REAL Hydrate
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£28.95
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REAL Hydrate
Sale price
£28.95
Regular price £35.95
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WHY?
I've spent nearly 15 years in combat sports, coaching and have an extensive background in Sports Medicine. I've watched athletes tire long before they should because they walked in dehydrated. I've watched kids drink nothing but squash and wonder why they feel sick.
Most hydration products are sugar with a marketing budget. I wanted something I'd actually hand to the people I coach — a proper electrolyte and carbohydrate blend, nothing on the label I couldn't explain.
That's REAL Hydrate. If it's not good enough for my own athletes, it's not going on this site.
— Bradley Poole, Founder
What's In It
Full Transparency. Every Time.
We're not going to hide behind a proprietary blend. Here's exactly what's in every serving of REAL Hydrate.
Nutritional Information
| Typical values | Per 100g | Per 12g serving | %NRV* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1294kJ / 309kcal | 155kJ / 37kcal | – |
| Fat | 0.0g | 0.0g | – |
| — of which saturates | 0.0g | 0.0g | – |
| Carbohydrate | 77.3g | 9.3g | – |
| — of which sugars | 4.1g | 0.5g | – |
| Fibre | 0.0g | 0.0g | – |
| Protein | 0.0g | 0.0g | – |
| Salt | 4.5g | 0.5g | – |
| Potassium | 467mg | 56mg | 3% |
| Chloride | 1454mg | 174mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 1788mg | 215mg | 9% |
NRV = Nutrient Reference Value
Ingredients: Maltodextrin; Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid); Electrolyte Combination (Trisodium Citrate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride); Flavouring; Colour (Natural Grape Skin Extract Powder); Sweetener (Sucralose).
Allergy advice: Manufactured in a facility which also handles milk, egg, soy, gluten, nuts and products derived from crustaceans. Produce of more than one country. Made in the United Kingdom.
Suitable for Vegans
45 servings per tub. Mixes clean — no clumping, no artificial grit.
How to Use It
Before, During, After
Mix one flat scoop (12g) with 500ml of water — or adjust to your own taste.
Before training
Mix up and drink 20–30 minutes before you start, to get electrolytes in before you start losing them.
During training
Sip through longer sessions, sparring, or rounds — especially in a hot gym or heavy kit.
After training
One more scoop post-session to help replace what's been lost as you cool down.
Tip: Powder settles over time — give it a shake or stir before drinking for the most accurate mix.
Shipping & Returns
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Why not just drink water?
Water replaces fluid. It doesn't replace what you sweat out with it. Every session you lose sodium, potassium and chloride — and drinking plain water alone dilutes what's left.
REAL Hydrate puts those electrolytes back. If you're doing a light session, water's fine. If you're leaving the gym drained, this is what it's for.
Isn't this just sugar in a tub?
No. Each 12g serving has 0.5g of sugar and 37 calories. Most high-street sports drinks carry far more sugar per serving than that. The carbohydrate here is maltodextrin — it's there as training fuel, not to sweeten it.
Can I take it alongside creatine?
Yes. They do completely different jobs — creatine is about output and recovery over time, hydration is about what you're losing in the session itself. Plenty of people take both. There's a Hydrate + Creatine bundle if you want them together.
I'm cutting weight. Can I still use it?
Electrolytes matter more during a cut, not less — that's usually when people run into cramping and flatness. But weight-making is individual and it's not something to guess at. Speak to your coach or a professional who knows your situation.
Is it tested for banned substances?
REAL Hydrate is manufactured in the UK to GMP and ISO standards. It is not currently certified under a banned-substance testing programme such as Informed Sport. If you compete under WADA-code testing, that's something you need to know before you take anything — including this. I'd rather be straight with you about it than have you find out later.
