What Do You Drink During a Round?

[sjduffers]

Iced water in my Yeti 32oz bottle. I refill it at the water stations on the course, if needed: the ice usually lasts until the end, so the water is always cold. In the summer, I can be downing 3 or more of those. On those days I occasionally add a Sprite bottle as well.

[DrMJG]

During a round, depending on heat and need, 1 or 2 Powerades Sugar Free.  Any adult beverage are 19th hole only, or when I return home.

 

[IowaGreg]

2 hours ago, boogielicious said:

I've tried a bunch of things and only hydration and electrolytes work and even then, I can get night cramps. Even swimming, I get foot cramps. I've had the issue since I was a child and you know I am no spring chicken anymore!

You have probably already tried - but, just in case...…

Quinine (used to be used for malaria) can be used for leg cramps.  Several products with it out there.

I use 500mg of magnesium tablets in the evening right before bed.  Works about 90% of the time for me...…..

 

[WUTiger]

On 1/29/2020 at 2:10 PM, leftybutnotPM said:

Water. Nothing else is required in 99% of conditions.

If you are going to drink Gatorade or "sports drinks" you may as well drink coke.

A round of golf is not strenuous exercise or a "workout".

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) concludes that sports drinks can be helpful for intense exercise that lasts more than an hour. ...

I drink extra water the night before, and take a potassium pill in AM. If it's a two-day tournament, I drink no alcohol between rounds.

On course, I start off with water from my blue reusable bottle. On the back, I drink some GatorAde or PowerAde, and eat a Cliff bar at the turn. Without the sports drink, I risk getting crampy in legs and forearms.

Don't tell me to eat bananas, they give me an upset stomach.

And, your framing of golf as not strenuous exercise is highly misleading. It may not be as strenuous as weightlifting, but it is sustained exercise over several hours. I work with a marathon runner, and he says athletes need electrolyte replenishment for sustained exercise over two hours, as sustained water-only flushes electrolytes from system and can lead to cramps.

[Double Mocha Man]

57 minutes ago, IowaGreg said:

Quinine (used to be used for malaria) can be used for leg cramps.  Several products with it out there.

I get my quinine from a daily gin & tonic, or two.  No wonder I rarely have leg cramps.

29 minutes ago, WUTiger said:

 

And, your framing of golf as not strenuous exercise is highly misleading. It may not be as strenuous as weightlifting, but it is sustained exercise over several hours. 

 

I learned playing college golf that I couldn't, on my free food account during the season, that I could not have a big medium rare steak, baked potato, blue cheese drizzled salad and iced tea before a match.  I would show up on the first tee like a lazy cat ready for a nap.  The golf swing is a semi-violent movement (1.5 seconds of pure athleticism)... the rest of your body needs to be in keeping with that.  Lean and mean.

Edited January 30, 2020 by Double Mocha Man

[leftybutnotPM]

10 hours ago, WUTiger said:

 

And, your framing of golf as not strenuous exercise is highly misleading. It may not be as strenuous as weightlifting, but it is sustained exercise over several hours.

Oh come off it. You're going for a walk over 4 and a half hours. And a lot of peiople on this forum ride in carts every round. I'll be playing in 40 degree C plus tomorrow and I have to drink A LOT OF extra water. That's it. You've literally drunk the Kool Aid of the manufacturers of "sports" drinks.

Edited January 31, 2020 by leftybutnotPM

[boogielicious]

5 hours ago, leftybutnotPM said:

Oh come off it. You're going for a walk over 4 and a half hours. And a lot of peiople on this forum ride in carts every round. I'll be playing in 40 degree C plus tomorrow and I have to drink A LOT OF extra water. That's it. You've literally drunk the Kool Aid of the manufacturers of "sports" drinks.

Kool aid doesn’t have electrolytes. 😜

[DrMJG]

1 minute ago, boogielicious said:

Kool aid doesn’t have electrolytes. 😜

electrolytes are recommended for older people who may need to retain hydration.

 

[boogielicious]

Just now, DrMJG said:

electrolytes are recommended for older people who may need to retain hydration.

 

I was being sarcastic. Electrolytes are very important regardless of what he stated. A woman marathoner died several years ago at the Boston Marathon because she hydrated before the race with only water and drank only water in the race. She essentially diluted her blood of electrolytes.

