Chocolate milk vs Endurox

Abstract:

http://www.ms-se.com/pt/re/msse/fulltext.00005768-200405001-00600.htm;jsessionid=DFisme7kjJZFEmv2iMsrjoASzWqu1rigIgA1Q0ReJqwWJECvk3fx!-836056069!-949856144!9001!-1?&fullimage=false

Key sentence in said abstract:

I point this out not to question the author's integrity, but because after a year of using and immensely enjoying chocolate milk as my recovery drink, I finally bit the bullet yesterday and parted with some of my beloved cash for a jar of LemonLime Endurox which I found out this morning tastes like a lemon that's been soaked in Windex.

Yet Endurox users put their faith in research conducted by the company?

I'm ordering some next time I place an order with performance, just because so many people here swear by it, it's worth $25 for 28 servings to do my own "research." Not sure about the "lemon that's been soaked in Windex" flavor, though, does someone have a better recommendation.

I'm ordering some next time I place an order with performance, just because so many people here swear by it, it's worth $25 for 28 servings to do my own "research." Not sure about the "lemon that's been soaked in Windex" flavor, though, does someone have a better recommendation.

Yes, if they just paid $30 for a jar of something that's barely palatable a few hours before finding out it may be just as effective as the delicious stuff they were using that costs a little over $2 a gallon.

And I will continue to believe this until the $30 jar is gone, at which time my opinion of the research may change, or I until decide that the stuff really does work better.

I have used both beverages as recovery drinks. I purposefully did this in the course of training for my first marathon this winter. I was attempting a very unscientific and subjective study of how this recovery variable affected a very small population (namely me).

I used Nestles Quick fat-free chocolate milk and Orange Endurox. I alternated with using them after my long runs (anything over 90 minutes).

They both seemed to help with the recovery process. The chocolate milk was a good bit more food-like and filling, and the Endurox was lighter. I think that, for me, the Endurox seemed to "take hold" a little sooner than the chocolate milk and I started to feel better sooner. I think some of this may be due to the differences in sugar content/configuration between the two. The chocolate milk worked too, but I did not feel the boost as quickly or as definately.

I found that the best way to drink the endurox was to put the powder and water in a liter nalgene bottle with a lot of ice and shake the bejezzus out of it (think rabid cocktail shaker) this made a nice foam on top, and chilled it quickly. The chocolate milk was best consumed as part of a mudslide (jk)

Chocolate milk?  Really?  Huh.

Now, when I look dorky in the checkout line, my excuse is: "I'm a recovering triathlete!"

Chris,

That is an extremely well thought out, and succinctly stated response to the issue at hand. It's rational, reasonable, and is very good advice for just about anyone interested in the topic.

This, however is an internet forum, so your post clearly has no business here.

Cut it out.