Function is all hype and no substance. Their drinks include tiny amounts of exotic ingredients that are "theorized" to have some effect. Function hopes you're wowed by pseudo-scientific charts, exotic sounding ingredients and a "created by physicians" label.
Unlike real sports drink makers, Function does not sponsor independent scientific analysis of their dubious claims. Instead Function claims to contain "all natural ingredients used (by physicians) to treat patients." What bulls***. When is the last time Dr Alex, an orthopedic surgeon, treated a broken leg with soy PS?
Function's Shock Sports is the result of confused thinking. Yes, cortisol increases during prolonged and intense endurance exercise. The best remedy is to eat. Anything. Doesn't matter what. Yes, a soy based diet may decrease cortisol levels at rest. But Function has never verified that soy PS ingestion during prolonged, intense endurance exercise reduces cortisol levels. In fact, they don't want to know. It's all about the marketing. Function can't even decide if Shock Sports should be ingested during exercise or after. You'd be 100x better served by eating any piece ofx real food rather than drinking Shock Sports.
If you're dumb enough to pay $2 for a bottle of Function, you deserve the bottle of hype that you just bought.
The best drink for working out i've ever had! better than gatorade, powerade, vit water, etc. This drink is the first drink i've driven to seven differant stores looking for. When I found it, I bought all 40.
Posted by Colin Suttles (2194) on 1/5/2008 3:26:10 PM
Excellent for Athletes
I am so impressed with Shock Sports that I felt compelled to write about it.
Quick story - I worked out with a tri-athlete the other day. We did 20 minutes of core, a seven mile run, a half K swim, and some jui jitsu to finish. I went home and drank a Shock Sports afterward. The next day my friend said, "I know you have to be sore today, because I'm hurting". The honest truth is that I hadn't even thought about our workout because I wasn't sore in the least. No joint pain, no muscle pain.
You have to try Function Shock Sports if you do anything remotely athletic. It tastes great and helps with muscle performance and recovery-- anti-inflammatories and cortisol inhibitors. All natural.
