Shaka Doug
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BTW, I once took a graduate course on nutrition for athletes back in my coaching days. I read a study that had been sponsored by Gatorade, the purpose of which was to determine what an athlete should drink during competition to improve performance. This was back in the days before Gatorade had all the competition it has today, so it is obvious what they thought the winner would be when they sponsored the study.
The study found that the best thing to drink during athletic performance was just plain water.
That study was probably published when "Gatorade" was "Gatorade". Read the ingredients label now. It's nothing like the original product we had as kids. Now it's got high fructose corn syrup just like every other soda pop out there.
I like the water idea. Drink a lot of water before you dive, don't be an air hog and wet your mouth if you feel dehydrated. If you're so low on energy that you need an energy drink just to make the dive you should probably be getting more sleep the night before!