one questions though. I looked at some of the cheapest premixed sports and found that at Decathlon they sell two versions of their cheapest homebrand iso sport drink. The regular iso and their iso+ for workouts over 3 hours. The main difference in ingredients that I found was that their iso+ uses a lot more maltodextrin and less sugars (dextrose, sucrose, fructose). After a bit of googling I found that maltodextrin is a longer carb chain than those sugars and should thus take a little longer to enter your bloodstream? (I think, my knowledge is limited). To me that logic makes sense for longer workouts one the one hand, but on the other you use the sugars so quickly that it might not matter that much? Anyway my question is do you think there is any merit to using a mix of tablesugar and maltodextrin for longer workouts or should just tablesugar still be fine for longer efforts?
Thanks in advance
Hey. Great question. To be honest this is a very minimal difference. Maltodextrin is still broken down rapidly for energy, and the overall difference is going to be minimal. If you want slower digesting carbs/sugar then you should consider ones like isomaltulose. However, I don't actually recommend these due to the increased risk of tummy problems with slower digesting sugars and no clear performance benefit according to evidence.
@@NutritionTriathlon Hi, thanks for the quick response and clear explanation. I will stick to regular tablesugar for now then. Although I heard maltodextrin is also nice because it tastes less sweet, so I might try it for that reason!
Hey James, thanks for this. What do you think about replacing sugar with honey?
You could definitely do that 🙂
Yes, but remember that honey is more acidic than ph neutral sugar so the honey could cause dental issues if used long term.
I've seen a lot of sports electrolyte tablets and powders containing potassium, magnesium, calcium and chloride. Apparently we lose those through sweat alongside the ever important sodium. Can you advise if its worth adding those to your basic solution? Would certainly be great to use your solution over purchasing more expensive tablets and powders. Thank you.
I'm not aware of any strong evidence to suggest the other ones are necessary or contribute to sports performance, outside of the realms of mineral deficiencies through your diet. As a sports hydration drink, just including sodium with water is fine. As long as you're eating a healthy, balanced diet with fruits and veg etc then you should be getting sufficient quantities of the others through your diet.
@@NutritionTriathlon thank you for your reply, much appreciated.
You're welcome!
I use mineral salt 1/2 tsp per Liter water and 7 tsp of dextropur.
What about using cane molasse dissolved in water? I like its taste.
Should i add salt too?
From what I understand molasses contains a combination of glucose, fructose and sucrose. So it works, but the ratio of glucose:fructose won't be controlled as easily so it might be more likely to contribute to stomach upset. Yep, unless there's salt added otherwise then you can add salt with guidance as I mentioned in this video.
@@NutritionTriathlon thx for the answer.
I tolerate 60g/h of It with ease, will try adding salt as you said and test It.
This looks great!!! Would you recommend having this most days? I need something in the afternoons whilst at work, would this be any good? I am fed up with lucozade! it makes my feet swell :( I must be allergic to something in it!
Hi 🙂 What do you do for work? I wouldn't recommend this for most people for work, unless they do a physically active job and cannot get enough energy through whole foods. Something like this or lucozade should almost always be reserved for sport specific scenarios.
You probably just need good sleep and avoid too many carbs for lunch
Thanks for this. I knew these ingredients were the only real things in sports drinks, but I've had the ammounts way off (too much salt, not enough sugar).
No problem at all, happy to help!
I don’t even use the juice. Just salt, organic cane sugar and water is all I need. Excellent performance and tastes good too!
Sounds good to me!
I like orange, lemon, pinch of salt an powder ginger.
I'm in Brazil and climate here is pretty hot, I sweat moderately, any adjustments I should consider or stick with the basic recipe? For z2 cycling how much fluid should I be taking per hour, roughly? I'm 68 kg.
Hey. My first question would be how do you find your training? Do you feel particularly dehydrated or like you struggle?
If not, the basic recipe might be fine. However you could double the salt content and still be within sensible limits. So that would be 2g of salt per 500ml fluid, which would be 800mg sodium, or 1600mg per litre. As mentioned, some people may need as much as 2000mg/litre. Very much individual though!
