Originally Posted by Thylacine
Okey dokey.
Frankly there's so much conflicting ideas about fluids and nutrition, I just figure a little bit of sodium and whatnot from an electrolyte drink aint gunna kill me. Pretty scientific huh. I also tend to eat something every 20kms or so. I've found these 'health' bars that are only $1.60 and seem to have a good carbs/fats/protein spread. I haven't managed to get any tummy aches or puke one up yet even on my 130km jaunt to Gisborne, so I figure they're okay. Plus, 3 bucks + for a 'Powerbar' is a ripoff so I'm trying to avoid them.
Am I kinda on the right track here? I also try an eat within an hour of getting home from a big ride, as advised by some boffin in the nutrition section of this site.
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I don't think there's anything wrong with watered down Gatorade, except it's crap for your teeth.
All that stuff is a rip-off -- even buying the Gatorade powder means you only save about a third of the cost of the prepared drink, if you mix it at the same strength.
If I get sick of wiping potato chip grease off my STIs, I sometimes take a sandwhich with me with just a bit of vegimite and some sprinkled salt.
The last I heard, you're supposed to start replenishing the carbohydrates as soon as you get off the bike.
We did an interesting experiment at uni last year on "glucose uptake", and stooopid me road all the way there, from East Bentleigh to Bundoora (we weren't supposed to exercise before the experiment), and my uptake was about 30% quicker than all the other "kids" in the class. So, uptake is heaps quicker staight after exercise.....but you knew that
