PW mixed with some kind of juice/carb source...

[rchapman]

I mix my PW with 8oz of Welch's Grape juice and 12oz of water. It tastes awesome and gives me extra carbs plus antioxidants during my workout. Anyone else do anything similar? I'm up for trying different combos.

[JC32]

Sometimes I mix it with my Healthy Balance Acai/Pomegranate Juce. And I always mix it with PiT for weight training.

[jiritt0]

coconut water + wrath for conditioning -- nothing comes close




(unless you can stomach bulk aminos and coconut water)

[force]

coconut water? never heard of that. got a link to it?

[5six]

Which flavour of Grape Juice? If I remember, it comes it white and something else. What flavour of PW also?

[Sunny]

wow coconut water...never thought of that

[jiritt0]

http://www.amazon.com/Vita-Coco-Coco...3826957&sr=8-1


High in potassium, free of fat, cholesterol, and sugar; low in acidity
Contains five essential electrolytes--potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and phosphorous


it's gatorade without all the negatives of fake sugar

I used the plain flavor, it tastes like chemically water straight, but mixed with PW and drank during an intense conditioning workout its beautiful and amazing. I would problaly not attempt flavored ones, unless you really enjoy it and drink it outside of training



for an added bonus, drop ALL dairy intake (drink almond milk). You will feel amazing.

[Sunny]

i remember in dominican republic we were given coconut water after being outside all day and instead of gatorade and pedialyte in other situations. Good thinking with this. Just wish it was cheaper :/ maybe living in miami i can go pick them off of trees! lol

[jiritt0]

9.99 times out of 10, what is best for you body now and in the long run is more expensive than what is not/what is highly marketed..

[Controlled Labs]

9.99 times out of 10, what is best for you body now and in the long run is more expensive than what is not/what is highly marketed..

yup, but many arent willing to pay the extra price, that is why processed foods are 98% of the market.

[jiritt0]

processed foods are 98% of the market.

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64% of adults being overweight or obese, and 26% are obese (as of 2006)

(^from Obesity Statistics: U.S. Obesity Trends". North American Association for the Study of Obesity. 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/200602061...ity_trends.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-08.)




Should current trends continue, 75% of adults in the United States are projected to be overweight and 41% obese by 2015

(^ from Wang, Youfa; Beydoun, May A (2007), "The obesity epidemic in the United States—gender, age, socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and geographic characteristics: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis", Epidemiologic Reviews (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), doi:doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm007)

yup, but many arent willing to pay the extra price,

The direct medical cost of obesity and indirect economic loss to obesity has been estimated to be as high as $61 billion and $117 billion in 2000.

(^from Wellman, Nancy; Friedberg, Barbara (2002), "Causes and consequences of adult obesity: health, social and economic impacts in the United States", Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition (Wiley-Blackwell) 11 (S8): S705-S713 )


Researchers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and RTI International estimate that in 2003, obesity-attributable medical expenditures reached $75 billion.

(from ^ Obesity Costs States Billions in Medical Expenses, CDC, 2004-01-21, http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r040121.htm, retrieved 2008-03-31)






info/refs from wikipedia page : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity..._United_States



granted, processed foods alone aren't the cause for obesity; but if you ask me, it is the LARGEST player right beside the way technology has taken over the american lifestyle...

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[farmerson12]

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granted, processed foods alone aren't the cause for obesity; but if you ask me, it is the LARGEST player right beside the way technology has taken over the american lifestyle...

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I definitely agree. Plus alota people are to undisciplined and lazy to try to eat healthy. Not all but most that Ive seen.

[jiritt0]

Nutrition is by far one of the most difficult aspects of things! There is such mis-information out there from extreme point of views, and once you begin eating "healthy" there is even misconceptions about natural, organic, etc. (ex: an egg can be listed as cage free if a chicken has at least 15 minutes of cage free time a day -- don't hold me to that #, but it is a really low amount, trust me)

and than when you get into cellular reactions to food, it becomes even more complex!! I've read alot about certain things causes cellular inflammation ; mainly dairy, corn, wheat, sugar and saturated fat -- cut dairy from your diet for 1 month and feel the diff! it's amazing

I was lucky to get free attendance at a weekend nutrition specialist seminar last fall -- it was very interesting -- very difficult to talk food all day long when you weigh 240lb and train like a freak .. I had more food in 2-3 hours sitting there than most people did all day at the thing..I was telling em my diet from the weekday prior for some ratio thing, and they lady stopped writing on the board by the time i finished my 2nd lunch haha


knowledge = power; serious. read a training/health book a month and see what happens.

[Sunny]

this is all true BUT some people truely cant afford to shop at whole foods or any organic market let alone spend money on expensive supplements when they just need to eat. crappy food is cheaper AND more convenient.....sucks but thats life

[farmerson12]

this is all true BUT some people truely cant afford to shop at whole foods or any organic market let alone spend money on expensive supplements when they just need to eat. crappy food is cheaper AND more convenient.....sucks but thats life

I do agree with you man. Even though its stupid that healthy food is more expensive, its true. But Im am going to say that at least 70%(and Im being generous) of the population that doesnt eat well can afford it. They just put their money in other things like vehicles, beer, cigarettes, extra cirricular activities, and so on. In my home town, alot of people lived in shacks but drove vehicles that cost 30grand. They have different priorities. If they really wanted to healthier, they could. They just dont want to.