Coca-Cola After Workout

Diet and Nutrition
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COKE
1… In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the
truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2… You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two
days.

3… To clean a toilet: pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let
the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke
removes stains from vitreous china.

4… To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: rub the bumper with a
crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5… To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola
over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6… To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the
rusted bolt for several minutes.

7… To bake a moist ham: empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap
the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is
finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a
sumptuous brown gravy.

8… To remove grease from clothes: empty a can of coke into a load of greasy
clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will
help loosen grease stains.

9… It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

For Your Info

1… The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will
dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from
bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

2… To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use
the Hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

3… The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of
their trucks for about 20 years!

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[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
Some Coke urban legends [/quote]

Most of those have been busted.

Of course Coke isn’t health food.

Drinking one once in a while is OK but I wouldn’t drink it PWO as the OP indicated.

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[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
rrjc5488 wrote:
Some Coke urban legends

Most of those have been busted.

Of course Coke isn’t health food.

Drinking one once in a while is OK but I wouldn’t drink it PWO as the OP indicated.[/quote]

Yeah Pepsi’s MUCH better ; )

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[quote]

As usual-over the top hyperbole for a fairly mundane straight forward question.

No, coke or other sources of HFCS would not be optimal PWO or anytime. But to say that anyone with any respect at all for their body would/should never consume a coke or dew or pepsi or…
is simply nonsense. There are such things as cheat days and simple pleasures that one should not have to completely avoid ad-infitatum. It doesn’t make you irresponsible or disrespectful(hate the term)to your body to enjoy a soda occasionally.

Now if you are trying to get into contest shape and are 6 weeks away–I would probably avoid them. If you are working out to feel good and look good-enjoy the damn soda whenever you feel your diet can afford it.[/quote]

sasquatch

I understand where you’re coming from. I have very strong opinions regarding the consumption of colas.

You’re right, most people should have “cheat days”, and allow themselves some of lifes simple pleasures, but that is still no excuss for drinking pop. I’m sorry but there is NO excuse for drinking it.

When would you ever consider it ok to drink gasoline, or floor cleaner. OK, I know, they have nothing in common, but it’s something that simple common sense tells you is not fit for the human body to consume. Period.

Are you a smoker? Do you think it’s ok to put those chemicals into your body once in a while? As long as you did your cardio for the week then it’s ok?

Maybe you think I’m blowing the whole thing out of proportion and that’s fine, but I still don’t see how you could EVER justify drinking something that not only has no dietary value and does nothing good for your body and your teeth, but actually causes enormous damage.

Bottom line is that you can’t.

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[quote]GathCity wrote:
When would you ever consider it ok to drink gasoline, or floor cleaner. [/quote]

Pre-workout?

Seriously dude. Enormous damage to the human body? I can see a train doing serious damage to the human body, but not a Coke.

To the OP, the idea of a high GI drink after a workout is to get nutrients to the muscles as quickly as possible. The problem with a coke is that there isn’t any decent nutrients in it. No Protein, no BCAAs, just concentrated sugar. That is why a gatorade and whey combo, or heaven help me, Surge is a good idea.

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[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
COKE
1… In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the
truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2… You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two
days.

3… To clean a toilet: pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let
the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke
removes stains from vitreous china.

4… To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: rub the bumper with a
crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5… To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola
over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6… To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the
rusted bolt for several minutes.

7… To bake a moist ham: empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap
the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is
finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a
sumptuous brown gravy.

8… To remove grease from clothes: empty a can of coke into a load of greasy
clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will
help loosen grease stains.

9… It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

For Your Info

1… The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will
dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from
bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

2… To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use
the Hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

3… The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of
their trucks for about 20 years! [/quote]

Nice myths.

If you want a coke, post-workout is the best time to have one. I do it myself -occasionally.

People on this website are too anal, especially when bulking.

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[quote]supermick wrote:
chocolate milk!!

[/quote]

Yep, much better idea, and probably just as tasty.

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Of course dont forget that the caffeine in Coke acts as a diuretic in the body, and as such has a negative impact on overall hydration. Less continued overall hydration = more health related issues in the long run. When we start out as a fetus we are 99ish% water, born at about 90%, and reach adult age around 70%, and most people usually die at around 50% hydration. So you can logically infer from this progression that as the body moves away from being 100% hydrating, we see the body lose its ability to repair and fight degeneration of bone, muscle tissue, and immune disfunction. If you ever get a chance to compare, look at the organs of a 18 yo vs. a 50+ yo person. The 18 yo’s should have a squishy, hydrated look and feel, vs. the 50+ yo’s are going to be dry looking, not necessarily devoid of water, but much drier. So in conclusion, Coke as a “refreshing” drink is a 100% fallacy.

