Race Day Boost ?

10-08.-2003, 05:21 PM	#1
old&slow Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 66	Race Day Boost ? I've only ever used the common sports drinks and I am interested in opinions on gels, powders or whatever that riders have found to provide a noticeable boost. I do mean legal, non side effect type stuff - any thoughts appreciated.

11-08.-2003, 01:17 AM	#2
2LAP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,265	Most of these are useful towards the end of a 1.5 hour + race, to prevent glycogen depletion. They tend to prevent fatigue rather than boost perfromance. I have had some success with gels, but needed a while to practice with them. I found I needed to up the water intake a little. __________________ www.cyclingforums.com

14-08.-2003, 01:57 PM	#3
SCOOBA STEVE Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 44	Re: Race Day Boost ? i find that drinking a mix of 50% flat diet coke & 50% water keeps me going a bit longer on a big ride + it takes great __________________

14-08.-2003, 10:13 PM	#4
GuyStevens Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 140	Re: Race Day Boost ? In races of 3hrs+, if I'm in contention for a good result I either have a 500ml bottle of flat Coke (if someone is there to hand it to me) or a handful of Jelly Babies (sugary sweets) in the final 30mins or so.

14-08.-2003, 10:18 PM

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Re: Re: Race Day Boost ?

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Originally posted by GuyStevens
In races of 3hrs+, if I'm in contention for a good result I either have a 500ml bottle of flat Coke (if someone is there to hand it to me) or a handful of Jelly Babies (sugary sweets) in the final 30mins or so.

Why not nibble on food or drink coke (but preferably an energy drink) for the duration of the event?

You would be far less likely to have troughs and peaks in performance; therefore you wouldn't need a 'boost' at the end of the race.

16-08.-2003, 07:58 AM	#6
clayperez Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 5	I have heard of a lot of people taking simple sugar foods such as jelly beans or a candy bar 3/4 through a big race for a quick boost in energy, but what benifit do candies such as these have over something like raisins which have a lot of "quick" sugars in them as well?

16-08.-2003, 09:41 AM	#7
old&slow Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 66	Thanks for those ideas. After a bit of discussion I'm trying some PowerBar Gel immediately before race start with Glucodine in straight water during racing - that's pure sugar energy - and normal sports drink after race. The Glucodine mix seems like the next best thing to rocket fuel. I've only tested it once and it seems effective in reducing that flat fatigue feeling I get after 40 or so hard km. I know it's a complex argument, but anyone had any particular positive or negative experience with creatine or protein powder type muscle growth supplements ?

16-08.-2003, 12:56 PM

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Originally posted by old&slow
I know it's a complex argument, but anyone had any particular positive or negative experience with creatine or protein powder type muscle growth supplements ?

Creatin wouldnt be any good for endurance racing.Would be better used in the gym and for track sprinting events.

16-08.-2003, 01:08 PM

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