32GI

[BushGoblin]

is 32GI that good, better than Cytomax?

[TNT1]

Been done to Death.

[Guest agteros]

Been done to Death.

You right, that^*1 stuff is the death of me

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^*1 Cytomax AND 32GI

[TNT1]

You right, that^*1 stuff is the death of me

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^*1 Cytomax AND 32GI

 

And I remember some dude was trying 23GI...

[RoboLuke]

I pref Hammer Perpetium because it fills me up but the 32GI works nicely on short routes

[Seeker911]

I use 32GI when I do brick sessions and races and it works a treat. No carbo loading or over indulging the night before is necessary. In fact a very modest breakfast is required together with a bottle of the good stuff and this lasts me from early morning to midday. Perhaps a banana or a munch bar if I am feeling peckish.

[X-Man]

So, I finally tried 32GI

 

I used it before, during and after a ride yesterday and I was quite impressed with this product.

 

However, 5-6 hrs later I head a terrible headache.

 

Anyone else experience this too??

[Wannabe]

So, I finally tried 32GI

 

I used it before, during and after a ride yesterday and I was quite impressed with this product.

 

However, 5-6 hrs later I head a terrible headache.

 

Anyone else experience this too??

This happens to me with most other products. 32Gi does not give me headaches afterwards. Blood suger is a lot more stable.

[Tieffels]

Finally found a use for my 3/4 tub 32GI (used the first 1/8 to ride with, what a disaster, the next 1/8 on babbalasse): Mix it with Maltodextrin to add some taste after I ran out of fructose which is the normal mix.

[BushGoblin]

[MDW]

32Gi is about to release its next generation energy drink...............................stay tuned

[madvics]

32Gi is about to release its next generation energy drink...............................stay tuned

Hi Mark ive just finished reading all the posts and would like to thank you for all the information that you have given, i believe it is goin to help me alot.

 

I have done weight training for about ten years now and just took up mtb over a year ago and loving it.

 

with weight training I have experimented with alot of products and i currently use supermax from gaspari for my gym sessions which gives you a major boost, it also contains creatine.

 

when i began cycling i tried using this product, but had to stop because it felt like my heart was gonna explode out of my chest.

 

Then i tried octane and i didnt feel like it helped me much either.

 

I have been using 32gi now for the past three months,my mistake was that i would only start sipping on it during my ride, and would take a red bull for that early kick.Causing me to hit that slump and finding that only towards the end of my ride that i had energy to go on.

 

I did my first race at down and dirty in irene and was actually quite impressed with myself. I drank two bottles of 32gi the day before and had a low gi toast with peanut butter and 500ml of 32gi an hour before i left home,i also filled my camelpack with 32gi, felt great for the whole race and had energy through out and still had about a litre and a half left in my camelpack.

 

this weekend im just gonna try 32gi before my ride and only take a bottle of water extra,to see how it works on its own.

 

just a quick question , i still use the supermax for my gym sessions, not for riding, can it affect my riding

with the 32gi .

[gadget]

 

I have been using 32gi now for the past three months,my mistake was that i would only start sipping on it during my ride, and would take a red bull for that early kick.Causing me to hit that slump and finding that only towards the end of my ride that i had energy to go on.

 

 

 

I think that is a kick of the wrong kind. I think I would probably get a heart attack...pushing max HR and then adding a Red Bull to give me wings. Angel wings to the pearly gates!

[MDW]

I am not sure what Supermax is, can u send me a label of contents etc, so I can look at the ingredients and see what it actually does? u can mail to info@32gi.com You can take in a high GI product with 32Gi, it will provide more of a taper but we cannot then guarantee the 2 hour sustainability :-). Best is to eat the chews along with the drink and it will keep your levels topped up constantly.

 

all the best

MDW

[Firemeister]

I am not sure what Supermax is, can u send me a label of contents etc, so I can look at the ingredients and see what it actually does? u can mail to info@32gi.com You can take in a high GI product with 32Gi, it will provide more of a taper but we cannot then guarantee the 2 hour sustainability :-). Best is to eat the chews along with the drink and it will keep your levels topped up constantly.

 

all the best

MDW

Hi MDW, thanks for all the info.

 

With regards to the Karoo to Coast (100km MTB) Just a quick query.. (sorry if this might have been covered before). I was talking toan Elite rider today and he told me he takes an energy gel every hour, and then sips on 32Gi every 30 minutes therafter. Basically combining HI GI with Low GI on the route with specific intervals. I am sure i've heard before to not mix the two. Would like your view on this please, and if this can work, does it make a difference which one to start using first i.e gel or 32gi?

[MDW]

I see a lot of message saying never to mix, but its not actually true at all. 32Gi provides stability during the event the purpose of the product is to act as an hydration and energy level stabiliser, meaning taking away the peaks and the dips and providing a slightly more balanced graph. So it removes the feel good feel bad. Along with the drink in an endurance event you will need to take in additional calories as the drink itself does not provide you enough for a long event. Its why I supplement it with the 32Gi chews, which have a much higher GI than the drink, but that also allow for stability as they dont have such a big blood glucose spike.

If you had to take a gel on its own with water, you would need to take one in every 40 minutes, so taking it in with 32Gi could be extended to an hour or more, the reason being is that when you combine 2 products together one being low GI and the other high GI you change the glycemic load. Its like eating an apple dipped in chocolate, yes it will give you a spike but not as much as the chocolate on its own. So combining a high and low GI product yes will be fine, if you are comfortable with that. I personally stick to more middle GI range in an endurance event because I really do not like the spiking, I like the feeling of balance. In an endurance event spiking is an issue because of the time you are on the bike for so if its too early on you can land yourself in hot water, I prefer a comfort zone throughout. The other aspect you need to consider is if you are doing a long endurance event lets say 5-6hours, and you go the high GI route you need to feed more frequently, so if it is gels, you will need to take along roughly 7 gels or so for the duration taking in one every 40minutes, if you miss a feed and your blood glucose levels suddenly drop you are going to be in trouble. So you need to be really focused on timed feeding more regularly. To me the nice thing about more sustainable energy products is that the feeding times can be further apart and not as much, so I can focus on other areas of the race. Another issue is in a technical mountain biking event you do not always have the opportunity to leave go the handle reach around and rip open packaging to get to the feed, as you might fall especially on a dangerous route, so this can cause missed feeds. The chews can be removed from their packaging without the worry of them melting, I actually stick on 1 or2 under the top of my gloves so i can just rip out and eat which to me is more convenient. You need to find what works for you, just some ideas, but you can go either route, combining 32Gi with a high GI product, or trying to keep it more balanced by using non spiking products with it. My advice is save the spiking for the short events or towards the end of an event, and rather stay balanced through a longer event.

later

MDW