How bad is Soda?

[vrstywrestler]

Just wondering...

How bad is Soda while your training and why? Just curious.

-Aaron

 

[seven11]

its the stalin of drinks

 

[LAM]

Just wondering...

How bad is Soda while your training and why? Just curious.

-Aaron

soda provides empty calories. which means besides the sugars there are no vitamns, minerals, etc. contained in the beverage. they have no nutritional value. when sugar is consumed in excess it can decrease insulin sensitivity. when insulin sensitivity decreases less nutrients are stored in skeletal muscle are more are diverted to fat cells.

 

[XcelKrush]

Try to switch to diet and even then limit it to a just 1 or servings a day. Whenever I want a diet soda, I drink a tall glass of water. Then if I still want one I drink it.

 

[drickanderson]

When I was in football, our coach always told us we couldn't drink anything carbonated because carbonation constricts your airway. Don't know how true that is, but I know that the buttloads of sugar in there aren't good.

 

[LAM]

When I was in football, our coach always told us we couldn't drink anything carbonated because carbonation constricts your airway.

there is no truth to that at all...

 

[XcelKrush]

It can give you stomach pressure and gas which is not very helpful when excersizing.

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Just wondering...

How bad is Soda while your training and why? Just curious.

-Aaron

Bump LAM - soda is NOT good at anytime - it is just empty sugar calories.

Stick to water.

 

[ChrisROCK]

Diet too?

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Diet too?

Well, diet is not empty calories but all the false sugars and other things in it are not the best for you so I would limit the quantity you drink.

But I would still only recommend water during actual lifting sessions.

 

[Benson]

Just wondering...

How bad is Soda while your training and why? Just curious.

-Aaron

Beyond being calorie loaded, the use of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) as the sweetener in most sodas has its own issues. Basically, the body is not set up to deal with large amounts of fructose. While it doesn't have a direct impact on blood glucose levels like other sugars, it ends up getting metabolized by the liver and causing a spike in triglycerides. Lots of fructose basically primes to body to produce fat. It has been theorized that its the dramatic shift to HFCS in the American diet that is largely responsible for the expanding American waistline.

Even if you drink diet, the phosphoric acid and carbonation are rough on tooth enamel and excess phosphorus can cause calcium to leach from the bones.

In short, soda should be consumed like birthday cake...a couple of times a year on special occasions.

 

[thinman]

I don't drink pop much but I was just having a root beer and it read 45g sugar, on my sugar bag it says 4 g each teaspoon, that almost 12 teaspoons a can, eek! almost all the ingredients are all sugars, sheesh! remember when it was made with sarsaparilla root ?
In the UK we had Dandelion & Burdock pop.

 

[FishOrCutBait]

Bro, soda is never, ever good. And it's not even good tasting, tastes like car-battery...

 

[FishOrCutBait]

its the stalin of drinks

Soda makes stalin look like Mahatma Ghandi...

 

[maniclion]

Anything that can be used to remove rust concerns me about putting it in my body.

 

[greekblondechic]

Yummm....

 

[seven11]

Soda makes stalin look like Mahatma Ghandi...

lol, good one

 

[thinman]

Mahatma Ghandi

Charles Atlas sent Mahatma Ghandi his Dynamic tension course.

 

[squanto]

If you're a soda drinker, try replacing it with juice. That's what I did, then I started drinking water instead. I don't even like soda any more.... there are so many kinds of juice that taste better anyway. Try to stick with juices that don't have added sugar... they taste the same anyway IMO.

 

[HardTrainer]

Dont Drink Soda It Will Destory All Your Muscle Gains

 

[sara]

If you really need some flavored drink try Crystal light sugar free drinks

Imagine drinking pure sugar while you drinking soda and you will stop drinking soda

 

[Super Hulk]

If you really need some flavored drink try Crystal light sugar free drinks

Imagine drinking pure sugar while you drinking soda and you will stop drinking soda

Yea short terms gains in exchange for your health later

in case you didnt know:

Diet soda is bad for your health
and so is Crystal light

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* migraines and severe headaches (Trigger or Cause From Chronic Intake)
* memory loss (common toxicity effects)
* slurring of speech
* confusion
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* chronic fatigue
* depression
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* irritability
* panic attacks (common aspartame toxicity reaction)
* marked personality changes
* phobias
* rapid heart beat, tachycardia (another frequent reaction)
* asthma
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* hypertension (high blood pressure)
* nausea or vomitting
* diarrhea
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* burning urination & other urination problems
* excessive thirst or excessive hunger
* bloating, edema (fluid retention)
* infection susceptibility
* joint pain
* brain cancer (Pre-approval studies in animals)
* death

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[sara]

Thanks for the info Super Hulk

Moderation is the key

 

[vrstywrestler]

Thanks for all the info guys and gals. I didn't drink soda for the 6 years i wrestled. Then when i stopped...it was like i went on a soda binge. Now im addicted. If i dont have one by 10 or 11 in the morning i have a killer headache. I have been lowering the intake little by little. I know its bad for me and i need to stop...its just really hard to quite all together. Thanks again.

-Aaron

 

[Deezus]

i tried the new Diet Coke with Splenda in it the other day. I've always hated diet coke, and stayed away from Coke Classic cause its really damn bad for you. I must say though the new formula is VERY tasty,and I LOATHE diet drinks, I'd give it a shot if you need something besides water.

 

[Bick]

i must say i disagree with a lot of the responses on the thread. Soda is fine, as long as you stick to diet. I've been drinking a ton of diet soda every day for 3 years. hell I'll even take one to the gym with me (or a sugar free redbull if im really tired) because I go after I get off work, and im always ass tired cause my shift starts at 4 in the morning.

True, drinking as much diet soda as i do isnt exactly the healthiest thing I could be doing, but i dont buy all the cancer claims. Those lab tests are all fundamentally flawed. And surely one or two cans a day aint gonna kill you. I drink a lot of water but if im eating something salty or just watching TV and bored I dont want any damn water

 

[GFR]

End of thread, soda is crap.