Best Sport Drink?

William Riker said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during
my rides.

So far I've tried: Gatorade Poweraid Cytomax - Cytosport,
Inc. Revenge - Champion

I used the same drink for 2weeks each while
riding...wondering if anyone else has had the same
experience while using Cytomax. The other drinks didn't
really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical Fruit) not only quenched my thirst but I felt
great during and after the ride. I know I sound like a
commercial, but has anyone else have this experience? What
the hell is in Cytomax that makes me feel good?

All I know is Accelerade is NASTY. Did a long, hot road
ride yesterday (so bottles, no 'bak), and took one with
Accelerade along with my usual proprietary
Gatorade/Tang blend.

After drinking only the GatorTang, I finally took a swig of
the Aack-ade. Tasted bad, but no big deal. Not 20 seconds
later, a /major/ wave of nausea swept over me; passed after
a few minutes.

Bill "relegated to recovery only" S.

PS: Haven't used Cytomax in a long time, but always liked
it. Can't say I ever "felt" it, however.

RE/

Quoted message said:

What the hell is in Cytomax that makes me feel good?

To get a fair comparison, I'd add plain old water to
the lineup.
--
PeteCresswell

S o r n i said:

William Riker said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during
my rides.

So far I've tried: Gatorade Poweraid Cytomax - Cytosport,
Inc. Revenge - Champion

I used the same drink for 2weeks each while
riding...wondering if anyone else has had the same
experience while using Cytomax. The other drinks didn't
really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical Fruit) not only quenched my thirst but I felt
great during and after the ride. I know I sound like a
commercial, but has anyone else have this experience?
What the hell is in Cytomax that makes me feel good?

All I know is Accelerade is NASTY. Did a long, hot road
ride yesterday (so bottles, no 'bak), and took one with
Accelerade along with my usual proprietary
Gatorade/Tang blend.

After drinking only the GatorTang, I finally took a swig
of the Aack-ade. Tasted bad, but no big deal. Not 20
seconds later, a /major/ wave of nausea swept over me;
passed after a few minutes.

Bill "relegated to recovery only" S.

PS: Haven't used Cytomax in a long time, but always liked
it. Can't say I ever "felt" it, however.

Which Accelerade flavor? The lemon lime ain't half bad.

--
- Zilla Cary, NC (Remove XSPAM)

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:33:28 +0000, William Riker wrote:

The other drinks

Quoted message said:

didn't really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical Fruit) not only quenched my thirst but I felt
great during and after the ride. I know I sound like a
commercial, but has anyone else have this experience?

Ouzo does that to me.

gabrielle

William Riker said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during
my rides.

So far I've tried: Gatorade Poweraid Cytomax - Cytosport,
Inc. Revenge - Champion

I used the same drink for 2weeks each while
riding...wondering if anyone else has had the same
experience while using Cytomax. The other drinks didn't
really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical Fruit) not only quenched my thirst but I felt
great during and after the ride. I know I sound like a
commercial, but has anyone else have this experience? What
the hell is in Cytomax that makes me feel good?

Thanks for all replies!
B.

I do a double dose of lemon/lime gator powder in a bottle.
Any of the stuff you mention tastes like [censored] when its warm.
So I double up the powder and take one big swig then drink
plain old watert to cover it up.

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

Zilla said:

S o r n i <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

All I know is Accelerade is NASTY. Did a long, hot road
ride yesterday (so bottles, no 'bak), and took one with
Accelerade along with my usual proprietary
Gatorade/Tang blend.

After drinking only the GatorTang, I finally took a swig
of the Aack-ade. Tasted bad, but no big deal. Not 20
seconds later, a /major/ wave of nausea swept over me;
passed after a few minutes.

Quoted message said:

Which Accelerade flavor? The lemon lime ain't half bad.

Fruit punch, I believe (too lazy to go look). It turns a
creamy pink color, and tastes rather chalky.

Bill "God, Zilla, it's monstrous! (like the line)" S.

William Riker said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during
my rides.

So far I've tried: Gatorade Poweraid Cytomax - Cytosport,
Inc. Revenge - Champion

I used the same drink for 2weeks each while
riding...wondering if anyone else has had the same
experience while using Cytomax. The other drinks didn't
really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical Fruit) not only quenched my thirst but I felt
great during and after the ride. I know I sound like a
commercial, but has anyone else have this experience? What
the hell is in Cytomax that makes me feel good?

Thanks for all replies!
B.

