hee hee hee :D :D salty sweater - sweater covered in salt shakers :D :D That's great! Thanks for the image!
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hee hee hee :D :D salty sweater - sweater covered in salt shakers :D :D That's great! Thanks for the image!
I've been a cytomax girl for so long, but I'm really sick of drinking sweet stuff on rides. A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by the Hammer booth at the Sea Otter Classic and asked if they had anything that wasn't so sweet. They mixed me up a bottle of Hammer Heed, flavor plain. I swear -- it tastes like water. There's no flavor whatsoever. I bought some on the spot and have already reordered online. If you're sick of drinking hummingbird water, give it a try.
Susie
SCORE!!!!
I just ordered Clif Snot Razz Sorbet mondo bottle (16 serv) for $8. Clif lemonade electrolyte (45 serv) for $14. And Clif mango orange recovery (24 serv) for $17.50.
www.sierratradingpost.com has a bunch of Clif for waaaay cheap.
The only one of these that I haven't had is the recovery. So I only ordered one of those.
Now I gotta find one of those gel flasks. Probably REI. REI gives a discount for any 12 Clif products, so I might pick up some Nectar bars and Blocks while I'm there.
I am so looking forward to doing a better job of managing my liquid/sugar/salt when I do rides and swims!
I've been using GU20 because gatorade just makes me sick. ugh. I like that its not very sweet at all, and my stomach can tolerate it for long rides. Lemon-Lime :D
I've fallen in love recently with Gatorade's new product RAIN. All the flavor are delicous and its not too sweet or salty. Most markets have it and for a good introductory price. Let me know what you think if you try it.
Got my Clif order today. Went out for an hour "skills" ride (aka learning to use my clipless pedals at the school track again) and drank a whole bottle of Gatorade (gotta use it up). I had a Clif Recovery afterwards. I'm bad at drinking when I need to, I've even given myself kidney stones, so I was proud I made myself drink a whole bottle. And, whaddaya know, I didn't get shakey after the ride this time!
Now, if only I could find a gel flask. Everyone around here is sold out because tri/run/ride season is starting.
Drink! Drink! Drink!
I looked at the ingrediments on the Endurance stuff... why stick the artificials in there? The flavors don't help *that* much anyway.
I have this unamerican intolerance for supersweet 'cause I got into the habit and I don't feel like changing, so I water down the Gatorade (straight orange) and chow down on the bananas. Of course, I can think much more broadly if I'm traveling with a blender, I suppose!
I have become a big fam of the Hammer products--Heed is their powdered drink. I realized that I would anticipate a dread of the (to me) overly sweet and artificial taste of Cytomax. Heed is a very subtle lemon-lime taste, and is the one product that helps with leg cramps, which I tend to get after riding, and sometime during.
A couple of weeks ago at the Chico Wildflower century they had two kinds of Recharge, I think it was; the orange was OK but the grape was truly vile.
I'm probably late to this thread but I detest Gatorade. It is not made for endurance athletes.
I agree that Cytomax has been good to me. I mix less than the recommended amount or more if I feel like it. Try it with club soda in lieu of water for a recovery drink at home. Tasty.
I read this line as "at the Chgo Wildflower century" and thought "WHAT? How did I miss this?" :eek: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by wabisabi
I like the flavor of the Endurance drink when I'm riding hard and and am sweaty. Otherwise, I cannot stand the sweetness. I only tried it because they sent me coupons for 21 FREE BOTTLES and I don't pass up much that's free and useable. Last season I bought two huge cannisters of mix--one of Accelerade and the other of Endurox. The Endurox is so sweet it makes me want to puke when I mix it full strength. The worst is drinking it warm at the end of a race. Barf. I had taken to making it 1/2 & 1/2 with the Accelerade. Maybe I'll try mixing it with the Endurance. I appreciate the protein/carb thing, but ... too much sugar. Mixing it with club soda sounds like a good idea!
I like Accelerade fruit punch, watered down a little. And those Nuun tablets were really great a couple years ago on a tour with 3 consecutive days of 104 degree heat and 60-80 mile/day. I found that eating real food and drinking water with Nuun tablets did the trick and helped avoid upset tummy.
Does anyone use a product called Fizz? I don't know how they spell it. It is supposed to be a nutrition drink with a little more to it...more like a liquid meal for really long events, like Ironman, etc.
I really struggle with upset stomach on long strenuous rides, and it doesn't seem to matter which products/foods.
Is this the stuff that comes in the cute little plastic tube or tube-shaped envelope that fizzes when you mix it with water?
If it's the same thing, you can get a ton of it at Costco. I've not tried it, because it has way too much niacin for my system to handle.
I was under the impression that it was sugar-free (nutra-sweet) and heavy on the B vitamins.
Do you mean Spiz?Quote:
Originally Posted by Starfish
http://www.spiz.net/
I like Cytomax... the Canberry Grapefruit flavor is tart and not too sweet.
Cytomax for me! Gatorade is a "wannabe" imho. However, I shouldn't be so quick to offer my opinion, as I haven't tried any of the new Gatorades. I will stick with my lemon-lime Cytomax, though, because I still have a HUGE can. :p