how good is cytomax?
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how good is cytomax?
I got some really good responses from you guys from my post about your favorite energy bar/drink. A popular answer was cytomax for the drink. I was just wondering about cytomax. Is it like a gatorade type of drink, like a liquid(its not as stupid as that sounds) or is it like a shake? Also how good is it and what are your favorite flavors? and what flavors are not good(if there are any)?
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Originally Posted by scarpi41
cytomax ... Is it like a gatorade type of drink
G is not really an endurance drink. If you check the G site, you'll see the "new" Gatorade Endurance drink. Unfortunately, last time I checked, it only comes in lemon lime. Yuck. G Endurance has a formulation that looks a lot closer to the other endurance drinks.
Cyto IS an endurance drink (as is Accelerade, Endurox, the new PowerBar drink, etc.). Cyto is not the yummiest stuff around. The one I get is Grape. If you try hard enough, you can almost convince yourself that it kinda-sorta-tastes like a grape. Not. To that end, I add Kool Aid (unsweetend) Grape to make it more pallatable.
The downside, Cyto is not cheap. But if you hunt around, you can find some sales (about $24 for the 4.5 lb can).
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i got peach and, while it doesn't taste like peach, it's not bad to drink. it's just sort of an ambiguous fruity flavor. I just finished reading something aobut how drinking a drink with a 4:1 carb to protein mix(like cytomax, accelerade, endurox, etc...) can help you sustain 85% V02 max for 40% longer than someone who is just drinking a carb drink( i.e. gatorade), and i personally notice a bit of a difference, especially in a racing/fast situation or a longer ride. btw, i read it out of bicycling magazine.
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Cytomax is better than Gatorade mainly because it tastes bad and is so much more expensive. If someone comes out with an even more expensive, even worse tasting drink and markets it as an "endurance/male enhancement" beverage, it will become the drink of choice. We are infinitely gullible and suggestible.
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I tried Cytomax lemon flavor. I thought it tasted like bongwater with lemon lifesavers dissolved in it. Or like that Fleet enema stuff. Yick!
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Originally Posted by wabbit
I tried Cytomax lemon flavor. I thought it tasted like bongwater with lemon lifesavers dissolved in it. Or like that Fleet enema stuff. Yick!
I've had the lemo cytomax, and right now I'm using Champion Nutrition's "Revenge" (Champion used to make the original Cytomax. Revenge is a similar product). Tastes....odd, but works great, nonetheless.
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Originally Posted by wabbit
I thought it tasted like bongwater with lemon lifesavers dissolved in it. Or like that Fleet enema stuff. Yick!
Great analogy though because it is a very horrible drink.
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Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Whey, salt, BCAAs, Glutamine, and Vitamins & Minerals are all cheaply available on their own... so why do people that are so dedicated that they will wrap their bodies in psychedelic lycra, not make their own endurance drinks?
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Originally Posted by Crunkologist
why not make their own endurance drinks?
[a] over 2 hrs
[b] over 90 degrees
[c] a hillfest
... I can go with just water and Clif Bars. BTW, I mix the Cyto stuff a little strong. Dentist said I shouldn't have Gatorade-stuff on my teeth for 4+ hours. So I mix the drinks strong and always rinse with water (I figure this puts it back to "normal" strength).
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I don't see how gatorade gets away with putting sucrose crap in their bottled drinks. Although their powders are much better.
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I use Cytomax, and the peach and Tropical Fruit flavors are OK.
Do NOT use Cytomax PREformance if you are looking for a good taste/texture experience. For some reason, that stuff triggers my gag reflex and just tastes like reconstituted boogers.
Do NOT use Cytomax PREformance if you are looking for a good taste/texture experience. For some reason, that stuff triggers my gag reflex and just tastes like reconstituted boogers.
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Originally Posted by Crunkologist
I don't see how gatorade gets away with putting sucrose crap in their bottled drinks. Although their powders are much better.
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Yes, it is. I made a mistake last post. The bottled stuff uses high fructose corn syrup, a carbohydrate that is essentially useless to tired muscles. Same stuff as Coca Cola.
Check the labels on both.
The powder on the other hand uses sucrose as its primary ingredient, followed immediately by dextrose. Since sucrose is one part dextrose, dextrose is a.k.a. glucose, and glucose is great fuel for working muscles... powdered gatorade is probably the best thing that your local grocery store has. Add some Maltodextrin, and you can up the dextrose/glucose concentration. Throw in some BCAAs, and you're really cookin.
Check the labels on both.
The powder on the other hand uses sucrose as its primary ingredient, followed immediately by dextrose. Since sucrose is one part dextrose, dextrose is a.k.a. glucose, and glucose is great fuel for working muscles... powdered gatorade is probably the best thing that your local grocery store has. Add some Maltodextrin, and you can up the dextrose/glucose concentration. Throw in some BCAAs, and you're really cookin.
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Originally Posted by Crunkologist
Coca Cola
Anyone ever notice this?
Best.
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Carbs make you hungry. In this case, the fructose is preferentially uptaken by your liver, and not your tired hungry muscles... and so the hunger is compounded. When you do that, I'd eat something else too.
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sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but what does BCAA mean?
also, has anyone tried the pre-mixed cytomax? It is NOT the same thing as the canister, and tastes like fruity plastic. (i acutally like the taste of cytomax in the canister). Why don't they just use the same recipe if they're going to give it the same name?
also, has anyone tried the pre-mixed cytomax? It is NOT the same thing as the canister, and tastes like fruity plastic. (i acutally like the taste of cytomax in the canister). Why don't they just use the same recipe if they're going to give it the same name?
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Yea I actually like the flavor of Cytomax as well. Can't say if it has helped my endurance yet though. I have to get back in shape first.
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Originally Posted by Crunkologist
Yes, it is. I made a mistake last post. The bottled stuff uses high fructose corn syrup, a carbohydrate that is essentially useless to tired muscles. Same stuff as Coca Cola.
Check the labels on both.
The powder on the other hand uses sucrose as its primary ingredient, followed immediately by dextrose. Since sucrose is one part dextrose, dextrose is a.k.a. glucose, and glucose is great fuel for working muscles... powdered gatorade is probably the best thing that your local grocery store has. Add some Maltodextrin, and you can up the dextrose/glucose concentration. Throw in some BCAAs, and you're really cookin.
Check the labels on both.
The powder on the other hand uses sucrose as its primary ingredient, followed immediately by dextrose. Since sucrose is one part dextrose, dextrose is a.k.a. glucose, and glucose is great fuel for working muscles... powdered gatorade is probably the best thing that your local grocery store has. Add some Maltodextrin, and you can up the dextrose/glucose concentration. Throw in some BCAAs, and you're really cookin.
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Originally Posted by Indolent58
Cytomax is better than Gatorade mainly because it tastes bad and is so much more expensive. If someone comes out with an even more expensive, even worse tasting drink and markets it as an "endurance/male enhancement" beverage, it will become the drink of choice. We are infinitely gullible and suggestible.
EDIT: Ugh, I can't believe I just replied to a two year old post.
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Originally Posted by brianappleby
sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but what does BCAA mean?
have them. My fave is Gu.