Cytomax has worked very well for me too. Revenge is good,
but I think I noticed Cytomax the most. I think it's the
amphetamines they put in it. Nothin' like some crank to
make me crank.

Matt

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Quoted message said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during
my rides.

So far I've tried: Gatorade Poweraid Cytomax - Cytosport,
Inc. Revenge - Champion

I used the same drink for 2weeks each while
riding...wondering if anyone else has had the same
experience while using Cytomax. The other drinks didn't
really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical Fruit) not only quenched my thirst but I felt
great during and after the ride. I know I sound like a
commercial, but has anyone else have this experience? What
the hell is in Cytomax that makes me feel good?

Thanks for all replies!
B.

Cytomax works the best for me... Cytomax uses alpha L-
Polylactate which they claim buffers the lactate acid in you
muscles. From what I know about this is that once the
lactate builds up in the muscle to a certain point your
muscles start slowing down... By buffering the lactic acid
not only does it allow you to push harder before feeling the
burn but also feel better while providing that 6 - 8 percent
carbo mix that your body can utilize best during hard
exercise and electrolytes ... cytosport.comcytosport.comOpen ↗. How
much of this is hype and what is true I don't know. What I
do know that for me it works or there is a placebo effect
(which also works for me)...

Many of my friends use Accelerade. Accelerade's claim to
fame is that it uses a 4:1 mix of carbs to protein. Studies
have been done that suggest that during hard exercise the
body can better use the carbs when there is a 4:1 mix of
protein accelerade.comaccelerade.comOpen ↗ (has to do with
increasing muscle glycogen synthesis). I tried using this
product but the smell and taste got the best of me... taste
is important... If you do not like the taste you will more
than likely drink less. As a side note there have some more
recent studies that indicate that if there is enough carbs
(1.2 g per kg of body weight per hour) the effects of the
added protein is diminished.

One other drink that I plan on trying in the near future is
HEED by Hammer Nutrition (I'm a big fan of there Hammer Gel)
e-e-Open ↗
caps.com/products/detail.cfm?div=Products&cat=Hammer&det=Ha-
mmer%20H.E.E.D%2032%20Serving&sku=HEL32. There are also
using a lactate acid buffer (l-carnosine) and complex carbs
in the drink along with the standard electorlytes...

Water was mentioned as a drink to include in the lineup.
Studies have shown that the carbo drinks only were effective
after 45 minutes of exercising... So I guess if you doing
something short don't waste your drink or money.

DISCLAIMER: Research all this stuff for yourself! I have
provided a few links but there is much more information on
this stuff on the web. I am only telling you what I have
found in my research and it may be all wrong! Also note that
the studies I reference were found in High-Tech_Cycling by
Edumnd R. Burke (editor) Second Edition (very good book if
you have geek tendencies towards biking).

Good luck on your quest,

-p

my vote for Gatorede...but not for bike, I prefere this for
running on bike I'm drinking PowerBar Hydro+ Sgt Pepper

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Quoted message said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during
my rides.

So far I've tried: Gatorade Poweraid Cytomax - Cytosport,
Inc. Revenge - Champion

I used the same drink for 2weeks each while
riding...wondering if anyone else has had the same
experience while using Cytomax. The other drinks didn't
really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical Fruit) not only quenched my thirst but I felt
great during and after the ride. I know I sound like a
commercial, but has anyone else have this experience? What
the hell is in Cytomax that makes me feel good?

Thanks for all replies!
B.

Gatorade - the blue one :-) and PowerBar Lemon

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Quoted message said:

my vote for Gatorede...but not for bike, I prefere
this for running on bike I'm drinking PowerBar Hydro+
Sgt Pepper

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Quoted message said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during my
rides.

So far I've tried: Gatorade Poweraid Cytomax -
Cytosport, Inc. Revenge - Champion

I used the same drink for 2weeks each while
riding...wondering if anyone else has had the same
experience while using Cytomax. The other drinks didn't
really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical Fruit) not only quenched my thirst but I felt
great during and after the ride. I know I sound like a
commercial, but has anyone else have this experience?
What the hell is in Cytomax that makes me feel good?

Thanks for all replies!
B.

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Quoted message said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during
my rides.

<snip sucker juice>

water

JD

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On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:33:28 +0000, William Riker wrote:

The other drinks

Quoted message said:

didn't really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical

Fruit)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

not only quenched my thirst but I felt great during and
after the ride.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

know I sound like a commercial, but has anyone else
have this

experience?

Quoted message said:

Ouzo does that to me.

gabrielle

Ouzo has a tendency to make me forget my name and I can't
remember where I've been.

