The One Drink That Kept Me Going (When Gatorade Let Me Down)

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After every gym set, my throat felt like the Sahara.

Water didn’t cut it. Gatorade gave me a sugar high, then a crash.
Even coconut water felt overhyped.

I wanted something simple that actually worked.
No fake flavors. No crash. Just hydration.

Turns out, the best fix wasn’t in a bottle.
It was in my kitchen the whole time.

CRASH: The False Promise of “Energy” Drinks

Let’s break this down. I know you will skip ahead the routine because I do that too, but you need to know why it works

When you work out, you sweat out electrolytes — mainly sodium, potassium, and magnesium.
Water rehydrates, yes. But it doesn’t replace what you lost in sweat.

So your body stays tired. You drink more. Still tired.
Your focus? Gone.
Your stamina? Meh.

Enter: the bright-colored sugar bombs like Gatorade.

They give you salt and sugar, yes…
But at the cost of a blood sugar spike, artificial additives, and a post-workout crash.