Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate View Post
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this. Folks need to know that the system will only digest a certain number of calories per hour and overloading it will slow down the absorption of water. In times of really hot weather, e-Caps or Elete can give you the extra electrolytes without piling on calories.
From what I've read most people can only digest 250-400 cals per hour. If you properly mix your cytomax (or most sports drinks) a bottle is around 150 -200 cals/bottle (depending on the size of your bottles), so you would want to experiment, but probably not exceed 1.5 to 2 bottles/hour (though I must say I could never consume that much without feeling bloaty.....). If you are using gels or bars you want to have some non-carb drink (water or water with electrolytes) to wash it down, especially with gels since you really need some water for them to work properly.