A good starting point of fluid per hour is 500ml. If you find yourself still thirsty or dehydrated then you should drink more. 750-1000ml isn't uncommon - again individual. How thirsty do you feel, how dehydrated?
@@NutritionTriathlon I'd say I've been lacking when it comes to rehydration. I finish a 2 hour ride, drink lots of water when I come home and still find my urine to be concentrated. I'm still organizing things in my bike, so that I can take more water along, currently I only carry a single bottle and use the other holder for food and tools. I'll be taking 2 bottles now and I'll start with the basic recipe and see how my body responds. Thank you
What temperature for the water? Also can it be stored in the fridge overnight once mixed?
I just use room temperature water. And yep should be fine to store overnight and use the next day, but I wouldn't store it for longer than that
@@NutritionTriathlon Thanks. Just for convenience as Iride first thing in the morning.
You're welcome. Me too.. just about to hop on the bike 👍
I’ve been using this recipe for nearly 20 years, sometimes substitue salt for rehydration sachets. Always worked for me. Did the Marin Rough Ride and forgot to make up my juice. Used Lucozade Sport i stead. Had such bad cramp in my legs we had to abandon the ride. Not enough salt in it..
Sorry to hear about the cramps but sounds like you've perfected your own recipe!
@@NutritionTriathlon yeah my own fault. Bad preparation, but like I said, the recipe you use works an absolute treat and is so much cheaper than anything you can buy.
Also - the best value pre workout I’ve found by a long way is Aldi Energise Effervescent tablets. You get 20 of them in a tube next to the multivitamins. They’ve got beetroot extract in them and they are cheap as chips.
Pop one in some fruit juice before going out and you’re good. The beetroot extract makes your wee look like you’re massively dehydrated though!
I like sport drink very much.
There was an old boy in the gym I used to go to. He was massive and swore by his workout drink which was just water with a teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of sugar in it.
Sounds like he was on to something!
A pack of staminade is $10 at my supermarket and I have heard of adding extra sugar to a serve to increase the carb mix as required and the staminade is just for flavour although 1 serve gives 20 grams carbs
I haven't heard of staminade, but it sounds like some sort of electrolyte carb mix. So yep, mixing in some extra table sugar would work well. But you definitely could skip the staminade altogether and just use table sugar, table salt and water 🙂
I was told to add it for a bit of flavour
Yeah fair enough! If that works then go for it, otherwise normal squash is good too 🙂
@@NutritionTriathlon might play around with a few combos
good good. so on 1litre: -60gram- (EDIT: 30g rather, since the orange-jus already has lots of sugar (like 90g/l) sugar, 2gram salt, 330ml orange-jus. 660ml water. tastes good.
Yes, although your orange juice might contain calories, so I would double check that. I use orange squash which is double concentrated, so it's only a very small amount (15ml or so)
@@NutritionTriathlon I see, then I could use less sugar I guess. Thanks a lot!
Yes regular juice has sugar, @NitritionTriathlon uses a almost sugarfree concentrate that's sweetened with artificial sweeteners. It's not really juice and could confuse some that won't use the exact same product.
I use coconut water too. Makes it more expensive though.
Very fancy 😉
Is the benefit of the juice just flavor?
What about water, sugar, salt and then letting some fruit or cucumber seep in the fridge over night?
Yeah it is just for flavour. Your option would work 🙂
How comes that you tell that in table salt there is 40% sodium and 60% chloride? Chemical Term is sodium chloride, but it is one ionic compound, formula: NaCl. You can not seperate it. If it shall be calculated the ratio must be 1:1. This is the state it exists in nature as sea salt or rock salt and so it comes to the customer in packages. Minor Trace elements exist of cause. In your Video it sounds like the factory mixes sodium and chlorine and sells it as salt.
Same with the sugar, but more complex because of bigger molecules. Chemically, sucrose is one chrystal which is built up by 1:1 ratio of glucose and fructose. Again this is not the factory's reciepe, but the natural beeing of household sugar.
