What do you drink? - Triathlon Week

wannatri · 09-13-2004, 09:44 PM

For longer rides/runs, I've been using Accelerade ... I bought into the concept to try the 4:1 carb to protein mix. That's been working OK (at least better than Gatorade). Anyway I've more recently, I've been using PowerBar Endurance. It's not so sweet and actually tastes pretty good, at least it tastes OK when you're working out. So, what do you drink?

Robert G. · 09-13-2004, 11:56 PM

I tried accelerade, but I didn't like the texture... I've come back to go old Cytomax. It tastes good and seems to work. I drank gatorade at Wildflower and it upset my stomach.

wannatri · 09-14-2004, 02:58 PM

I agree with the comment about the texture of Accelerade. It does take some getting used to. I forced myself to use it because it was one of the few drinks that included protein. I know a few people who use Cytomax, I'll give a try.

I've also heard several people say good things about Hammer products. Anyone, used it?

Zylo · 09-19-2004, 01:59 PM

I like water. I put a squeeze of lemon juice in it to replace electroyltes, then add a tiny bit of dextrose for the sugars.

It's cheaper & quicker.

Also, gatorade makes me feel like I'm going to puke. I don't know how anyone can drink that crap on a long ride/run. I don't want fruity Kool-Aide crap bouncing around in my stomach. Simple is best.

On Another note, the guy I train with LOVES Gatorade. Makes him feel great.

Try them all and find out what is best. Your body will tell you. Trust me!

Never tried Accelerade, but I would like to. Carbs/Protein sounds great.

Pimm · 03-03-2005, 01:10 PM

I like sports drinks as much as the next guy, but found a great substitute in ordinairy apple juice, added with mineral water. All the supplements you need + no excessive 'sweat' taste... (most power drink are so 'sweat' they become heavy on the stomach)

Cheers!

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Smartt/RST · 03-24-2005, 09:55 AM

Individual preference is always a key issue, but to take this discussion a little beyond the names of products, it's the type of carbohydrate that is within each drink that is the issue.
Gatorade is entirely fructose. Even though fructose is a simple sugar, it must pass through the stomach before heading to the liver where is is then converted to glucose and finally released into the blood stream. This is fine is you don't need the energy very quickly or you are not working at a very high intensity (i.e.: >75% VO2max). And as was mentioned, fructose has a tendency to give us that upset stomach feeling.
Drinks based on maltodextrin are the ones that hold the most promise. Maltodextrin has been shown to quickly pass through the stomach to be rapidly absorbed in the small intenstines as glucose, even though it is a complex carbohyrate. You'll notice that some/most maltodextrin based drinks also have fructose or dextrose or maltose....; this is because the body has different transport mechanisms for different sugars. Combining sugars can allow the body to bring in carbohydrate at rates of up to 1.8g carbs/min (as opposed to 1g carbs/min with just glucose or maltodextrin alone).
Practical scenario: use something that you can mix yourself to control the concentration (smaller people/low intensity training ~30-40g/carbs/hr - larger people/higher intensity training ~50-70g/carb/hr or more)...and don't forget some sea salt! (GU2O and PowerBar Endurance do the best with sodium content....last I checked).

Smartt/RST · 03-24-2005, 09:57 AM

Oh yeah....protein has its uses in longer event/training situations too:
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athletekitch · 03-28-2005, 01:23 PM

Fructose follows a different biochemical pathway than the other simple sugars - takes twice as long - which may be cause of gastrointestinal discomfort, or the solution may be too concentrated (should be 4-8g carbohydrate/10omL)

athletekitch · 06-07-2005, 11:46 AM

A load of ****. Get real mate.

Red Devil · 09-13-2005, 10:11 AM

ANybody try the All Sport Zero? It is like regular All sport/Gatorade, but 0 calories. It is pretty good. I compared the labels and it is the same as regular All Sport

Smartt/RST · 09-13-2005, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Devil

ANybody try the All Sport Zero? It is like regular All sport/Gatorade, but 0 calories. It is pretty good. I compared the labels and it is the same as regular All Sport

Are you reasoning for drinking something with 0 calories? or do you (eg) have one bottle of All Sport Zero with another bottle that has calories or combine All Sport Zero with gels/food/etc.?

sfricks · 09-13-2005, 02:36 PM

Great nutrition thread. I say mix it up. At mile 90 everything tastes like crap - especially after it's been in the sun for 4 hours. I start with water and Spiz (spiz.net) then switch to Gatorade. I load carbo saches with Carbo Pro and mix to caloric need.

KEAU · 09-15-2005, 06:29 PM

I like tropical punch cytomax. Goes down easy, just need to figure out how to keep it cold for 1/2's and up. I throw in a couple of endurolytes every hour along with some hammer gels (choclate and rasberry seem to be my favorite). My first half I took down a thanksgiving dinner of bars and drinks. Ended up having clog my chest, thickening my spit to the point where I had a hardtime breathing and taking a huge dump at mile nine. I love triathlon

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