Supplements

[Karman de Lange]

Rennies contain Magnesium carbonate and Calcium carbonate, both of which help to reduce lactic acid build up.

People could have moved on to newer supplements, but it does not mean Rennies don't work or have been "Myth-busted" 

 

My thoughts on rennies: 

 

What do 99% of people do while eating a renni? they stop and take it out of their pocket, eat it and have drink of water.

 

so what is  happening:  You rest the fatigued muscle and get fluids back in your body, the two main causes of cramps.  .. pretty sure you can eat sand and will have same effect :-)

[Quagga]

My thoughts on rennies: 

 

What do 99% of people do while eating a renni? they stop and take it out of there pocket, eat it and have drink of water.

 

so what is  happening:  You rest the fatigued muscle and get fluids back in your body, the two main causes of cramps.  .. pretty sure you can eat sand and will have same effect :-)

50% correct, as it has also been proven that fluids has no to VERY little effect on cramps. 

[dave303e]

You guys forgot you need to buy oxygenated water, because your stomach absorbs oxygen so much better than yours lungs...

 

 

 

 

 

[Chingy182]

 

What do you mean with "Build up" Build up Where? Lactic is reduced the moment you lower your HR, your body is continually removing it and taking it to the liver. Can you explain the "build up" you are referring to please.

 

 

 

Studies have proven that cramps are NOT caused by Lactic "build up” but rather by undertrained muscles.

 

Okay, let's replace the incorrect usage of the word "Build up" with "Removal"

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24465574

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17063625

 

Many things will help with cramp, including slowing down into a spin, having a rest, eat and drink. However, I maintain my point I was trying to make about the effect Rennies play in the build-up/transport/removal of lactic acid in exercising or undertrained muscles.

[lechatnoir]

You guys forgot you need to buy oxygenated water, because your stomach absorbs oxygen so much better than yours lungs...

 

 

 

 

 

 

yes, but only if you're riding on a 29er-specific saddle

[Karman de Lange]

50% correct, as it has also been proven that fluids has no to VERY little effect on cramps. 

ok, you made go and google

 

found interesting article .. stating again noone really knows what works and not

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445088/

[Ascension]

ok, you made go and google

 

found interesting article .. stating again noone really knows what works and not

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445088/

 

I know what works just train hard.

 

Edit: Or just remove the chain like me...

[Odinson]

Our house might not be Vegan, but we live mostly on sustainable green stuff and honestly sourced eggs.

 

We still eat fish, which we buy from the kalk bay harbour or the sushi shop. I don't even take biltong or droewors on AR races.

 

I went 5 years without eating meat until I cheated a year or so ago at an event because the vegetarian option was utterly horrible.

 

As a household we are generally better and have been for years and years. Not 'perfect' but we make a concerted effort to make better decisions.

 

My missus is a head chef, she is a food genius so I am pretty lucky

 

It's good that you, as a family, consider these points. 

 

I'm wondering, do you abstain from any animal products (it seems you don't eat cow flesh, from reading between the lines) for ethical reasons? 

 

From an ethical standpoint, "honestly sourced eggs" is a misnomer (unless these unfertelized eggs are scavenged from the fields, left there by wild birds). If you're buying eggs from a producer, their still the product of a commodified animal, which will still be slaughtered when she is no longer commercially viable. It's the same story for the diary industry - it and the meat industry are two sides of the same coin. One supporting the other. 

 

Also, in regards to consuming fish, it is estimated that 46 percent of the trash  in the Pacific Garbage Patch is fishing nets, with the majority of the rest composed of other fishing industry gear, including ropes, oyster spacers, eel traps, crates, and baskets. So even if you buy fish in Kalk Bay, you still support an industry that pollutes the oceans, with disastrous consequences. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w

 

I don't this mean this post to be combative, but I'm genuinely curious if you consider these things, as someone who is more sensitive to such topics. 

 

P.S. If your wife's an ace in the kitchen, going vegan should be piss easy. 

[Jewbacca]

It's good that you, as a family, consider these points. 

 

I'm wondering, do you abstain from any animal products (it seems you don't eat cow flesh, from reading between the lines) for ethical reasons? 

 

From an ethical standpoint, "honestly sourced eggs" is a misnomer (unless these unfertelized eggs are scavenged from the fields, left there by wild birds). If you're buying eggs from a producer, their still the product of a commodified animal, which will still be slaughtered when she is no longer commercially viable. It's the same story for the diary industry - it and the meat industry are two sides of the same coin. One supporting the other. 

 

Also, in regards to consuming fish, it is estimated that 46 percent of the trash  in the Pacific Garbage Patch is fishing nets, with the majority of the rest composed of other fishing industry gear, including ropes, oyster spacers, eel traps, crates, and baskets. So even if you buy fish in Kalk Bay, you still support an industry that pollutes the oceans, with disastrous consequences. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w

 

I don't this mean this post to be combative, but I'm genuinely curious if you consider these things, as someone who is more sensitive to such topics. 

 

P.S. If your wife's an ace in the kitchen, going vegan should be piss easy. 

We are super aware of the fish/plastic vibe.

 

Eggs from a mates farm. 

 

Like I said. We are definitely better than most, better than we used to be and make more and more better decisions. 

 

We do still have improvements to make. 

 

One day we will stop whining about trying our best and go home and f##k the prom queen.

[jdwet1980]

No more supplements!

Building a 3mx3m fridge to hang all my dead animals. We shall call it: "DIE KETO KAMER!"

[seven]

ok, you made go and google

 

found interesting article .. stating again noone really knows what works and not

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445088/

Severe dehydration and electrolyte losses may be associated with SYSTEMIC cramping, but not localised cramping as is typically seen in exercise