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[quote]Massif wrote:
Seriously dude. Enormous damage to the human body? I can see a train doing serious damage to the human body, but not a Coke.
[/quote]

Maybe you’re thinking of a toy train. The trains I’m thinking of would do more than JUST serious damage to the human body.

Here’s a few things that Coke and high sugar drinks can do for you:

1.Sugar can suppress your immune system and impair your defenses against infectious disease.
2.Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in your body: causes chromium and copper deficiencies and interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
3.Sugar can cause can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline, hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.

  1. Sugar can produce a significant rise in total cholesterol, triglycerides and bad cholesterol and a decrease in good cholesterol.

  2. Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function.

  3. Sugar feeds cancer cells and has been connected with the development of cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, rectum, pancreas, biliary tract, lung, gallbladder and stomach.

  4. Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose and can cause reactive hypoglycemia.

  5. Sugar can weaken eyesight.

  6. Sugar can cause many problems with the gastrointestinal tract including: an acidic digestive tract, indigestion, malabsorption in patients with functional bowel disease, increased risk of Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis.

  7. Sugar can cause premature aging.

  8. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.

  9. Sugar can cause your saliva to become acidic, tooth decay, and periodontal disease

  10. Sugar contributes to obesity.

  11. Sugar can cause autoimmune diseases such as: arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis.

  12. Sugar greatly assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albicans (yeast infections)

  13. Sugar can cause gallstones.

  14. Sugar can cause appendicitis.

  15. Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.

  16. Sugar can cause varicose veins.

  17. Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraceptive users.43

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  1. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.

  2. Sugar can cause a decrease in your insulin sensitivity thereby causing an abnormally high insulin levels and eventually diabetes.

  3. Sugar can lower your Vitamin E levels.

  4. Sugar can increase your systolic blood pressure.

  5. Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.

  6. High sugar intake increases advanced glycation end products (AGEs)(Sugar molecules attaching to and thereby damaging proteins in the body).

  7. Sugar can interfere with your absorption of protein.

  8. Sugar causes food allergies.

  9. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.

  10. Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.

  11. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.

  12. Sugar can impair the structure of your DNA.

  13. Sugar can change the structure of protein and cause a permanent alteration of the way the proteins act in your body.

  14. Sugar can make your skin age by changing the structure of collagen.

  15. Sugar can cause cataracts and nearsightedness.

  16. Sugar can cause emphysema.

  17. High sugar intake can impair the physiological homeostasis of many systems in your body.

  18. Sugar lowers the ability of enzymes to function.

  19. Sugar intake is higher in people with Parkinson’s disease.

  20. Sugar can increase the size of your liver by making your liver cells divide and it can increase the amount of liver fat.

  21. Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney such as the formation of kidney stones.

  22. Sugar can damage your pancreas.

  23. Sugar can increase your body’s fluid retention.

  24. Sugar is enemy #1 of your bowel movement.

  25. Sugar can compromise the lining of your capillaries.

  26. Sugar can make your tendons more brittle.

  27. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.

  28. Sugar can reduce the learning capacity, adversely affect school children’s grades and cause learning disorders.

  29. Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha, and theta brain waves which can alter your mind’s ability to think clearly.

  30. Sugar can cause depression.

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  1. Sugar can increase your risk of gout.

  2. Sugar can increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

  3. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalances such as: increasing estrogen in men, exacerbating PMS, and decreasing growth hormone.

  4. Sugar can lead to dizziness.

  5. Diets high in sugar will increase free radicals and oxidative stress.

  6. High sucrose diets of subjects with peripheral vascular disease significantly increases platelet adhesion.

  7. High sugar consumption of pregnant adolescents can lead to substantial decrease in gestation duration and is associated with a twofold increased risk for delivering a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infant.

  8. Sugar is an addictive substance.

  9. Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol.

  10. Sugar given to premature babies can affect the amount of carbon dioxide they produce.

  11. Decrease in sugar intake can increase emotional stability.

  12. Your body changes sugar into 2 to 5 times more fat in the bloodstream than it does starch.

  13. The rapid absorption of sugar promotes excessive food intake in obese subjects.

  14. Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

  15. Sugar adversely affects urinary electrolyte composition.

  16. Sugar can slow down the ability of your adrenal glands to function.

  17. Sugar has the potential of inducing abnormal metabolic processes in a normal healthy individual and to promote chronic degenerative diseases.

