Gatorade- Truth or Myth?
Shianne Lindsay
If sports drinks are designed to enhance an athletes performance, then drinking a sports drink throughout athletic activity will improve the performance.
IV- Drinking gatorade
DV- Performance during working out (energy level and hydration)
Constants:
~ Amount of sleep
~ Morning workout
~ Diet
~ same afternoon workout (time and activity)
Procedure
6.5 hours of sleep
morning workout
Same diet
Same afternoon activity/activity length.
staying well hydrated
Water the first day, gatorade the second day
Results
Day one- water
hydrated, normal performance.
Day two- gatorade
dehydrated, slightly more sluggish performance.
Things that might influence:
Different foods eaten throughout the day
different activities during practice.
Why did the results come out the way they did?
What I think:
Sugar in the gatorade
Scientific research:
Body tissue absorbs what it can (electrolytes, protein, carbs) "floats around"
artificial sugars, over power blood stream, formaldehyde
truth or hoax?
HOAX!! unless activity is for 6 or more hours or did not eat.
water overall was better in my situation