Carabao SPORT

I see this is our drink sponsor for the season. Do these things help or hinder a modern sportsperson? And what the heck do electrolytes have to do with anything.
I understand replacing lost fluids with water works so is this just an overpriced gimmick ?

Quoted from Wedidntdidwe

I see this is our drink sponsor for the season. Do these things help or hinder a modern sportsperson? And what the heck do electrolytes have to do with anything.
I understand replacing lost fluids with water works so is this just an overpriced gimmick ?

Ribena mixed with a bit of salt would probably do the same job.

I’m not sure if our fans should be encouraged to drink isotonic drinks though. I’d stick to water or Docks Beers.

Man has survived the brisk 20 minute along Grimsby Rd for the past 130 years on a combination of haddock, water, tea and ale. No need for dubiously branded, Thai energy drinks.

It gives me the sh*ts.

Ice cold water for me  please.  Diabetic

I can run 100 mtrs in 2Hrs. 29mins. with or without

Quoted from Wedidntdidwe

I see this is our drink sponsor for the season. Do these things help or hinder a modern sportsperson? And what the heck do electrolytes have to do with anything.
I understand replacing lost fluids with water works so is this just an overpriced gimmick ?

Nerd klaxon.....

When you sweat you don't just sweat liquid, you lose minerals that are essential to the smooth running of your body as a system (it's why sweat tastes salty) and they are collectively known as electrolytes. So a good 'sports drink' will replace liquid and electrolytes.

Quoted from davmariner

It gives me the sh*ts.

Blimey, it's like Oscar Wilde, Shakespeare and Byron are posting on this forum. The poetry...

These posts have me made me  

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

Nerd klaxon.....

When you sweat you don't just sweat liquid, you lose minerals that are essential to the smooth running of your body as a system (it's why sweat tastes salty) and they are collectively known as electrolytes. So a good 'sports drink' will replace liquid and electrolytes.

Very good breakdown.

The average guy/girl in the street won't feel the benefit of a good sports drink, a prime athlete will definitely feel the benefit of a good sports drink as part of wider good to outstanding nutrition and hydration.  

If you're asking if Carabao Sport is a good sports drink I would probably say no.  It's full of a lot of excrement, see below, but a professional athlete will do enough to more or less counter that excrement.  The average consumer won't.  Knut jokes (I think) that it's not much better than Ribena with a pinch of salt, he's not far wrong.  

Sports Science is great. But my god there's some absolute excrement that's flooded the market in the last 10 or so years with the marketing appeal that it makes you like the elites, this is just another example of such.

TL;DR - It's excrement, save your money.

Spring Water, Dextrose Monohydrate, Fructose, Citric Acid, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), Flavourings, Stabilisers (Acacia Gum, Glycerol Esters of Wood Rosins), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Sweeteners (Sucralose, Acesulfame K), Vitamins (B3, B5, B6, B12), Colour (Beta Carotene), Dimethyl decarbonate.

Quoted from Wedidntdidwe

I see this is our drink sponsor for the season. Do these things help or hinder a modern sportsperson? And what the heck do electrolytes have to do with anything.
I understand replacing lost fluids with water works so is this just an overpriced gimmick ?

At £2 per litre its a million times more expensive than water with this cr@p inside Carbonated Water, Sucrose, Citric Acid, Taurine (0.3%), Flavourings, Aspartame, Stevia (Sweeteners), Caffeine (0.032%), Inositol, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Riboflavin, Caramel (Colour), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative).

Better use it as a paint stripper.

Quoted from GrimPol

At £2 per litre its a million times more expensive than water with this cr@p inside Carbonated Water, Sucrose, Citric Acid, Taurine (0.3%), Flavourings, Aspartame, Stevia (Sweeteners), Caffeine (0.032%), Inositol, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Riboflavin, Caramel (Colour), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative).

Better use it as a paint stripper.

Not sure I'd describe: carbonated water, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Riboflavin, Niacin, and Taurin as cr@p. Just because you don't know what they are it doesn't make those ingredients cr@p.

to quote from the film Idiocracy : "you guys drink water? like the stuff in toilets?"  and  "Carabao-it's got electrolytes, it's what plants crave"

Quoted from OddShapedBalls

to quote from the film Idiocracy : "you guys drink water? like the stuff in toilets?"  and  "Carabao-it's got electrolytes, it's what plants crave"

Well I'm sure that will be of great benefit to Charlie Carrot and Bertie Beetroot, our hopeful new signings in the January transfer window.

