About a month ago, I got completely sick … sick of nauseating overprocessed sports drinks, sick of gagging down gelatinous crap, sick of paying an arm and a leg for “better” nutritional solutions, and so on.
So, like any moron that thinks he can do it better, I started buying bulk. Bulk carbs, bulk proteins, bulk amino acids, etc. I did my research (taken with a grain of salt) and arrived at this:
Calorically, this somewhat mimics one of my Infinit profiles. According to some technical literature, the 2:1 malto/fructo ratio is nearly optimal for carbo uptake, but I find it to be a little sweet. Overall, it’s not overpowering and has been well-tolerated for over 4 hours (with good performance). I was amused to find how close the formula was to perpetuem, aside from the fact that they use only maltodextrin for carbs. The flavoring is any variety of those 0-calorie finger-size packets, and it provides sufficient but subtle flavor (e.g. celestial seasonings). The BCAA powder hates to dissolve quickly, so I usually make up a few bottles ahead of time, then shake it periodically to keep the powder suspended. One bonus: my unit cost is around 75 cents per bottle, or nearly half of its commercial counterparts. Does this sound viable, or more like hogwash?
If it works, it works. Gatorade works for some, Carbo Pro for others, etc. Are you doing Olys, Halfs, full IMs? The test will come when you reach the end of the long ride then run off of it. That’s usually when you find out whether your nutrition strategy worked.
Sounds like you are on the right track!
Much more so than the bulk of Americans washing down truckloads of HFCS laden Gatorade, PowerAde (aka a Coca Cola Co), etc.
Gosh, if only folks would read the label and *think *we would not be one of the most obese countries on the plant.
(and of course the inverse, if HFSC flavored sports drinks were the silver bullet, we would ALL be whacking the golf ball just like Tiger and riding the bike like Lance…)
Sounds like you are on the right track!
Much more so than the bulk of Americans washing down truckloads of HFCS laden Gatorade, PowerAde (aka a Coca Cola Co), etc.
Gosh, if only folks would read the label and *think *we would not be one of the most obese countries on the plant.
(and of course the inverse, if HFSC flavored sports drinks were the silver bullet, we would ALL be whacking the golf ball just like Tiger and riding the bike like Lance…)
HFCS, so f’n what? All things in moderation. If you’re that worried about it, drink powerade zero. No HFCS. (Oh, and btw, gatorade is pepsico, since you seem to have a hardon for the soft drink companies.)
Sounds like you are on the right track!
Much more so than the bulk of Americans washing down truckloads of HFCS laden Gatorade, PowerAde (aka a Coca Cola Co), etc.
Gosh, if only folks would read the label and *think *we would not be one of the most obese countries on the plant.
(and of course the inverse, if HFSC flavored sports drinks were the silver bullet, we would ALL be whacking the golf ball just like Tiger and riding the bike like Lance…)
HFCS, so f’n what? All things in moderation. If you’re that worried about it, drink powerade zero. No HFCS. (Oh, and btw, gatorade is pepsico, since you seem to have a hardon for the soft drink companies.)