The medical tent in an Ironman... (Page 4)

out of curiosity, whats the feeling on endurolytes here?  waste of time and meaning less, or good for cramp prevention?  just so I know what to expect

I like other electrolyte products better, mostly because Hammer will not disclose who does their manufacturing and since they have had issues with athlete's testing positive for banned substances I do not trust them.

and I know too much about the supplement industry (consult)

as a diabetic you have to be even more careful as you could have huge shifts quickly and so for you in addition to an INCREASED infection risk from IV, you could also end up with kidney damage, or in a coma from IV fluids


Edited by TriToy 2010-01-29 10:19 PM

You beat me to it...I was all excited to tell you guys all about how I knew a Navy flight surgeon who was infamous for bringing an IV along on a port call and administering it to himself in the admin so he could keep drinking...apparently it's a Navy thing...no surprise there...

Well, you're new here.

But it's not me you should be listening to in this matter. I'm not a Doctor. If you stay around long enough, you'll know who's who. You've been given some good advice by people I know and respect. It's a community, sometime it's better to ease your way into it.

Edited by bryancd 2010-01-29 10:28 PM

I was more asking about the practice of taking salt for cramps?  You know, the debate about how much (if any) dehydration and lack of sodium leads to cramps.

I figured that was a hot debate on here.

As far as the needles go, I think i'm probably more likely to end up in the hospital from the events I am participating in (cycling and running) than an IV.

in all seriousness, I do appreciate the feedback.  its definitely something i consider and will have to keep in mind

Lack of fitness leads to more cramps than sodium depletion, IMO.

Slow day around here, TJ.

i know its a hot topic/debate in alot of circles, was just curious what the opinion was around here

You're an LSU fan, so you can't be ALL bad.

Start a thread and we will rally up a sh*t storm on it!

IV's are so lame.  I watched Bear Grylls give himself an enema with "dirty water" on a raft in the middle of the ocean.  That's the HTFU version of hydrating. 

unless i stole this screen name from the medical tent...you never know

with sharks like you in the water, hell no!

i eased into this thread and was attacked like a gazelle wearing a steak necklace in the Serengeti

And a tasty treat you have been. Our bark is worse than our bite...except for Derek, he's just plain ornery.

i don't know how many of them you know, but one of your team members is from my hometown..caroline smith

she really helps out with alot of the local newbies

we've only met a couple of times and she probably doesn't remember me, but we share a few training partners

This thread suddenly turned into a freaking love fest.

Yep, she's very cool, I met her in 2008 at ZOOT's Team Camp and later that year in Clearwater.

Well, he's still crazy, Chris, and it's always great when a thread go's this far off topic.

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Edited by LSUfan4444 2010-01-29 11:00 PM

Careful, Chris is a moderator. He can throw you into time out faster than you can get a needle in your arm.

Edited by bryancd 2010-01-29 10:54 PM

well i hope he knows i was just joking

if not, chris, i was just joking

and you're not paying attention, i never stick myself

i always get a trained medical professional to do it

Edited by LSUfan4444 2010-01-29 10:57 PM

Sadly, only marmadaddy and Ron can actually give the timeouts. Us kids just get to swat at flies

agree.

"You hang up first"
"No, you hang up first"
"Aww Schmoopy, you hang up first!"

I was going to go get some popcorn. Some how the action adventure here just turned into a romance.  bummer.

Glittery texts by bigoo.ws

 

Edited by aquagirl 2010-01-30 9:27 AM

my [/hijack] failed

Damn unrecognized HTML