Hammer Gel/ Endurolyte vs Cytomax

[OakLeaf]

a very sensitive stomach the next day.

For me, that's the #1 sign of not enough sodium. But it wouldn't necessarily be a sign to me that I needed more during the ride. Maybe just learn to be more liberal with the salt shaker at dinner.

Think of sodium in the same way as calories. Too much is a bad thing, and you hear a lot about that on the news, especially right now. But as athletes, we need more of both than the average sedentary person, and not enough will hurt you a lot quicker than too much. Exercise isn't an excuse to go crazy with salt or calories, but it does mean finding a new equilibrium. That just takes some trial and error, but identifying your symptoms and tracking your intake is the place to start.

hard to find the ingredients on the internet

Here ya go - tropical fruit flavor anyway. I should've looked at drugstore.com right off, they've got ingredients for almost everything. Cytomax does contain the artificial sweetener acesulfame potassium.