Leon Besaans Posted September 13, 2013 Share Rather get 32gi's energy bars... R25 each but they work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil6 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Did my first two Trans Baviaans Races on 32GI and had no issues. This year I did my 3rd one on Game. Damn was that a bad idea. Stomach got really upset after 10 hours and I could feel my body rejecting the Game. Don't get me wrong, love Game and will never use anything else on a 4hr ride or less, but 32 GI for the longer ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocycle Posted September 14, 2013 Share Hi All I am new to this forum but must say, it is extremely interesting. I tried 2 sachets of Endure on a 70km road ride around Cradle etc today, and I must say I was rather impressed!I usually drink Cytomax and eat Jelly Babies (gave up on bananas and dried fruit years ago - the dried fruit takes too long to digest IMHO).Wonder of wonders, I didn't get hungry and all went well. I have a couple of questions:1. What is the best breakfast to start with before a ride using Endure? (I usually have coffee and Jungle Oats with 2 teaspoons of sugar, which is probably not the best - maybe I should swap sugar for honey or fructose?). In the past I tried Muesli but battled with heartburn....2. I will be riding 94.7 and Argus at a pace just above my training pace so can I stick to Endure or is Accelerate better? (I don't think its a good idea to train on one type of energy source and race on another?3. Would it be counter-productive to snack on something for bigger rides?f so, what type of snack? Thanks, much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrethk Posted September 14, 2013 Share My question too.Have used this combination on my races and it has worked well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 16, 2013 Share Hi All I am new to this forum but must say, it is extremely interesting. I tried 2 sachets of Endure on a 70km road ride around Cradle etc today, and I must say I was rather impressed!I usually drink Cytomax and eat Jelly Babies (gave up on bananas and dried fruit years ago - the dried fruit takes too long to digest IMHO).Wonder of wonders, I didn't get hungry and all went well. I have a couple of questions:1. What is the best breakfast to start with before a ride using Endure? (I usually have coffee and Jungle Oats with 2 teaspoons of sugar, which is probably not the best - maybe I should swap sugar for honey or fructose?). In the past I tried Muesli but battled with heartburn....2. I will be riding 94.7 and Argus at a pace just above my training pace so can I stick to Endure or is Accelerate better? (I don't think its a good idea to train on one type of energy source and race on another?3. Would it be counter-productive to snack on something for bigger rides?f so, what type of snack? Thanks, much appreciated. Endure in your first bottle, Accelerate in the 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocycle Posted September 17, 2013 Share Endure in your first bottle, Accelerate in the 2nd.Thanks, I will try that on a later ride when I start to go a bit faster ie higher HR's...... Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted September 18, 2013 Share Currently on special at Dischem for R189 for 1Kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocycle Posted September 19, 2013 Share Currently on special at Dischem for R189 for 1KgYip, till end October they reckon. Works out same price as Cytomax, but waaaaay better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted September 19, 2013 Share Endure in your first bottle, Accelerate in the 2nd. But why? If you look at the ingredients, the only real difference is the amount of sodium (much higher in Endure), and very slightly less carbs in the Endure. Endure is low GI, which may be slightly better prior to exercise but surely cannot make any difference at all during exercise. Not arguing, I like and use the products but would love to have an evidence based answer to this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 20, 2013 Share Spoke to one of the "Main Manne" responsible for the developement of the product. He says that is the best regimen to follow. Has got something to do with the fact that Accelerate is just that little bit better in giving you the added energy boost when you need it in the later stages of a race. Tried it a few times already (including a 80km Mtb race) and it works a charm for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted September 20, 2013 Share Works for me too, and I prefer only taking Accelerate later in the race. But would still like to know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocycle Posted September 20, 2013 Share Currently on special at Dischem for R189 for 1Kg Quick question..............could eating a pack of Jellybabies an hour or two into a ride on Endure have a negative effect? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Posted September 20, 2013 Share Drink of choice for "Hill 2 Hill" on Sun will be 32Gi Endurance 1st bottle and then onto 32Gi Accelerate for the latter stages. Thing is everyone's always banging on about the importance of including real food along the way. Would the Race Food nougat blocks qualify and would they work in conjunction with the 32Gi products?H2H was a disaster on this combo...cramped hectically from 55kms already! Perhaps I should've opted for Accelerate from the get go??? Intensity was there from the start. Ended on 4:49 but missed out on finishing with the usual suspects on 4:30 or so. Not saying 32GI is to blame after all the body is a funny thing and there will be bad days. More trying to understand the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocycle Posted September 20, 2013 Share H2H was a disaster on this combo...cramped hectically from 55kms already! Perhaps I should've opted for Accelerate from the get go??? Intensity was there from the start. Ended on 4:49 but missed out on finishing with the usual suspects on 4:30 or so. Not saying 32GI is to blame after all the body is a funny thing and there will be bad days. More trying to understand the range.I have found that the body sometimes has good and bad days....last weekend I did 3 rides (road), 55 70 and 85 km...each day was good....went out today, kept it below 80% and just had a cra**y day, felt like I was bonking....(I had a medium recovery ride mid week as legs were a bit stiff.....due to feeling of bonking, i ate a bag of Jelly babies and not sure if this was a mistake as felt yukk for the rest of the 59km ride....(Drink was Endure, which I drank on 70km ride last week) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick Peddler Posted November 3, 2013 Share I don't get it how 32GI can be considered a low GI that will not have an insulin rebound. USN Cyto HP per 100g contains 81.5 carb and 38.9 total sugar compared to 94.2 carb and 94.2 TOTAL SUGAR for 32GI. That is 55.3g more sugar than the USN product. Is there something I don't understand? See the review at www.foodforsport.co.za/32gi-endure-a-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarc Posted November 3, 2013 Share I have used 32GI over the last year after reading up and researching low GI energy drinks and more natural foods to eat while riding endurance events. the one thing i realised from everthing i read is that if you use a low GI energy drinks then you need to also stick to Low GI food intake. If you use Gu sachets with 32GI drink, the Gu negates the low GI energy drink benefits.I no longer use any energy bars or Gu's. I take 32GI endurance with 2 slices of Low GI brown bread with peanut butter as food...and thats it. works for me. the other day i purchased 32GI accelerate to try out, used it the same as i use Endurance on a 68km MTB ride started to hit the wall at 50 k's So I stick to Low GI energy drink with low GI energy food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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