Hey guys! I want to try out some new energy and recovery things and want to know what you guys use and your experience with other products! I am sure all gels are very similar and stuff and marketing probably differentiates them somehow but if I am going to pay, might as well pay for something that people recommend first rather than flying in blind. Anyways, this is a list of things I have tried:
SIS Iso Gels and Beta Fuel (Orange sucks btw)Maurten’s Trial Run Gel and Drink Hammer Nutrition Orange Drink MixHigh5 Gels
I dont know why but every time I go onto the site, it automatically gives me orange so yeah… dont get orange
Buy a 25kg sack of maltodextrin. Buy a 12.5kg sack of Fructose. Buy a bunch of cocoa powder for some flavor. Mix 2:1 glucose:fructose and start experimenting from there.
Sounds great but I don’t think one turkey and avocado sandwich would last me during a 4 hour bike ride, I could pack multiple but I only have 3 main pockets. I cant make them too large or they wouldn’t fit in my pockets. What then???
Take a read through this thread. A lot of good info about making your own. During my last two 3hr rides I’ve been doing 2 bottles with ~1/2cup table sugar and 1/2tbs of table salt in each. Added some flavoring. This has worked really well for me. Most noticeable difference for me is that I’ve been a lot less hungry during the rest of the day after these rides.
The first thing that I would do, is find out what gels and hydration stuff they are going to be giving you on the race course.
Then make sure that you can use this stuff effectively.
Of course, Covid has thrown a wrench into this, for sure.
Some race directors that I have spoken with, have said that things for the near future maybe moving more toward a self-sufficient approach on the bike.
That means your experiment is going to be even more valuable!
Real food, such as perogies, pizza, and avocado sandwiches, are tasty but have limitations.
Maltodextrin might work for you but I’d invest in maybe… 500 grams of the stuff before buying enough to feed all of Missoula.
Enjoy the journey!
If you are really just looking for “stuff to try” I have done a 65 K ultra run and the entire Ironman Canada bike course using nothing but F2C Glycodurance.
Sounds great but I don’t think one turkey and avocado sandwich would last me during a 4 hour bike ride, I could pack multiple but I only have 3 main pockets. I cant make them too large or they wouldn’t fit in my pockets. What then???
You don’t need to bring any nutrition on a four hour bike ride.
Sounds great but I don’t think one turkey and avocado sandwich would last me during a 4 hour bike ride, I could pack multiple but I only have 3 main pockets. I cant make them too large or they wouldn’t fit in my pockets. What then???
You don’t need to bring any nutrition on a four hour bike ride.
Hey guys! I want to try out some new energy and recovery things and want to know what you guys use and your experience with other products! I am sure all gels are very similar and stuff and marketing probably differentiates them somehow but if I am going to pay, might as well pay for something that people recommend first rather than flying in blind. Anyways, this is a list of things I have tried:
SIS Iso Gels and Beta Fuel (Orange sucks btw)Maurten’s Trial Run Gel and Drink Hammer Nutrition Orange Drink MixHigh5 Gels
I dont know why but every time I go onto the site, it automatically gives me orange so yeah… dont get orange
Hey guys! I want to try out some new energy and recovery things and want to know what you guys use and your experience with other products! I am sure all gels are very similar and stuff and marketing probably differentiates them somehow but if I am going to pay, might as well pay for something that people recommend first rather than flying in blind. Anyways, this is a list of things I have tried:
SIS Iso Gels and Beta Fuel (Orange sucks btw)Maurten’s Trial Run Gel and Drink Hammer Nutrition Orange Drink MixHigh5 Gels
I dont know why but every time I go onto the site, it automatically gives me orange so yeah… dont get orange
Maybe I’m a bit old school, but I just buy these big containers of Gatorade powder. I probably go through 3-4 a year. On race day and in lead up to races I use Infinit and PowerBar gels.
Im not trynna make a meth lab in my dorm room hahaha but seems very cost efficient.
The key is to make sure you vent the cook at night when everybody is asleep.
On a serious note though, it is incredibly cost effective. Buying the big 25kg bag obviously gets you the best bang for your buck. (My cost is around $0.10 for the equivalent of 1 gel/100Cal). But like another poster mentioned, you can buy smaller amounts if space and initial investment is a concern, but that gets you up around $0.50 for 100Cal. Cost aside, the other real benefit is that you can constantly tweak what you’re using in a very controlled way to optimize your carb intake.
Sounds great but I don’t think one turkey and avocado sandwich would last me during a 4 hour bike ride, I could pack multiple but I only have 3 main pockets. I cant make them too large or they wouldn’t fit in my pockets. What then???
You don’t need to bring any nutrition on a four hour bike ride.
But you should.
Need and should are 2 different things. I’m fueling for every single ride, regardless of duration. I’ve found that I can get more out of the ride if I’m taking in “adequate†replenishment. (Which is virtually impossible to do on the bike, taking in 700-1000 cal per hour is a tall order)
Im not trynna make a meth lab in my dorm room hahaha but seems very cost efficient.
The key is to make sure you vent the cook at night when everybody is asleep.
On a serious note though, it is incredibly cost effective. Buying the big 25kg bag obviously gets you the best bang for your buck. (My cost is around $0.10 for the equivalent of 1 gel/100Cal). But like another poster mentioned, you can buy smaller amounts if space and initial investment is a concern, but that gets you up around $0.50 for 100Cal. Cost aside, the other real benefit is that you can constantly tweak what you’re using in a very controlled way to optimize your carb intake.
Yeah so tragically theres a shit ton of science so I am far down the rabbit hole, I love this, especially since I am not doing schoolwork right now hahhaa. I would definitely buy smaller amounts because my dorm room is small and I share a kitchen with 5 other guys so maybe not the best option to bring a big ass bag of sugar and salt into my house, however, it is interesting to hear all the different ratios, osmolarity things and everything in between.
Maybe I’m a bit old school, but I just buy these big containers of Gatorade powder. I probably go through 3-4 a year.
I do mine like this Saving Money as an Endurance Athlete (TLDR: 80:20 sugar:Gatorade powder) and still go through probably 4-5 of these exact tubs annually. Well… actually more like 15 of them, given that my wife trains more than twice what I do. I’d bet big money that you could benefit from consuming more carbs intra-workout.
Get yourself to a brew supplies store and get Malto and Dextrose(Corn Sugar). They are super cheap there.
I also have tried a 1:1 white sugar, dextrose mix with some sea salt. Gets me thru all my workouts.
Maybe I’m a bit old school, but I just buy these big containers of Gatorade powder. I probably go through 3-4 a year. On race day and in lead up to races I use Infinit and PowerBar gels.
This and normal food for recovery. But I prefer Gu (especially mint chocolate) over PowerBar gels.
I am not even a poor college student living in a dorm, but I am cheap and Gatorade is similar to whatever you will find on a course.
I also have tried a 1:1 white sugar, dextrose mix with some sea salt. Gets me thru all my workouts.
Try 2:1 or 4:1 sugar:dextrose and I suspect you’ll have even better results and could use higher carb consumption rates.
