Hydration complication?
04-13-06 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
Hey thanks for the link. I've too found that sports-drinks have too little concentrations of glucose-polymer and electrolytes. I'd have to drink three 24-oz bottles of Gatorade per hour to get the energy and electrolytes on my ride, which ends up over-hydrating me. So I mix my own and make it double-strength along with a bottle of plain water. I can then alternate drinks between the energy-mix and plain water depending upon the intensity of the ride I'm doing. 
Time to change.
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04-13-06 | 03:36 PM
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Yeah, don't cut the Gatorade. If you drink 24 oz of it per hour, you'll get 300 mg of sodium. I pop two additional Endurolytes per hour, in order to get 500 mg of sodium (and other stuff) per hour.
At the end of my ride, I drink 12 oz. of V-8 juice... TONS of sodium, potassium. Ice-cold, it tastes great
At the end of my ride, I drink 12 oz. of V-8 juice... TONS of sodium, potassium. Ice-cold, it tastes great
04-13-06 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
Hey thanks for the link. I've too found that sports-drinks have too little concentrations of glucose-polymer and electrolytes. )
The cheapest place to buy has been REI, either at the stores or from the web site.
Al
04-15-06 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
That's about sums it up. You can absorb water about 2-4x faster than needed to replace what's sweated away. There's also a tonne of electrolytes that go out with that water. Coming back after a ride, if I don't change and shower right away, my back & jersey is coated with a white layer of salt after the sweat evaporates.
Here's some good articles on hyponatremia that Machka posted in some previous threads:
UltraCycling - electrolytes
Ultra Cycling - low blood sodium
Ultra Cycling - drinking too much
Ultra Cycling - water and salt intake during exercise
Ultra Cycling - fueling for endurance
It's interesting to note that on the RAAM, they don't drink as much as they sweat away; they end up a little dehydrated at the end of each day. This is to maintain a higher concentration of glucose/complex-carb/protein mix in their stomach and get more calories/hr through.
Here's some good articles on hyponatremia that Machka posted in some previous threads:
UltraCycling - electrolytes
Ultra Cycling - low blood sodium
Ultra Cycling - drinking too much
Ultra Cycling - water and salt intake during exercise
Ultra Cycling - fueling for endurance
It's interesting to note that on the RAAM, they don't drink as much as they sweat away; they end up a little dehydrated at the end of each day. This is to maintain a higher concentration of glucose/complex-carb/protein mix in their stomach and get more calories/hr through.
I finally read all these good articles and will keep them in my mind during this cross country Fast Ride.
Thank you again. I will keep a printed version with me for a reminder. This stuff is not simple!
04-15-06 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
Coming back after a ride, if I don't change and shower right away, my back & jersey is coated with a white layer of salt after the sweat evaporates.
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