32GI

[MDW]

A big congratulations to Cashandra Slingerland who won the MTN Amashova Durban Cycling Classic today, proudly fuelled by 32Gi :-)

[stewie911]

Thanks to 32GI, I had an awesome isuzu 3 towers nutrition wise.

 

1st day I rode for 2.5h on one bottle and then took a gel for the last few km's, cause the 32GI was finished.

 

Sadly we took a wrong turn and ended riding close to 4h. Obviously before that my sugar level dropped like crazy. Was actually nice to feel how that affects you. (Not good )

 

The last two days I took two bottles and finished each ride with some left. Never needed to stop at a water point, although I stopped for some potatoes. Was actually a bit hungry and not low in energy

[Wannabe]

Used 32GI with today's One Tonner. Gulped down almost four liters of the stuff (together with three 750ml waters, and ate six Jungle Energy bars). IT WAS HOT OUT THERE.

32GI tasted as good at the end as it was in the beginning. Legs was feeling good the whole race. Infact, I pushed/pulled/dragged some of my DC team members for at least forty kilometers up every incline/drag/hill, and still had power in my legs at the end.

I can now feel my legs are tired, but not "wasted"

32GI ROCKS.

[Wobbles]

Hi Mark

 

Decided to give 32 a break and used normal stuff and GU in Amashova - not a good ride and some 10 minutes slower than expected. No energy in legs from Camperdown and had to let the group go!!

 

Back to 32 from now on!!

 

I had my best game of league squash last week on 32. Had enormous amounts of energy and ran a youngster off his feet in the 5th game - incidently the only 5 setter I have won all year!!

 

Many thanks.

[Jaco-fiets]

i have tried 32GI for 4 races now with exactly the same routine.

Pre race 50g raw oats & 15g whey protein with 100ml skim milk

1hr before race 1 bottle (50g) 32GI

Race: 1 bottle (50g) 32 GI and another bottle with water & essential amino acids

Last hr of race i take 2 sips from my whasp gel flask

 

All 4 races were some of my best races in 3 years. The last race was the 1 tonner (153km) with exactly the same routine. After 4h20m of racing i went for 1hr warm down ride and i was 100% fine

 

I am very happy and convinced..........AGAIN!!!

[SeaBee]

Okay, question-time - I'm confused:

I've really liked the product thusfar, but found something strange. Advertising/word-of-mouth and others' experiences initially convinced me it must be something else, but Sat's ride was conclusive for me.

 

I had oats with honey beforehand, had a pre-ride scoop with water as well, then we went for saddle-time ride. I felt fine through-out energy-wise, no issues there, no bonking, meeting a wall head-on, nothing of the likes. But I got hungry as héll along the way.

 

And not towards the end of the ride, from earlyish, I'd say we weren't even 2 hours into the ride - I was still on my first bottle.

 

Any comments? Similar experiences? Because as I understand it, this is supposed to work the opposite way!

[Older]

Okay, question-time - I'm confused:

I've really liked the product thusfar, but found something strange. Advertising/word-of-mouth and others' experiences initially convinced me it must be something else, but Sat's ride was conclusive for me.

 

I had oats with honey beforehand, had a pre-ride scoop with water as well, then we went for saddle-time ride. I felt fine through-out energy-wise, no issues there, no bonking, meeting a wall head-on, nothing of the likes. But I got hungry as héll along the way.

 

And not towards the end of the ride, from earlyish, I'd say we weren't even 2 hours into the ride - I was still on my first bottle.

 

Any comments? Similar experiences? Because as I understand it, this is supposed to work the opposite way!

 

 

I usually got very hungry but since using 32GI nothing - on 5 hour rides. I also now don't eat anything during the ride.

[The Saint]

A few comments from me.

 

I have found that I do not want to eat when drinking the stuff but when it wears off beware the fridge I eat anything in sight.

 

Secondly I do not use it when racing as I and a few of my friends have found that it makes us as thirsty as all hell almost to the point of dehydration. It really is not fun going through Suikerbos on this stuff or any really intense ride where hydration is important. You really have to be careful to not run out of water.

 

Since I have been on the 32GI I have lost 4kilo's so if it is supposed to help burn fat well I guess it is doing that, unless it is loss of water and not fat I don't know.

 

I will continue to train with it but will never ever race with it - That is what Epic Pro is made for !!

[SeaBee]

You guys have just confirmed my confusion - why am I hungry whilst riding when using this, when all indications are you're not supposed to get hungry? And that after less than 2 hours of a.... say 4 hours ride. And from there on in, it was intermittend, but almost continuous.

 

Can't remember ever having gotten hungry on a bike before, then started noticing it when I did shorter rides, but thought it had to be something else, since 32GI is not supposed to do that... but going out on a full stomach and getting hungry in the ride?!

[Skirminkel]

I guess that the new Future Life cereal will aslo be a good way to go for a breakfast before a race if you want to go for the low GI approach.

[The Saint]

You guys have just confirmed my confusion - why am I hungry whilst riding when using this, when all indications are you're not supposed to get hungry? And that after less than 2 hours of a.... say 4 hours ride. And from there on in, it was intermittend, but almost continuous.

 

Can't remember ever having gotten hungry on a bike before, then started noticing it when I did shorter rides, but thought it had to be something else, since 32GI is not supposed to do that... but going out on a full stomach and getting hungry in the ride?!

You mixing it correctly?