If you sweat a lot in a round, you need to replace the electrolytes. It may only take one bottle worth or with food, but you still need to replace it.

[ncates00]

18 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

I was being sarcastic. Electrolytes are very important regardless of what he stated. A woman marathoner died several years ago at the Boston Marathon because she hydrated before the race with only water and drank only water in the race. She essentially diluted her blood of electrolytes.

If you sweat a lot in a round, you need to replace the electrolytes. It may only take one bottle worth or with food, but you still need to replace it.

Is there a way to do this without getting sugary drinks?  serious question.

[IowaGreg]

How and Why to Make a Sugar-Free Electrolyte Drink

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On a low-carb diet, your electrolyte needs go up and that's doubly true if you exercise or get ill. Here's how to make a sports drink without the sugar.

It turns out that 2 tablespoons of lemon juice contain almost exactly the amount of potassium in 8 ounces of a typical sports drink. A pinch of salt supplies 110 milligrams of sodium, the same amount in 8 ounces of a sports drink. So, if you want to make your own low-carb sports drink, it's quite easy.

However, if you've ever walked down the sports drinks aisle at the drugstore, you know there's a lot of sugar and other junk added to these items. There is a scientific reason behind why many of these drinks contain sugar; a quick shot of sugar provides helpful glucose for replenishing energy stores. Sugar is for taste, but also for fuel. People whose bodies are used to using carbohydrate for energy often find it is helpful to have extra sugar during heavy exercise. But low-carb dieters generally need to avoid this added sugar.

[1puttpete]

Water mostly and one 12 oz gator

[boogielicious]

2 hours ago, ncates00 said:

Is there a way to do this without getting sugary drinks?  serious question.

I use this stuff because it has no sugar and is less expensive. 
 

Ultima Replenisher Electrolyte Hydration Powder, Lemonade, 20 Count Stickpacks - Sugar Free, 0 Calories, 0 Carbs - Gluten-Free, Keto, Non-GMO with Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium, 2.5 Ounce (Pack of 1)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IIGOR42/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_k.dnEbNAK6VC8

 

[Cantankerish]

Brawndo.

 

[WUTiger]

On 1/31/2020 at 12:57 AM, leftybutnotPM said:

Oh come off it. You're going for a walk over 4 and a half hours. And a lot of peiople on this forum ride in carts every round. I'll be playing in 40 degree C plus tomorrow and I have to drink A LOT OF extra water. That's it. You've literally drunk the Kool Aid of the manufacturers of "sports" drinks.

lefty,

Are you trying to convince me or yourself? I have a slight potassium deficiency, and without some sports drink at the turn, I tend to get crampy on the back nine. I draw upon 50 years of golfing and caddying for my statement. (After a multi-decade layoff from caddying, I caddied at a hot summer LPGA tournament in 2017).

If you want water only, go for it. Just stay out of my way when I snag a bottle of PowerAde from the passing beverage cart.

[Buzzy]

beer on the front to take away body pain

beer on the back to erase memory of bad shots

[Buckeyebowman]

On 1/31/2020 at 1:57 AM, leftybutnotPM said:

Oh come off it. You're going for a walk over 4 and a half hours. And a lot of peiople on this forum ride in carts every round. I'll be playing in 40 degree C plus tomorrow and I have to drink A LOT OF extra water. That's it. You've literally drunk the Kool Aid of the manufacturers of "sports" drinks.

OK, So you're playing a very physical game on a hot day,  If your electrolytes get too low, you will know it! Ask me how I know!

On 1/31/2020 at 7:22 AM, DrMJG said:

electrolytes are recommended for older people who may need to retain hydration.

 

They are recommended for anyone who sweats excessively, for whatever reason! That's why we were fed "salt gels" at the steel mill! We sweated profusely! They realized that we needed some help, But the science wasn't very well advanced in the early to mid 1970's! 

[bwdial]

On 1/31/2020 at 11:31 AM, Cantankerish said:

Brawndo.

 

It's what plants crave!

I usually bring water in a thermal bottle and an insulated cup.  When it's really hot, I'll grab a Gatorade.