Electrolytes

Is there a specific brand you use?

Liquid iv

coconut water…all the electrolytes (sodium, potassium and manganese) without all the added sugar. natural Gatorade.

Not a waste of money at all imo but I also sweat quite a bit during workouts and hit the sauna afterwards. I’ll switch between liquid IV, Gatorade packets no sugar and pink Himalayan salt. I’ve noticed it helps with cramping, especially if you add a banana in the mix. As for the timing I’d say being well hydrated in the morning is pretty important since you wake up usually a little dehydrated. A tablespoon of pink himayalan in the morning will also help keep your morning routine pretty regular in my experience.

LMNT is the way to go

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This is the brand I use. Good variety of flavors, and no sugar.

BPN makes a decent one that I use from time to time. I'll put a scoop in a 32 oz nalgene when I know I'm about to sweat a lot. LMNT is a good one too, but more expensive.

Sports drinks really don’t have that much in them. Liquid IV has little potassium and magnesium.

This is your daily requirement for all electrolytes. And have used it before for extended fasting, or heavy drinking. But could use it as needed also.

I make my own with 2L water
pink Himalayan salt, (sodium) 1/2 tsp
baking soda, (sodium) 1tsp
food grade epson salt (magnesium), 1/2tsp
no salt salt substitute (potassium) 1tsp

Eat a couple dates (more potassium than bananas), a couple pinches of Redmond's Real Salt or Pink Salt, and water.

Redmond's also makes the packets. 1st Phorm has good packets too.

Liquid IV is trash!