Is it electrolytes or just sodium? That’s how these prime wankers are selling their drinks. It has so much electrolytes, when in reality it’s just salt.
That is an electrolyte? It just has to be a mineral that carries charge. 3 big ones in your body are sodium, potassium and calcium which all are core parts of the ion channels running your nerves and muscles.
The saltiness of people’s sweat varies quite a lot, so you may just not lose a lot of sodium that would otherwise need to be replaced via electrolytes.
Same, though it definitely increases the amount of water you can carry internally and steadies the rate at which water leaves your system. Both can be useful in situations where you need to “camel” water more often.
Also beginner athletes’ ability to maintain electrolyte homeostasis can be erratic, leading to a “better safe than sorry” policy, and of course salt is the easiest way to make new athletes hydrate until they learn to self regulate. That’s all I can think of.
Point of the pickle is for the electrolytes, not the water.
Is it electrolytes or just sodium? That’s how these prime wankers are selling their drinks. It has so much electrolytes, when in reality it’s just salt.
That is an electrolyte? It just has to be a mineral that carries charge. 3 big ones in your body are sodium, potassium and calcium which all are core parts of the ion channels running your nerves and muscles.
Fair.
Although, I do question whether people need be concerned about electrolytes, not throwing shade; genuinely curious.
I’ve worked in hot climates, ran marathons, etc and never felt the need for anything other than water, but I am happy to be humbled.
The saltiness of people’s sweat varies quite a lot, so you may just not lose a lot of sodium that would otherwise need to be replaced via electrolytes.
I have nothing to compare it to, but I’ve had it when running where you can actually feel grains of salt when wiping my forehead.
Same, though it definitely increases the amount of water you can carry internally and steadies the rate at which water leaves your system. Both can be useful in situations where you need to “camel” water more often.
Also beginner athletes’ ability to maintain electrolyte homeostasis can be erratic, leading to a “better safe than sorry” policy, and of course salt is the easiest way to make new athletes hydrate until they learn to self regulate. That’s all I can think of.