During workout/sports session your body burns the glucose that was stored in your body into energy for the body. After workout/sports your body will be low on fuel, thats when 100 plus should come in, because your body will suck it up like a sponge and store those glucose while burning some to gain energy for the rest of the day. Drinking 100 plus after or during workout/sports is a good idea to replenish the energy that you have lost (drink the amount of 100 plus depending on how heavy your sports session is). Drinking 100 plus everyday without working out or doing sports is gonna make you store a lot of glucose in your blood that won't be turned into energy, that's when you're asking for trouble, especially if you don't drink a lot of plain water throughout the day, your blood is gonna run as slow as KL traffic at 5pm rush hour! and the glucose gonna be stuck there like how you would in a heavy traffic jam in KL.

This post has been edited by Iliveunderwater: Dec 14 2007, 02:02 PM

Skymyxe, I think what your PE Instructor said only applies when you haven't eaten enough about an hour before your workout to fuel your body. In my opinion, eating an hour before a sports session is a must to get the full and best performance from our body and it applies to any sports. 100 Plus during and after workout is considered optional but recommended. What most important is you get some glucose during or after your workout cuz your body will be running out of it and need it. Not just glucose actually, all those other nutrition as well, such as protein, carbs and fats.



PS: oh yeah and warmup is a definitely a must, good job and good thinking there

This post has been edited by Iliveunderwater: Dec 18 2007, 07:25 PM

The best just drink both 100 plus and plain water dduring and/or after workout. I did that last time while working out, drink 100 plus then water then 100 plus then water LOL. Cuz if drink 100 plus only, will feel thirsty, but if drink plain water only, feel refresh but won't feel really the energy.

But you guys are mad man, 1.5 litre of 100 plus drink after workout?? thats damn big (1.5L is the biggest bottle one right? forgot), even half of it is quite a lot. I usually just drink just the small can, or the regular size bottle.

Cold plain water also cools down your body temperature.