Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

The best gas stations hydration options for athletes

4 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this concise video, the presenter outlines three categories of gas‑station beverages that athletes can use to optimize performance and recovery. For pre‑training, the focus is on carbohydrate‑rich drinks such as Naked Juice, regular Body Armor, and orange juice to fuel the body. During training, the emphasis shifts to electrolyte replenishment, recommending electrolyte powders, Gatorade, Body Armor, and Flash IV to maintain sodium, potassium, and chloride balance. Post‑training, the speaker advises chocolate milk for its combined carbohydrate and protein content to accelerate recovery for the next session. The video’s purpose is to give practical, readily available drink choices aligned with the nutritional needs of each training phase.

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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 to 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.