  18. I.V.s (intravenous feedings) of sugar water can cut off oxygen to your brain.103

  19. Sugar increases your risk of polio.

  20. High sugar intake can cause epileptic seizures.

  21. Sugar causes high blood pressure in obese people.

  22. In intensive care units: Limiting sugar saves lives.

  23. Sugar may induce cell death.

  24. In juvenile rehabilitation camps, when children were put on a low sugar diet, there was a 44 percent drop in antisocial behavior.

  25. Sugar dehydrates newborns.

  26. Sugar can cause gum disease.

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I don’t even know where to begin…

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What’s the difference between powdered gatorade and bottled gatorade?

I don’t do either normally. Just Surge.

And the only time I’ll drink a Coke is if I have a headache and the ibuprofen alone isn’t working. I drink a can of coke and bam, headaches gone.

RB

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Oh man, I hate the hype and horror stories.

The body is pretty damned good at dealing with little insults here and there in terms of food consumption.

Hell, like it or not we get mouse droppings, dead bugs and other crap in just about any food we eat. Our body is made to deal with this… as long as we feed it good nutritious food with plenty of antioxidants and so forth.

Don’t panic!

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Most of the above health problems cannot be simplified to one cause, and sugar is a weak “cause” at that. Health is a complex, multifactorial entity.

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[quote]vroom wrote:
Oh man, I hate the hype and horror stories.

The body is pretty damned good at dealing with little insults here and there in terms of food consumption.

Hell, like it or not we get mouse droppings, dead bugs and other crap in just about any food we eat. Our body is made to deal with this… as long as we feed it good nutritious food with plenty of antioxidants and so forth.

Don’t panic![/quote]

Common sense vroom

I had no idea an occasional coke would lead me down the path to:
toxemia
cataracts
emphysema
appendicitis
poor eyesight
arthritis
alcoholism
and even frickin’
POLIO

Biggest problem on this site. The expectation of perfection in one’s training or diet. Way too many nevers and always, not near enough most of the times. Can you honestly believe the correlation between drain fluid,getting hit by a train, and smoking=can of coke.

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The other day I finished a workout and had no food to eat during class. I had two options, Coke, or no Coke. if nothing else is available, is Coke a good idea? Or are the health benefits outweighed by the negative benefits? Also, is DIET COKE bad? A

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ummmm, Aspartame. There’s another treat!

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Hi all,

Here in France we got what I believe to be 35g real sugar 139kcal cans of Coke, is this ok sometimes PWO ?

By the way who wants a shipment as plumbing materials ? :wink:

(It’s written Sugar on the can and not Corn Syrup as HFCS is sometimes called here)

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[quote]sasquatch wrote:

[quote]vroom wrote:
Oh man, I hate the hype and horror stories.

The body is pretty damned good at dealing with little insults here and there in terms of food consumption.

Hell, like it or not we get mouse droppings, dead bugs and other crap in just about any food we eat. Our body is made to deal with this… as long as we feed it good nutritious food with plenty of antioxidants and so forth.

Don’t panic![/quote]

Common sense vroom

I had no idea an occasional coke would lead me down the path to:
toxemia
cataracts
emphysema
appendicitis
poor eyesight
arthritis
alcoholism
and even frickin’
POLIO

Biggest problem on this site. The expectation of perfection in one’s training or diet. Way too many nevers and always, not near enough most of the times. Can you honestly believe the correlation between drain fluid,getting hit by a train, and smoking=can of coke.

[/quote]

The problem is as much a psychological issue as a dietary one. Having a relationship with foods like Coke wherein we see them as “treats” or “comforts” leads us to seeking them out whenever we’re stressed, or want to reward ourselves, or are enjoying time with friends, etc.

Somehow we have this notion that shit food makes our lives better somehow, so the attitude is “oh, just live a little, have a coke.”

I think it’s much healtier to develop an attitude towards shit food akin to the attitude we have towards smoking and other drugs. An occasional cigarette or small line of cocaine on rare occasion may not have serious repercussions on our bodies - but seeing these things as desirable is one of the factors that leads to overconsumption. It’s easier, healthier, and a lot less stressful to just file those things under “Sure they might taste/feel good, but they’re bad for me so I’ll just avoid them.”

(NO I’M NOT COMPARING DRINKING SODA TO BEING ADDICTED TO COCAINE, I’M COMPARING THE ATTITUDES TOWARDS EACH IN REGARDS TO VERY LIMITED QUANITIES. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING AND NOT MAKING A STUPID STRAWMAN ARGUMENT)