I started an experiment a couple weeks ago based on an actual lab experiment – sugar water vs ubiquitous sports drink. I’ve been taking in anywhere from 75-100g/hr of liquid carbs and the effects are astounding. I know, “Duh!”, but going from thinking I was fueling with enough carbs to actually fuel…

Durianrider… is… is that you? :wink: But seriously… try a bit of high quality new zealand manuka honey in warm water. That’s quality carb intake because you get the added benefit of its antiviral properties, too.

Interesting I’ve not thought a lot about the amount of carbs I take in. Low intensity rides I usually always do fasted, while higher intensity (SS and above) I will have a handful of dates throughout but I train early so no breakfast beforehand. I’d need to do some sort of measurement but probably w…

I decided to give high carbs a try last summer after eating LCHF diet for too long. I carb loaded before an FTP test and had a 6% increase on a result that had been static give or take a couple of watts for over a year. I then decided to carb load heavily for triathlons - 8g+ per kg of bodyweight …

My macros from yesterday [image] I probably am underfueling while I’m on the bike at the moment - but I don’t really start gut training until I have events in mind - still, the balance above seems to work well for me

Yes it is a real thing and delicious once a month.

haha… well yes on that. Ice cream is my thing and have to keep that contained. Everything else I can do without.

Replace some of the sugar with maltodextrin. Its just sugar, but doesnt taste sweet. Edit: Actually one thing to note–malto is actually all chained glucose…not sucrose. So no fructose in there. Might be relevant for gut happiness. I’ve been mixing bottles with 35g gatorade powder, which has sugar …

What are people doing for carb intake during a short-ish workout? Like one hr TR workouts is what I have in mind. I usually only take water during these, am I selling myself short?

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ericallenboyd April 9, 2020, 11:53am 35

Love your meal breakout.

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