In 2009, sports scientists at Indiana University had cyclists ride until their muscles were depleted of energy. Then, they rested, drank a recovery drink, rested some more and biked again until exhaustion. As recovery nutrition, the cyclists were given one of three isocaloric beverages during the first 30 minutes of the rest period. They received Gatorade, Endurox R4 or low-fat chocolate milk. The Gatorade cyclists and Chocolate Milk cyclists were able to bike approximately 50% longer than the Endurox cyclists. For comparison, here’s the nutrition break-down for each of these drinks: