What's in your bottle?

mnetherc79

[quote author=Dr.Ferrari link=board=18;threadid=2677;start=15#23501 date=1039566772]<br />PROTEIN!!!!!!!<br /><br />Gotta have a little protein in there! <br />[/quote]<br /><br />Its interesting you say that - a friend of mine chats with one of the top US track cyclists (they talk weight training ), and he said that adding protein to his drinks during racing and training has really given him something a little extra.<br /><br />Has anyone heard much about a carb/protein drink whilst riding? And what sort of ratios should be used? What would the benefits be of taking protein during riding? Apparently his reasoning was the carbs are absorbed quicker when protein is present as well? <br /><br />I havent tried it myself - I use powdered Powerade, tastes nice and plenty of energy. I use the GU gels too when racing or longer/harder rides when its not easy to stomach food.

jalabert

[quote author=2LAP link=board=18;threadid=2677;start=15#23042 date=1038152767]<br />Prefer just plain water most of the time, with jam sandwiches and jelly babies to chew on!!!<br />[/quote]<br /><br />I'm not into those fancy sportsdrink either. Mainly because I'm not sure what good they will do me?<br />I use water with grape sugar(glucose) which is very cheap at a price of ~5US$ for a 1000g. <br /><br />Can anyone tell me what benefits the more expensive solutions gives you????

benne

I always use Gatorade or Isostar as a thirst quencher and Extran Energy for energy (obviously).

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JamesO

Water


Seems to do the trick.

ric_stern/RST

depending on the intensity of the activity and duration, water just doesn't really cut it. You do need some form of additional carbohydrate intake (and preferably electrolytes too) to aid your riding (and your recovery).

Ric

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Leon

I use just plain Energade. I think it is called something else in other parts olf the world. I have never really tried anything else so don't know if Energade is good or bad.

Any thoughts from others ?

Leon

peterwright

I have used Octane quite extensively and found it to be very good. I am now using Cytomax and prefer it to Octane as I find it gives me more energy but I am not sure I can pay the price for it on an ongoing basis. Maybe I will use Octane to train and Cyto to race. I have tried a lot of the others but not hcome across either replenish or carbo supreme in South Africa.

RalleighOke

Same here - much more variety in flavours.

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MGSuarez

Accelerade in one. Extran in the other. Or on hard days Accelerade in both.

Martinp

Have tried the following:

Game - to sweet
Energade - forms to much phlegm
Fast Fuel - works fine
Winner's Fuel - same as Fast fuel, different packaging

Currently using Cytoblast - not too sweet, reasonably priced (at Dischem), easy to swallow, no build of phlegm....a major problem for me, but that would be the subject of another post!!

Can no longer afford GU, hate Vooma, hate Breakthru corn syrup!

I also like to use dried apple rings, but they are currently out of season and thus not available. Therefore I currently have a problem for the upcoming Argus!

I'll buy some new and untried go faster stuff at the Argus Expo and thus avoid having to ride at all due to diarrhea!!

big_h

I was on Game for almost a year. I then started to experience "low" periods during racing and training. I switched to Enerforce. I made a massive difference.

Big H

Lazy legs

I only use good old H2O on my training rides and then during races I have Powerade in my bottle and Vooma in the back of my shirt.
If my body's not used to anything I reckon that anything should make a difference? Is this the case or am I bluffing myself? I can usually feel the difference especially with the Vooma.

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Mampara

Try Biomax. It's what the Minolta and Barloworld team uses. They make a CarboMax (about 90% carbs) for carboloading and during race drink and ProtienMax (about 52% carbs + 42% protien) as a recovery drink. I also have Perc corn syrup and PVM bars in my back pocket. I'm happy with the results.