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Gouldy Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 346 Location: Ingleby Barwick	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:39 am    Post subject: ENERGY DRINKS Looking for advice on energy drinks. So many on the market. What do you swear buy _________________ Cheers Keith
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johnc Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 122 Location: stockton	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:31 pm    Post subject: Hi, I generally just tip a couple of bottles of lucazade sport, or asda's own make into my camelbak, not sure if you really notice them working , some of the gels on the market are suppose to be quite good.
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Agman Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 167 Location: Stockton on Tees	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:44 pm    Post subject: I use SIS and started to use the SIS Go-Bar, very good. Available in Tesco or Asda. http://www.scienceinsport.com/
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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1565 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:26 pm    Post subject: Gouldy, re your wanting advice on energy drinks, I would be tempted to look at; why you felt you needed an energy drink? what are your riding/training objectives? What are your current energy levels like? _________________ "Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk....."
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Gouldy Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 346 Location: Ingleby Barwick	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:01 pm    Post subject: Gunner asked Quote: why you felt you needed an energy drink? what are your riding/training objectives? What are your current energy levels like? i'm fit for my age but because of my long training sessions and i perspire a lot, i need to keep my energy levels up _________________ Cheers Keith
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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1565 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:24 pm    Post subject: I notice you say you perspire a lot, surely water, plain and simple would re-hydrate you adequately? What sort of B.M.I. are you and what sort of intensity would say you are riding at. I queery the need for energy drinks for the majority of "recreational" riders, and see anybody with a average B.M.I. as carrying adequate "fuel". The only time I see this as changing is when the rider is upping the pace substantially and the body can not convert naturally stored energy at a quick enough pace. _________________ "Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk....."
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Denny69 Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Stockton on Tees	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:40 pm    Post subject: I'm gonna go with Agman on this one as I use SIS as well and I swear by them...PSP22 energy drink about 30 - 45 mins before ride and SIS Go electrolyte during and straight after with a protein shake when I get home. And you can get handy sachets of them for £1 which will make a 500ml drink!! _________________ Heaven kicked me out and Hell was too afraid I'd take over!! Fighting back since 1975!! Happy cycling Denny www.biketraks.com www.c2c.freeforums.org/ www.mtbnortheast.ning.com
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Agman Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 167 Location: Stockton on Tees	Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:06 am    Post subject: If you perspire a lot, then you would need to replace them lost salts. Otherwise cramp in the old legs.
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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1565 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:41 pm    Post subject: I hear what you say Agman, but surely you would want an electrolyte drink then rather than a energy drink, if you are looking at replacing lost minerals and re-hydrating? _________________ "Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk....."
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Denny69 Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Stockton on Tees	Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:26 pm    Post subject: If you don't want to spend a lot of money on specialist electrolyte drinks an easy method is to make up a bottle of your fave fruit juice and add a little bit of salt!!. Never tried it myself but I know people who have (got a couple of mates in the forces!) and they said it is a bit hit and miss on the exact quantities of salt to use so it's all down to trial and error! _________________ Heaven kicked me out and Hell was too afraid I'd take over!! Fighting back since 1975!! Happy cycling Denny www.biketraks.com www.c2c.freeforums.org/ www.mtbnortheast.ning.com
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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1565 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:08 pm    Post subject: My whole argument against energy drinks hinges on the fact that they are to some extent what they claim to be, yet tend to provide us with nothing that we really need!! An average 380ml energy drink will claim somewhere around the 270-320 calories mark. The average rider will be carrying some degree of bodyfat, and will have eaten relatively near to his planned ride, plus he will not have starved recently or be diabetic so that his liver will be storing energy for immediate use. The average rider will also not be riding near or at maximal or anaerobic levels for more than a small time during his ride, it is unlikely that the same rider will be riding for over 4 hours. Therefore the same rider should have no problem relying on his metabolism to provide the necessary energy to feed his requirements. An analogy; The overweight lady goes on the jogger machine at the gym, she walks at a briskish pace but does not break into a jog, all the while she sips at her energy drink. The jogger machine tells her that after her 20 minutes she has expended 210 calories, she fails to notice on the label of the bottle she throws in the bin that the 380ml drink she has just consumed contained 285 calories. I'm sure we all would benefit from being a little leaner on the bike _________________ "Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk....."
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Denny69 Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Stockton on Tees	Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:26 am    Post subject: Yup see where ya coming from there Gunner a very valid point. Think I'll start just having an energy drink before a ride and water during see if there's any difference! _________________ Heaven kicked me out and Hell was too afraid I'd take over!! Fighting back since 1975!! Happy cycling Denny www.biketraks.com www.c2c.freeforums.org/ www.mtbnortheast.ning.com
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mr-marty-martin Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 151 Location: co Durham	Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:59 pm    Post subject: personly i would jst use water but instead of using energy drinks id concentrate on getting even more fitter than you allready are. but i would look at it differantly if it was in a race situatoin btw anyone willing to give me some spelling lessons jst giv is a shout lol _________________ i race mini motos not joyride them btw how many teenagers are on the forum???
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