Hey. You're right that it's a 1:1 ratio but for simplicity's sake I'm talking about the weight/mass of it and not the ratio. By weight, sodium chloride is 40% sodium and 60% chloride. In practical terms, this means that you can take 40% of "salt" and that is how much sodium it contains.
Hope that makes sense!
Gatorade mix for flavor, some extra sugar and salt, boom. Easy and cheap
Nice one!
or just mix fresh orange juice 50 50 with water...
I only drink water and get calories from food (not gels)
If it works for you then awesome! :)
I've done this with maple syrup instead of sugar / squash? I find it doesn't get sticky?
Sounds good! Similar to another comment about molasses, as I understand it with maple syrup there is also a combination of sucrose and as well as individual glucose/fructose molecules, which means knowing the exact glucose:fructose ratio is more difficult and there will be variation across products. But it can definitely work!
Might give it a go, does a 90g sugar mix still dissolve okay?
Yeah it does, it'll just be very sweet! Give it a go and see what you think 🙂
Use caster sugar rather than standard table sugar. Caster sugar is exactly the same as table sugar but is much finer and therefore dissolves easier.
Doesn't the juice add more carbs? Should we reduce the amount of sugar then?
The juice I used doesn't contain any as it's just a concentrate. If yours does and you want to keep the same overall quantity of carbs then yep!
I have been doing this my whole life
Awesome!
What's your take on GU powder with the BCAA in them?
Is that the roctane powder? Depends on your intended use.
I'm not aware of any evidence that BCAAs improve performance in endurance exercise, and for the most part BCAAs are unnecessary. Beta alanine is useful for interval training, but you have to supplement and take it every day for it to be useful, so it's kind of pointless in this. Better to just buy beta alanine separately if you want to use it!
@@NutritionTriathlon Yes it was the roctane powder. They are marketing for endurance exercise so I was wondering if there was any benefit. Thanks for responding!
You should make an advanced video where you mix maltodextrin and fructose instead of sugar for the next step;) And let me know how long I can store those mixes;)
Yeah this is something I'll definitely do! It's on the list 😉 thanks for your comment on my other video, and like that one I think if drinking within 24 hours it should be fine 🙂
Maybe in that video it would be worthwhile mentioning whether it’s worth adding potassium to our DIY drinks! Thanks for this video!
Can say now that it's not worth adding potassium to it. Not really useful for sporting performance, you can get enough through your diet. You're welcome!
Is this good for wolt courier on bike going up to 30km distance on sun, sweting like crazy!?
Should still work for that too, yep! 1g of table salt (so 400mg sodium) per 500ml of fluid should work well for that. If you're feeling dehydrated despite that, and depending on how much you sweat and how hot it is, you could increase that to about 1.5g of table salt per 500ml of fluid
@@NutritionTriathlon thank you on replay, it helpes so much. I mean drinks for it are so expensive here
What do i use if I‘m medically not allowed to use raffined sugars? :)
Does this mean you could have something like honey or maple syrup?
You said the juice doesn't contain sugar but its made with 40% fruit?
Sorry, probably a bit confusing there. More of a marketing thing on their behalf. When you actually look at the carbohydrate amount per serving it's
quick question, do you not have to worry about adding any potassium?
Nope, no requirement to supplement potassium in a sports drink. No good evidence to support it's use during exercise. You should be able to get what you need through your diet
Would it help to add potassium?
Nope. No evidence to suggest supplementation of electrolytes other than sodium is useful during exercise. In your normal daily diet they're great, but no need with this.
Fructose is toxic to the kidneys except in small amounts of slow release suspension such as in fruit, apparently, otherwise all good.
Not true at all. Used within a sport context there's no concerns
Made it with extra sugar so yummy yum
All the sugar!
Thanks for the simple instructions! Luckily I am a coffee nerd and have 0.1g scales for salt measurement.
I am not a fan of super sweet drinks but found juicing half a lemon into a similar mixture helped considerably.