D??e ???ey

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Quoted message said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during
my rides.

So far I've tried: Gatorade Poweraid Cytomax - Cytosport,
Inc. Revenge - Champion

I used the same drink for 2weeks each while
riding...wondering if anyone else has had the same
experience while using Cytomax. The other drinks didn't
really change how I felt during the ride. Cytomax
(Tropical Fruit) not only quenched my thirst but I felt
great during and after the ride. I know I sound like a
commercial, but has anyone else have this experience? What
the hell is in Cytomax that makes me feel good?

Thanks for all replies!
B.

Double espresso straight at the start, one bottle of water,
one bottle of gatorade or whatever. For a longer ride I'll
put a bottle in my rear pocket too, and if I have the
Camelbak it's all water. I had a big tin of cytomax for a
while and it was good. The label said all kinds of stuff
about reducing "perceived exertion" and etc, and if it
wasn't actually doing it, it got my head going with it.
When your legs and lungs are burning on a climb, thinking
that the exertion is only 'perceived' and not really a big
deal helps. /s

JD said:

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Quoted message said:

I've been testing out different sports drinks during
my rides.

<snip sucker juice>

water

JD

That's what I use probably 90% of the time and I have to
agree it's great and the price is right.

If I'm trying to go as fast as possible (race) I find some
of the "sucker juice" helps keep me going when I'm exerting
myself too hard to eat solid food. But most of the time I'm
not doing that, so water and snacks are fine.

Matt

On 2004-06-02, MattB penned:

Quoted message said:

If I'm trying to go as fast as possible (race) I find some
of the "sucker juice" helps keep me going when I'm
exerting myself too hard to eat solid food. But most of
the time I'm not doing that, so water and snacks are fine.

I've been wondering about racing and food lately ... where
do you keep food? On my rides, I keep it in my camelbak, but
what do you do when you don't have the luxury of stopping?

--
monique

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-06-02, MattB penned:

Quoted message said:

If I'm trying to go as fast as possible (race) I find
some of the "sucker juice" helps keep me going when
I'm exerting myself too hard to eat solid food. But
most of the time I'm not doing that, so water and
snacks are fine.

I've been wondering about racing and food lately ... where
do you keep food? On my rides, I keep it in my camelbak,
but what do you do when you don't have the luxury of
stopping?

I usually stick a couple of gels into the pocket or the leg
of my shorts (depending on which shorts) and try to consume
them on a flat section where I can just spin after about 10-
15 Miles. I usually don't eat during a race, but that's only
good for the first 25 Miles or so. I haven't raced anything
longer but if I did I think I'd do it like I do with the
gels. I know some people who will unwrap bars and break them
into bite-sized pieces ahead of time for easy eating mid-
race. I'd probably take that approach too if I ever drcide
to do longer events.

Matt (not that serious about racing)

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-06-02, MattB penned:

Quoted message said:

If I'm trying to go as fast as possible (race) I find
some of the "sucker juice" helps keep me going when
I'm exerting myself too hard to eat solid food. But
most of the time I'm not doing that, so water and
snacks are fine.

I've been wondering about racing and food lately ... where
do you keep food? On my rides, I keep it in my camelbak,
but what do you do when you don't have the luxury of
stopping?

I don't go on rides where I don't have the luxury of
stopping. Well, not really but that doesn't sound like fun
to me. I have been known to put a gu-type packet in my
sports bra for easy access. Or, a jersey pocket, but that is
the only kind of "food" I would do that with. Oh, I have a
new pair of baggies with a pocket that would work. Roadies
stick things up the side of their lycras all the time ( shut
up, Sorni)

penny

On 2004-06-02, pas penned:

Quoted message said:

Monique Y. Mudama said:

I've been wondering about racing and food lately ...
where do you keep food? On my rides, I keep it in my
camelbak, but what do you do when you don't have the
luxury of stopping?

I don't go on rides where I don't have the luxury of
stopping. Well, not really but that doesn't sound like fun
to me. I have been known to put a gu-type packet in my
sports bra for easy access. Or, a jersey pocket, but that
is the only kind of "food" I would do that with. Oh, I
have a new pair of baggies with a pocket that would work.
Roadies stick things up the side of their lycras all the
time ( shut up, Sorni)

I wouldn't normally want to be in a forced march situation,
either, but I've been thinking about trying the beginner
races. I won't know if I like racing till I try it ...

(Yes, this from the slowest cyclist on the face of the
earth. I'm getting better, though.)

--
monique