Originally Posted by
SBRDude
According to the label, Endurolytes don't have much in the way of electrolyes. Most of what you're getting is vitamin B6. I guess if you take a bunch you'd make a dent. One thing I haven't found is how much the body loses due to sweat and exercise. From what I understand, the RDA is for an average person, not for a person undergoing heavy and extended exertion. As such, I assume that the electrolyte loss and consequent need is probably higher than the RDA. If so, then these supplements just don't seem to be anywhere close to what is needed and what can be found in regular food.
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I guess that's the difference between experience and reading labels.
To the general poster or lurker - if you are reading this thread for information about electrolyte replacement, read the following link instead, or first, then come back and read the thread:
http://www.hammernutrition.com/knowl...wledge-section
which article should not be taken to mean that you have to use their products or you will suffer. But they are exactly correct about how it all works and that, in general, less is more. Remember, they fuel RAAM, Furnace Creek 508, and other LD racers. They get it.
Please notice Nancy_sv's post. My friends who also rode Alaska to Tierra del Fuego had the same experience. Yeah, you get thirsty sometimes. I once rode a century on a candy bar and one 17oz. bottle of water, in hot and sunny weather. That's not much - IIRC, the record for continuous riding without eating or drinking is 278 miles. So it's really all about conditioning.
Which all has little to do with the OP's question, except that it's even cheaper to not buy any of that stuff. I think my friends hold the coast-to-coast touring record of spending $.80 between them. They disagree about whether or not they spent an additional $5.00 on coffee.