Ha, perfect! Yet another perk of being a coffee nerd! That sounds great, and yeah you're not alone with the sweet drinks part. Glad the video was helpful 🙂
Couple of questions…if I don’t have scales at all, is it roughly 3 spoons of sugar to half a spoon of salt? And also, I’m assuming that by ‘tablespoon’ you mean a larger spoon like you’d eat pudding with, , rather than a ‘teaspoon’ which is the smaller one for stirring tea, coffee etc? Just so I don’t get the wrong size and proportions…many thanks.
Tea spoon yes.
Hey. With the sugar I'm talking about TABLESPOONS but with the salt I'm talking about TEASPOONS.
Only reason I'm putting those in caps is because it's really important to highlight those two are different - a tablespoon of salt would be dangerous! (plus taste awful)
@@NutritionTriathlon thank you
wondering if i can do this with Dextrose Glucose
Well, dextrose is just glucose, so you'll be missing out on the fructose
Great video, thank you. I wanted to ask, if I were to run 5k and wanted to make such drink but just in a cup. What would the servings be?
Hey, you're welcome! I don't quite understand your question fully, sorry! You mean you want to make the same drink but less volume of liquid? The same or less ingredients?
I mean if you want the same drink just less of it just use less of the ingredients but keep the ratio (say you only want 200ml then multiply the numbers from the video by 0.4). But i dont think theres any need for this when you just want to run a 5k
BUT a mixture of pure Glucose and fructose is absorbed more efficient because if you take sucrose your body has to break it down into its components
While you're right in that your body has to break down sucrose, the reality is that this is negligible in terms of time + performance differences. You'll break down sucrose rapidly and it's not going to significantly impact absorption or substrate utilisation times. Plus, sucrose has a lower osmolarity than glucose/fructose together, which actually might make it better due to quicker transit time through the stomach (but again, realistically negligible and I'm just playing devil's advocate).
Is this good for hockey players ? Doesn’t the sugar make you crash after an hr or so ?
Defo works for hockey players. No, the sugar shouldn't lead to crashes. If anything it will improve performance
@@NutritionTriathlonthank you for your quick reply … can I use Greek honey instead and add a little less sugar?
I also use Himalayan and Celtic salt , is that in ?
I use a sugar laden iced tea mix and add some potassium chloride and some sodium chloride and I stick that in my Salomon sensibelt bottle.
Sounds good to me! Probably quite refreshing with the iced tea?
What about potassium and magnesium? I thought you also lose those while sweating
Not necessary to replace them during exercise - no good evidence for this
how about replacing sugaer with stevia though?
Then you miss out on the carbohydrate benefit of sugar, which is beneficial for lots of different exercise
Hi James how could you make your own powdered carb mix if doing something like a grandfondo or ironman. Would love to see a video on making another carb mix drink that can be powdered for long events or being able to travel with the mix.
Hey, this is a great idea. I've got a bit of a backlog with videos at the moment, but I've added this for the future!
they upped the price of lucozade sport at my local spar shop to £2.80 per bottle... absolutely fucking not. will be making these from now on, cheers!
Haha no problem! So expensive!!
So you don’t need to make the sugar water on the stove?
Nope! 🙂 Just give it a good shake in the bottle and it should mix in fine
Bro looks goofy in that reflection 😂 1:34
GoPro and other cameras 😆
Hey what about Potassium, Phosphate, Calcium, Chloride and Magnesium? 🙂
Hey 🙂 there's no good evidence to suggest those are useful for performance as part of a sports drink. Should be getting adequate through your diet, and sports focus only needs to be sodium.
Ok i shall try your drink, but what if i substitute juice with herbal tea? 🤔@@NutritionTriathlon
That's fine, as long as you enjoy the flavour and tolerate it. The juice is just used for flavour
really dont need more than water if you are properly hydrated the majority of the time. dont even need gatorade. drinks high in sugar arent fitness drinks
And this is just not true 🙂 you need sugar (carbohydrate) to provide energy - your body runs off it!
This mix contains no potassium and no magnesium. It won't work for long term high endurance where there is a lot of sweating. It's not hard to have all of the needed electrolytes using K and Mg sources.
