Re: Gu/PowerGel

["Dabney Finch" <dabneyesq@cs.com>]

How many? (or how often?)

----- Original Message -----
From: <Jon.Linderman@notes.udayton.edu>
To: Lucy C Trumbull <elsie@foothill.net>
Cc: RideCamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 7:04 PM
Subject: RC: Gu/PowerGel


>
> Can you subsist on GU for an entire ride?  Absolutely!  Humans race
> off-road on mountain bikes much the same as endurance racing for fixed
> periods of 12-24 hours.  I raced 2 of these events, 2nd in both.  I was
> able to subsist very well on GU (maltodextrin) and a fluid/electrolyte
> drink covering 100 miles off road in 12 hours.  The best all time 24 hour
> racer, John Stamstead, worked closely with developing the product, and I
> did some product testing in a study of 6 athletes.
>
> The key is finding one of these products you like: some like citrus
> flavors, vanilla, chocalate, etc., like any food preference. If you
consume
> more than 3/hour you run the risk of gastrointestinal problems (humans
> don't colic, but we can still have severe cramping, bloating, and
> "expulsion" from both ends!).  One cauttion might be for people who are
> insulin resistant or borderline type II diabetics.  Then a bar that mixes
> fat, protein, and CHO, might be a better choice.
>
> Prof. Linderman
>
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