Gatorade

[LouisianaCarry]

Took another multi-day course in THE SUN the past couple days. (Tactical Rifle course at Trinity Tactical Institute, BTW- you guys should have been there).

Anyway, in the past, I have not focused hard enough on staying hydrated. This weekend, I was sucking down cold Gatorade at every interval, and even though it was hot as hell, I am feeling MUCH better than I was after my last summer course.

Oh, and I remembered the sunscreen this time, too.

Little things make life so much better.

Oh, and for those of you w/o reddots (Mine is an EOTech 557, the drop compensated reticle is pretty sweet)- try them if you haven't yet. Those of us with them were smoking those without (all experienced shooters) on acquisition times, especially at longer ranges.

Oh, and my 3X flip to side magnifier was almost considered cheating- one instructor asked me if I would shoot w/o it for awhile on the long range scrambles, so the times would be more fair. LOL. WORTH the money, for sure.

 

[spanky]

Give powerade zero a try. All the hydration without all the sugar.

 

[topgunz1]

<the water boy>water sucks, gatorade is better</the water boy>

 

[CajunTim]

Dehydration sucks, I like powerade myself I have been drinking at least one a day for years, I know at 240 cal per I could be skinny. The zero didn't do it for me.

 

[CajunTim]

Wheres the pics?

 

[spanky]

I find that the zero tastes better a little warmer than right out of the fridge/cooler/etc.

 

[tmlowe]

Suck down water and lots of it everyday. Cheaper and no sugar

 

[asianpersuasion]

Option FTW

 

[Conceyted]

Give powerade zero a try. All the hydration without all the sugar.

does it still contain HFC?

 

[spanky]

I don't have one near me so I can't say for sure but if my trainer looked at the ingredients and said it's okay then I have to assume no.

 

[Conceyted]

Nm just looked it up. No HFC! thats the only reason i stopped drinking powderade. I have cut out soft drinks and caffine completely from my diet for a while now. Gonna have to try Powerade Zero

 

[tmlowe]

I had drill this weekend and did lots of PT in the 95* weather. 2 gallons of water a day = more time in the bathroom than in the front leaning rest

 

[Nick]

I'll agree on staying hydrated. I spent an entire day riding my 4 wheeler on my new hunting lease and stayed drinking poweraide and even though I got sunburned, I didn't dry out and it didn't bother me any. I wasn't fatigued either.

 

[LouisianaCarry]

Wheres the pics?

 

[Manimal]

Try some of this, http://www.emergenc.com/ > Gatorade.

 

[CajunTim]

Looks like a good time. Only six in the class? Is that a normal size class?

 

[Richierich]

Bah gatorade and powerade both fail they need to bring back 10-K.

 

[LouisianaCarry]

Looks like a good time. Only six in the class? Is that a normal size class?

No, that is the smallest one I have seen. Maybe it was the heat.

The rifle classes usually are smaller than the pitol classes, but I was expecting about 10.

 

[spanky]

Bah gatorade and powerade both fail they need to bring back 10-K.

PoweradeZero usually replenishes me pretty well after a workout.

 

[JadeRaven]

10-K was awesome.