Hey, you're absolutely correct it doesn't contain magnesium or potassium. However, it doesn't need to 🙂 there's no evidence to show that using potassium and magnesium within a hydration drink is beneficial for endurance exercise. It's important to consume enough of both on a daily basis, but that goes for any of the micronutrients!
What about potassium?
Potassium just isn't really needed. No good evidence to show it helps with endurance performance. Have a healthy, balanced diet and you should be getting enough
So... basically lemonade but with orange juice instead of lemons...
And without the fizz 😉
What if I use honey instead of sugar?
Honey will work well too! It won't be a a 1:1 ratio but it will be good to use 🙂
Sure you can do that, but be aware that bears will get attracted to you.
Potassium?
Nope. No evidence to suggest supplementation of electrolytes other than sodium is useful during exercise. In your normal daily diet they're great, but no need with this.
Really?
2-3 tbsp of table sugar in a single drink?
Thats almost your daily recomended intake!
I know it seems a lot but if you're using it in a sport specific context it can be incredibly important.
For context, I work with endurance athletes who need to regularly consume as much as 90g of carbs per hour in training and racing to help them hit their calorie and carbohydrate needs. So that's about 7 tablespoons of sugar per hour! But this is supported by lots of research and necessary
Is it vegan?
Yes! 🙂
I just steal gatorlyte powder packets
Haha, each to their own!
Ive always heard much more ridiculous numbers the last video i watched said 1g per 1kg of bodyweight per hour.
Depends on what sport you're doing and what duration of exercise. 1g per kg of body weight misses the nuance unfortunately. But for long endurance exercise it's not uncommon for people to be consuming well over 70g of carbs per hour. Some might take 120g of carbs per hour.
Table salt does not contain chloride, it is a chloride, it contains chlorine. 1:07
No, that is wrong. It contains chloride ions and should be referred to as chloride. Chlorine is a gas
Ultimate life killing drink😵
Not at all!
lol
You should not advise adding sugar
Why?
That's a lot of sugar.
Pretty awful recipe.
It's a sports drink my friend, it's meant to contain sugar. It could have a lot more in too!
This video could have been done in 20 seconds
Not everyone loves a short!
I work with supplements and fitness. This is terrible advice. He clearly has no clue what comes into play with all this. There are so many other ways to do this without sugar needed🙄 please stay off nutrition you are so far off.
And I work with professional athletes and have a Masters degree in Sport Nutrition 😅 I'm not saying that I can't be wrong but I am quite confident that my advice here is sound 😉
@@NutritionTriathlon so do doctors and nutritionist yet. Degrees don’t decide what meta-analysis literature has to say. Perhaps you should conduct your own study with your top performance currently. with the concoction you’ve created. With bloodwork. Before and afterwards to show the effects of how far off you are of energy drinks. There are things out there that zero sucralose.
-GABA
-alphagpc probably the only overpriced item on this list
- kiwis
- ashwaganda ksm 66
- powdered electrolytes with zero sugar and zero sucralose
- 🍉 watermelon
- beta alanine by itself
all things that out perform the reckless thought of advising people that wrong nutritional needs. Perhaps you need to try more of these supplements or your drink more often on a day to day basis. before you reach this ridiculous conclusion.
"what meta-analysis literature has to say". You do understand that there is so much evidence to support the basic ingredients I am using in this right? Carbohydrates and sodium. Not quite sure what you mean when you say "that zero sucralose". We're talking about sucrose, not sucralose.
And stop with the fluff. Basic good nutrition trumps most supplements. Do the basics right and you'll get far more from your performance. This is a video to show people how to make a sports drink that has the same nutritional content as something like lucozade or gatorade.
For the algorithm 🤩🥰💪🫶😁😎👌🥸🤓🥳🫡
Thanks 😊
I made this with lemon juice and it tasted EXACTLY like lemonade flavored liquid iv (in other words, it tasted like shit)
Haha oh dear! Maybe add a little bit of squash next time 😅