Quoted from BulkyMariner

Not sure I'd describe: carbonated water, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Riboflavin, Niacin, and Taurin as cr@p. Just because you don't know what they are it doesn't make those ingredients cr@p.

Taurin.........isn't that bull's p1ss ?

Quoted from rancido

Well I'm sure that will be of great benefit to Charlie Carrot and Bertie Beetroot, our hopeful new signings in the January transfer window.

I hope we're not in for Bertie Beetroot, his legumes have gone.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

I hope we're not in for Bertie Beetroot, his legumes have gone.

I think you are getting him confused with Percy Pea and Barry Bean - their legumes have certainly gone.

Quoted from BulkyMariner

Not sure I'd describe: carbonated water, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Riboflavin, Niacin, and Taurin as cr@p. Just because you don't know what they are it doesn't make those ingredients cr@p.

My apologies, I should have said Poisonus Cr@p

Additives in Caraboa
Stevia
"Stevia may also:
Affect the healthy bacteria in your stomach, causing gas and bloating
  Raise heart attack and stroke risks, because it's often mixed with erythritol, which has been found to increase these risks"
Aspartame
World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
IARC is the cancer research agency of the WHO. One of its major roles is to identify causes of cancer.
IARC classifies aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2B), based on limited evidence it might cause cancer (specifically liver cancer) in people. IARC also notes there is limited evidence for cancer in lab animals and limited evidence related to possible mechanisms for it causing cancer.

Quoted from moosey_club

Taurin.........isn't that bull's p1ss ?

Apparently:

Overview
Taurine is a type of chemical called an amino sulfonic acid. It occurs naturally in the body. The best food sources are meat, fish, and eggs.

Taurine has important functions in the heart and brain. It helps support nerve growth. It might also benefit people with heart failure by lowering blood pressure and calming the nervous system. This might help prevent heart failure from becoming worse.

People take taurine for congestive heart failure (CHF) and swelling of the liver (hepatitis). It is also used for obesity, athletic performance, fatigue, diabetes, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.

Don't confuse taurine with homotaurine. These are not the same.

Please no jokes about homo taurine, I can hear the childish giggling already.....

Quoted from rancido

I think you are getting him confused with Percy Pea and Barry Bean - their legumes have certainly gone.

I couldn't, you hadn't made them up until 45 minutes after my post.

Quoted from OddShapedBalls

Apparently:

Overview
Taurine is a type of chemical called an amino sulfonic acid. It occurs naturally in the body. The best food sources are meat, fish, and eggs.

Taurine has important functions in the heart and brain. It helps support nerve growth. It might also benefit people with heart failure by lowering blood pressure and calming the nervous system. This might help prevent heart failure from becoming worse.

People take taurine for congestive heart failure (CHF) and swelling of the liver (hepatitis). It is also used for obesity, athletic performance, fatigue, diabetes, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.

Don't confuse taurine with homotaurine. These are not the same.

Please no jokes about homo taurine, I can hear the childish giggling already.....

No jokes about homo taurine? B*gger.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

I hope we're not in for Bertie Beetroot, his legumes have gone.

Beautiful. Full of fibre. Lovely stuff - it’s why I pay Rob my monthly subs (that and he knows where I live / dog).

‘One of the best’ - Woman’s Weekly

I’m going use this at jazz club.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

Beautiful. Full of fibre. Lovely stuff - it’s why I pay Rob my monthly subs (that and he knows where I live / dog).

‘One of the best’ - Woman’s Weekly

I’m going use this at jazz club.

And we all know the first rule of jazz club.....don't admit publicly that you like jazz.

Nice......

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

And we all know the first rule of jazz club.....don't admit publicly that you like jazz.

Nice......

" Jazz - delicious hot , disgusting cold " . The Bonzo Dog Doodah Band.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

And we all know the first rule of jazz club.....don't admit publicly that you like jazz.

Nice......

…..grrrrrreat!!!!