Hey there Matagi - trust those references above are useful - I have still been unable to find anything more recent...



Well... tomorrow is D-Day - I am going to try this stuff out, I'll come back and give you a report on whether I think it helped or not. I have decided I see it as no worse than using caffeine which is an introduced substance to our bodies - both sodium and phosphate are found in our bodies naturally and all I am doing is increasing those levels for short term.

I see it as similar to taking extra calcium, or creatine, or iron, or phosphorous, or myriad other bits found in supplements or in the "gu" you take to help you during a race or a long ride - they all boost performance and endurance and fitness. I take none of these except calcium occasionally and caffiene as part of a day to day "addiction". I use gu on rides of over 2 hours duration - none of my rides are long enough to warrent their use. I am not taking this supplement (NaPO4) lightly, and do not take even vitimins on a regular basis - so am not a "performance enhancer junkie".

Still, I am very interested in what you may have to say - please be candid because I value all your input, both negative and positive critique.

I will start tomorrow (Monday) with low doses to get my tum prepared, and then the loading begins on my Wednesday. The TT is on Saturday...