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Post by dogrescuer on Jan 24, 2018 19:06:25 GMT -8
Chocolate is some good recovery food. I like having 4 liters, 2 for my wife and 2 for me, of chocolate cocowater in the car after a week of backpacking. Typically the first liter just slides right into my belly. Chocolate is one of those recovery foods. After returning from a backpacking trip, is one of those times I get to eat chocolate without having to run laps. Good times. Whats up with coco water? |
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 24, 2018 19:28:48 GMT -8
Whats up with coco water? Current fad. It has some nutrients, and if you are into sports drinks, it's healthier than the gatorade kind. Despite advertising claims, I do not believe it will make me superhuman, cure cancer, or enable me to climb tall trees with no branches. |
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Post by BigLoad on Jan 24, 2018 19:58:27 GMT -8
Whats up with coco water? Current fad. It has some nutrients, and if you are into sports drinks, it's healthier than the gatorade kind. Despite advertising claims, I do not believe it will make me superhuman, cure cancer, or enable me to climb tall trees with no branches. It's quite satisfying as a post-hike treat in the desert. I don't think there's anything magical about it, but it goes down easy and isn't overloaded with sugar. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 1:27:09 GMT -8
Chocolate is some good recovery food. I like having 4 liters, 2 for my wife and 2 for me, of chocolate cocowater in the car after a week of backpacking. Typically the first liter just slides right into my belly. Chocolate is one of those recovery foods. After returning from a backpacking trip, is one of those times I get to eat chocolate without having to run laps. Good times. Whats up with coco water? I bring coco water powder on a hike and I leave a few liters in the car, I find the drink to be refreshing for a something something at the end of the day or as a post hike refreshment. |
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Post by dogrescuer on Jan 25, 2018 2:51:52 GMT -8
To each his own.
Rebeccad will it allow me to have xray vision?
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 25, 2018 9:38:05 GMT -8
To each his own. Rebeccad will it allow me to have xray vision? Indubitably! I agree with those who say it's refreshing, and sometimes a flavored drink goes down better than plain water. Even the chocolate version is less sugary than most drinks, so it's good that way. As long as no one believes the hype. |
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Post by RumiDude on Jan 25, 2018 10:28:35 GMT -8
As long as no one believes the hype. +1 Rumi <~~~~hyper
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Post by bluefish on Jan 25, 2018 15:39:15 GMT -8
To each his own. Rebeccad will it allow me to have xray vision? Believe it or not, backpacking burns a lot of calories and at times, can severely tax your body. People use various things to replenish their bodies, much as all athletes do. Might seem strange to those that don't. To each their own. |
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Post by dogrescuer on Jan 25, 2018 15:44:56 GMT -8
To each his own. Rebeccad will it allow me to have xray vision? Believe it or not, backpacking burns a lot of calories and at times, can severely tax your body. People use various things to replenish their bodies, much as all athletes do. Might seem strange to those that don't. To each their own. Try dealing with Ataxia believe me i know ALL about burning calorie and recovery and fatigue. Steve |
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Post by bluefish on Jan 25, 2018 15:57:27 GMT -8
What is Ataxia? What do you use for recovery? |
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Post by RumiDude on Jan 25, 2018 17:43:12 GMT -8
Believe it or not, backpacking burns a lot of calories and at times, can severely tax your body. People use various things to replenish their bodies, much as all athletes do. That is why it is important to have a good balance of snacks to eat. Having only sugary snacks is going to leave a person depleted of needed nutrients even though they have plenty of calories. Having a mix of protein, omega-3 fats, and complex/simple carbs, with plenty of vitamins and minerals will go a long way to continuously replenish the body. I have witnessed many people bonk because they were trying to get by on crap food throughout the day. They started with poptarts for breakfast and went downhill from there, eating candy bars and stuff throughout the day. Then at dinner they ate some instant ramen with more crap or a MountainHouse freeze-dried sodium-fest. And they wondered why getting up to that last mountain pass kicked their heiny. After a couple hard days on a diet like that, it just catches up with them. When I am doing trailwork, which can sometimes be exhausting, I am careful about spacing out my snacks, having some protein, some simple carbs, some complex carbs, and some just plain treats. I can sometimes make adjustments just by being aware of how I am feeling. I like some protein afterwards with some carbs to top off my glycogen reserves. But if I have been eating good snacks throughout the day, it doesn't require a major effort to recover. Rumi |
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Post by dogrescuer on Jan 26, 2018 1:38:23 GMT -8
What is Ataxia? What do you use for recovery?So So Ataxia is a debilitating neurological disease that has rendered me disabled , I hate the word disabled yuck. Which means I cant participate in a lot of activities that I would like to ie running, backpacking etc. I am still very interested in all aspects of hiking ie dressing properly, nutrition and the list goes on. Believe it or not, backpacking burns a lot of calories and at times, can severely tax your body. People use various things to replenish their bodies, much as all athletes do. That is why it is important to have a good balance of snacks to eat. Having only sugary snacks is going to leave a person depleted of needed nutrients even though they have plenty of calories. Having a mix of protein, omega-3 fats, and complex/simple carbs, with plenty of vitamins and minerals will go a long way to continuously replenish the body. I have witnessed many people bonk because they were trying to get by on crap food throughout the day. They started with poptarts for breakfast and went downhill from there, eating candy bars and stuff throughout the day. Then at dinner they ate some instant ramen with more crap or a MountainHouse freeze-dried sodium-fest. And they wondered why getting up to that last mountain pass kicked their heiny. After a couple hard days on a diet like that, it just catches up with them. When I am doing trailwork, which can sometimes be exhausting, I am careful about spacing out my snacks, having some protein, some simple carbs, some complex carbs, and some just plain treats. I can sometimes make adjustments just by being aware of how I am feeling. I like some protein afterwards with some carbs to top off my glycogen reserves. But if I have been eating good snacks throughout the day, it doesn't require a major effort to recover. Rumi And the obesity level in this country is digusting, definitely off so inevitably on the trail. It starts somewhere. |
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Post by outbac1 on Jan 26, 2018 12:17:28 GMT -8
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Post by dogrescuer on Jan 27, 2018 2:36:45 GMT -8
Yeah mine is genetic shrinking of the cerebellum.
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Post by tallgrass on Jan 28, 2018 7:38:59 GMT -8
Whats up with coco water? I bring coco water powder on a hike and I leave a few liters in the car, I find the drink to be refreshing for a something something at the end of the day or as a post hike refreshment. Coco water = coconut water? Or coco = cocoa = chocolate? I'm intrigued and confused. |
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