Not all hydration drink mixes are the same, especially when it comes to addressing the specific metabolic and physiological needs of women. Dr. Stacy Sims, Ph. D, the scientist behind Osmo Nutrition has a phrase that every woman should listen to and take to heart. "Women are not small men." Now, to allay any fears that this means women will never train as hard or be as fast as men, she isn't referring to their potential as athletes. Dr. Sims is referring to, specifically, a woman's physiology. She developed Osmo Preload Hydration for women to counteract some of the hormonal effects of these physiological differences even before exercise begins. This helps women obtain and maintain peak performance, no matter what the day of the month is. For years sports nutrition manufacturers have been treating women as small men. Sure they've reduced calories in drinks, added soy protein, and packaged them in pretty pink boxes, maybe added a bit of calcium. But, there has been no move to reformulate from a science-based standpoint. Sims, an elite athlete and specialist in how hormones affect the body's performance set out to develop a series of hydration and recovery products that directly address the female athlete's needs. What's the one thing that affects a woman's training more than anything? The menstrual cycle. And while studies have been done on the effects of training on the cycle, for example, causes of amenorrhea, information of the cycle's effect on training have be minimal. Dr. Sims is an expert the in the field of hormones. She describes the hormonal flux as occurring in two phases: During the two weeks when the body is at low hormones, women are physiologically similar to men in both metabolism and carbohydrate uptake. During the two weeks of high hormones, however, there are significant differences. High estrogen forces a woman's body to spare glycogen and increases the amount of fat used for fuel. And while this may sound like a good thing -- who do...
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