Over the last few weeks/months of podcasts, the crew has been talking about training their gut to take on 100, 120, or even 140g of carbohydrate (1:1 glucose:fructose) per hour. They’ve also said they prefer it all in drink form. How does this add up? Maurten and Beta Fuel us a 2:1 ratio, so you cou…

It seems I can tolerate higher Carbs on the trainer but when in a race situation I get a fair amount of stomach bloat. Anyone else experience this?

I made my own 2:1 maltodextrin:fructose mix for about a year before stumbling across Last Mile Endurance products. I still mix my own a lot of the time, but at $2.50 for a 90g 2:1 dose of carbs (malto:fructose) the convenience is getting the better of my stinginess more frequently. It seems like t…

Yes. If hungry, increase to 120-150g/hr. Hunger will go away and performance will likely improve. Especially if you’re a sprinter.

[image] dubrose40: It seems I can tolerate higher Carbs on the trainer but when in a race situation I get a fair amount of stomach bloat. Anyone else experience this? Yes. Stochastic nature of racing is harder on GI, than more steady state trainer work, or even interval trainer work. The mo…

Made up a 1200cal bottle for my trainer rride this morning. 50:50 malto:fru sodium citrate and citric acid. Was able to finish it in 2:15

I typically like sports drinks with a little flavoring. What are people adding when they are making their own?

Bulk Powders or My Protein flavour drops.

I apologize if this was covered above, I looked for a while and didn’t see my question answered. If you’re going for 1:1, why do glu + fru instead of good old sucrose? Is it a problem to cleave the disaccharide? Just seems cheaper, simpler and cleaner to fuel with organic cane sugar. Thanks!

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How are people getting 100g+ carbs in a bottle?

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Dr_Alex_Harrison July 10, 2021, 9:57pm 337

Solid!

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