I am looking for some feedback from people who have used Generation UCAN in long distance races (70.3 or 140.6). I know the website lists their “recommended” usage, but I am interested in first hand usage as well as the pro’s and con’s of the product. Specifically I would like to know how often you drink a packet and how your energy levels throughout the race compare to the more traditional calorie based nutrition products such as infinit.
Thanks in advance.
This should help - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRYOiXNfynI
I have done the exact protocol for the past 6 months and my GI issues evaporated and I feel GREAT.
Good Luck.
Im with Stark. last 3 sub 5 Hims (incl a 4:26 on 140 cals total) on one bottle before and one during.
Very interesting, i got some to try. Did you sip over a long period of time while racing or drink it within a few minutes. Are you typically on a low carb diet or do you eat regular and use the UCAN.
i chug the bottle 45 mins b4 the brick or race. usually mix lemon with 25 oz water in the bigger camelback podium bottle. then i refill it for the ride and pack a banana and raisins in case i need a boost. drink it sip by sip starting about the 1 hour mark. rarely do i need the raisins but the banana may get hit up. salt tabs x3 per hour and water/nuun the only other fluids.
GAME CHANGER! I am on their website or will be soon. I emailed them to tell them how crazy good the product was working.
and i am doing MET by seebohar so i load up with protein and healthy fats with heavy veg and some fruit on a regular basis. side note: lost 30lbs in 2 mos doing this and dropped my HIM runs from 1:40s to sub 1:30.
What do you do during training to accomplish becoming more effecient in burning fats? Do you use UCAN exclusively during training?
only on bricks or rides more than 3 hours. otherwise our bodies have enough internal fat and glycogen stores to last 3 hours with water. i think the ucan is the piece to keep your blood sugar regulated during the longer training and racing sessions, but the key is to fuel well outside and around those sessions. IOW focus on replenishing stores the night before and morning before you go out.
Thanks for the Feedback. So basically one packet before the race and one during the bike gets you enough nutrition for the duration of the race?
did you just start out that way or did you ease yourself into less calories when training? I just ordered some and want to give it a go in training but my long rides are 4:30 right now and don’t want to bonk so I can see when I need to use it.
I went straight for it but carried some extra safety carbs the first few rides . Never needed them but felt more secure. If you are going for it like me, make sure to load up on healthy carbs, protein and healthy fats the day before and morning of. Not sure about how to ease into it but I’m telling you, this stuff creates a paradigm shift AND I just got affiliated with them so pm me for my code.
I’m also totally on the MET bandwagon and using UCAN as well. However, so far this year I’ve really only used it on the bike in my long rides and races (2 HIMs), as I haven’t really figured out logistically how I can use it on the run, in particular for a 140.6 distance event.
Would you use a bottle in hand or fuel belt to have it on the run? I used to run with one of these (for water) but have been recently only been using the water stations on the course and like running without the belt/without a bottle in my hand…
It doesn’t work for the run IMO for triathletes. MEB can use it because he is only running 2 hours. Whereas triathletes are going 6 hours before they even get on the run. I’ve used it for 2 years now and it works great for the bike. However, when you get to the run you gotta stop pumping your body with sugar and caffeine.
I am looking for some feedback from people who have used Generation UCAN in long distance races (70.3 or 140.6). I know the website lists their “recommended” usage, but I am interested in first hand usage as well as the pro’s and con’s of the product. Specifically I would like to know how often you drink a packet and how your energy levels throughout the race compare to the more traditional calorie based nutrition products such as infinit.
Thanks in advance.
I’ve been using it for a little over two years now. I’ve used it in a variety of different ways over these two years from going with the “traditional” 300-400cals//hr to finishing Eagleman on a total of roughly 300 cals (albeit due to dropping a bottle on the bike). But that experience proved to me anyway, that a little goes a long way with this stuff.
I may still use it for my 70.3 this fall, but for an Oly it was a baaad idea, at least for me. I must still be more of a sugar burner or something.
For my Oly I did 1 serving 1 hour prior, then 1 serving 30min prior. On the bike I mixed one packet in a 25-oz bottle that I drank throughout the bike course.
Coming out of T2, despite having done a fair number of bricks, I felt awful, and couldn’t get my HR up to save my life. I think I was hydrated OK, but needed some sugar. After drinking the sports drink at every water stop for 4 miles, I felt OK and struggled in.
On my lower-intensity training rides it’s been great, but I may just not have the physiology for it when it comes to harder/more intense efforts.
I’m also totally on the MET bandwagon and using UCAN as well. However, so far this year I’ve really only used it on the bike in my long rides and races (2 HIMs), as I haven’t really figured out logistically how I can use it on the run, in particular for a 140.6 distance event.
Would you use a bottle in hand or fuel belt to have it on the run? I used to run with one of these (for water) but have been recently only been using the water stations on the course and like running without the belt/without a bottle in my hand…
I mix an entire packet into a gel flask (consistency of a gel) and have one in T2 and one a Special Needs (frozen the night before). Take a hit every 30 minutes or so. In between hits I do take a half a gel when the day is super long and I have been going for many hours. So I end uyp taking in one gel and two slugs of UCAN per hour (about 150 calories). It all boils down to how you want to fuel, carrying a small flask is pretty easy, I put mine into a little sleeve that wraps around my hand so I can grip it super loose and it won’t leave my hand. Just did a 50K run on UCAN and Oskri Organics Coconut bars, worked great.