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All About Sweat
by Paul on 02/05/08 at 09:28 AM ET
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from James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail,
Elite hockey players are heavy sweaters in general, Spriet said, because of three factors: a high-intensity workout, considerable protective equipment and warm arenas (between 14 and 17.7 during games).
Spriet, who since 2005 has been the advisory board chairman with Canada’s Gatorade Sports Science Institute, also said hockey players have a culture that makes them more likely to use water instead of sports drinks to hydrate on the bench during practices and games.
The study’s conclusion states “elite ice hockey players have very high sweat rates and despite numerous opportunities to drink, replace only 60 per cent of the sweat losses.”
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