Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Gas Station Hydration

21 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise YouTube segment, the speaker outlines practical beverage choices available at a typical gas station, organized into three training phases for athletes. For pre‑training, carbohydrate‑rich drinks such as Naked Juice, regular Body Armor, and orange juice are recommended to fuel the upcoming workout. During training, the focus shifts to electrolyte replenishment, with options like electrolyte powders, Gatorade, Body Armor, and Flash IV highlighted to maintain sodium, potassium, and chloride balance. Post‑training, chocolate milk is suggested for its combined carbohydrate and protein profile to accelerate recovery for the next session. The advice emphasizes readily accessible, cost‑effective hydration strategies tailored to the metabolic needs of each training stage.

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These are the best hydration options from the gas station. These are going to be split up into 3 different sections. We've got pre-training, we've got in-training, and we've got post-training. Pre-training needs to be full of carbohydrates. We've got this Naked Juice, we've got a normal Body Armor, we also have an OJ. In-training, these are electrolyte specific. We want to make sure that we're staying up on our sodium and potassium and chloride during the training. We got Electrolyte, Gatorade, Body Armor, Flash IV. All these are going to be great options for in-game hydration. And then post-game, we have chocolate milk. This is give the carbs and the protein that an athlete needs to quickly recover for their next game, for their next training session the next day.