Also I would think that it may have to do with intensity - the more intense the shorter the "not hungry" period - or so logic would tell me.

[Stevief]

I have just started using this stuff. I did a 55km MTB ride that took me 3 hrs and i was fine no hunger no fade no bonking. Then i did 70km Elsefontein which took me 4 h 40min. I had the pre scoop before the ride plus a bottle that ran out at 3hrs. I got hungry after 3 hrs so i ate a low gi bread and peanut butter. After that i was great and finished the ride feeling strong. I think this stuff works well if used like it says. So far im a fan as i normally bonk after 3 hrs on a bike , looking forward to wine 2 whales. The guys i rode with thought i was mad as we stopped at 4 water stops they ate bananas , apples, bar ones, energy bars , gels and all i did was top up my water.

[Flemish Lion]

I guess that the new Future Life cereal will aslo be a good way to go for a breakfast before a race if you want to go for the low GI approach.

 

Or just snack on a Redbar (http://www.redbar.co.za/) before a race...

[MDW]

Hi all

I wanted to shed some light on this:

Hunger is not necessarily because of an energy drink, its about a few factors:

1. What did you eat 24-48 hours before your training session

2. If you are doing back to back sessions, what was your recovery strategy from one to the next did you get your glycogen stores back up again to max?

 

These are very important factors, sometimes we dont know the exact condition of our bodies and we go out and before we know it we are starving and feeling a little low. The purpose of 32Gi and really this is its purpose, is to sustain your energy levels for as long as possible. How?

By allowing you to utilise your fat stores as one source and feeding glucose slowly into your system from the second. If you are putting out a lot of effort and hitting your anaerobic threshold that fat store tapping will stop and then only glycogen will be the quickest supply to the system, after that only sugar will help.

Sometimes in an event or training ride we might require additional calories to keep us fuelled, as an example last Saturday night I had a terrible meal, and Sunday woke up for a 4 hour ride, had a pre-training meal, and went out with 2 x750ml bottles of 32Gi and 2 packets of chews. 3 hours in I was hungry, and I knew I was paying the price for the past 24 hours of eating not on the day. Anyway lesson learned which is why I always stress watch what you eat constantly especially if you know you are going into a training session. I ravished the chews and then I felt fine :-).

What I have mentioned to a lot of people in the past, is you can take with additional calories on long session, try and stick to the low GI fuels, bananas, low Gi energy bar (Reds) etc, this will at least keep your insulin spiking low and allow you to burn off the fat, taking sugar should be saved for those really really hard intervals where you need a quick release into the system.

 

I mentioned something to a sports club I did a nutrition talk to recently, and that was have you noticed how many runners and cyclists, who have been doing the exercise for so many years tend to be over the BMI standard. There is a major issue here and that is most of us, think we exercise so yes we deserve more calories and we have an excuse for overeating and really overdoing it on the sugar. The truth is its not about exercise its all about nutrition. I have chatted to guys who take on a ride with them 3 to 4 Energades worth, and I can promise you in a 4 hour ride there is no ways you r going to utilise that amount of sugar, there is no point to it, at all. If you need additional calories keep them healthy keep them simple and take them only if you really need them.

 

You will see with time how your bodies become so efficient at burning fat. @The Saint, I think you will find your body fat has dropped significantly, but you do shed water as well in the beginning, but you are doing the right thing and you will become very efficient eventually, to the point maybe a 3 hour ride on water would suffice ;-).

One thing I need to stress, all of you after a ride you need to take in a recovery meal, and it needs to be focussed on the following:

1. Glycogen Replenishment - Especially if you are planning a workout the next or same day ie: triathlete or cycle addict lol

2. Muscle Repair

 

The first can really be addressed with a proper meal, I use a protein isolate with a little sugar immediately assist with 1 and 2. This needs to be taken in within 20 minutes of finishing your session, NO later. Secondly I then have a complex carb meal ie: oats etc, but I have caffeine with it, strong strong coffee, its been shown that caffeine together with a complex carb will assist in replenishing your glycogen levels a lot quicker.

 

Failure to recover properly will surely impact your next workout, and it its been a really hard workout it could take much more than 24 hours to recover, meaning watch the intensity of your next session, if you hit it hard, you are going to suffer if you never properly recovered from the previous.

 

Not sure this all helps, but take all these factors into account guys, each element is crucial and you will find a far more enjoyable and quality session.

[The Saint]

Mark can you explain why I am continually thirsty when training on the stuff. Other training partners who I have introduced to it complained about the same thing without me mentioning it to them.

 

I feel I almost need two bottles of water to one bottle of 32GI. When I get back from a training ride the first stop is downing 500ml of water and then another.

 

It seems to make me more thirsty rather than quenching thirst.

[MDW]

@The Saint, I dont find that I get thirsty on it, I use the peach flavour, in actual fact worse when I used to take in sugar drinks. Ensure you are taking the right amount of liquid required to keep you hydrated, the only thing I can think of is that maybe you are going for the 750ml bottle with 2 hours of energy, and you know per a serving it has to be completed within 2 hours but maybe you are needing additional liquid more than just 375ml per an hour. What I do sometimes is I make a concentrate in one bottle and take water in another when its really hot I like to do this, if I am going for very long I actually make a huge concentrate in a little squirt bottle which fits in my jersey and take 2 bottles of water, I find that works very well also.

We are releasing our neutral flavour soon, you should try it, maybe your body prefers no flavour? Just thinking of the possibilities here, som food for though?

 

all the best

M