Spartan SL Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 What are the best Power Drinks, Gels or Combos available for hard training and competing in 100km Road Races?
turtlek Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 There are a lot of supplements out there and what works for one might not work for another person so my suggestion is to go through to an LBS or pm Bigmig here on the hub he will be able to help you with suggestions
WorcesterWheelers Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Aggree with turtlek... There are so many different good products on the market. Best is to get a few samples or sachets of various ones and use them during training, and then settle for the one you find works for you. Me, personally I prefer the POWERBAR range for endurance events. Biggest reason being that it gives me a feeling of sustained energy during the entire duration of the event.
Pickled Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Kind of on the topic, has anyone tried BeeMax Enduromax?
splat Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 How about the USN range? They have a Cytopower drink. Anyone tried that?
Moab Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Personal use - CarboMax dropped me; USN EnduroSport dropped me big time!! Bonked and got major cramps; Been using Octane for last year and a bit and have had a major positive effect. That said, I will be trying the Whasp stuff next.Gels: USN Vooma are nice; also going to try moving over to Whasp Food on bike: good old PVM energy bars!
mooky Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Kind of on the topic' date=' has anyone tried BeeMax Enduromax?[/quote'] YES that works the best for me!!!!
mooky Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 How about the USN range? They have a Cytopower drink. Anyone tried that? Yes!!! Its makes me peeeeeeeeee tooo often!!! Dont like it!!! and they dont taste as nice as other sports drinks!!
mooky Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 As for gels... GU and Whasp (the green one)!!! work best for me!!! But everyone is different....try everything at least once!!
Pickled Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Mookyspunky hows the flavour for you? Bought some to try over Dec on training rides, think it was the Naartjie, but could not handle one sip, it was horrid. Is there a chance that the stuff was dodgy or something because man...Pickled2009-01-06 01:47:15
Jon0 Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 CYTOMAX works amazingly,no cramps,or the feeking in ur mouth that u need 2 drink water....
mooky Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Mookyspunky hows the flavour for you? Bought some to try over Dec on training rides' date=' think it was the Naartjie, but could not handle one sip, it was horrid. Is there a chance that the stuff was dodgy or something because man...[/quote'] Hi Pickled Are you referring to the Bmax Enduromax? I prefer the peach flavour, yes the first time I tried it I wasnt that keen on it because its almost like a milky juice (like tropica)...its not watery like most other sports drinks... But you get used to it, and It really does me good on longer rides (compared to when using other sports drinks like USN cytomax and Staminade Endure etc).... Its all personal preference tho....
Wazza Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 I use Octane from PVM (Energy Dynamics). It's great 'cause you can mix it for isotonic or hypotonic energy requirements. If I use the isotonic mix I add some L-Glutamine to it just to replenish the muscle stores.
mooky Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 I use Octane from PVM (Energy Dynamics). It's great 'cause you can mix it for isotonic or hypotonic energy requirements. If I use the isotonic mix I add some L-Glutamine to it just to replenish the muscle stores. Wazza, please give comment on the following link: https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=40037&PID=639124#639124
TNT1 Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 I made the mistake of using Hammer over the holidays... tasted terrible, and gave me the poops.... wont use that again...
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