accelerade

[BFloFoxRider.]

Originally Posted by Sharky

I'll bring my favorite gels and Clif shot bloks for you to try on our ride this week. I have some extra Cytomax powder samples to give away but sounds like Accelerade gets the thumbs up here?
Trust me in no time you won't need to stop at all and we'll throw in the singletrack into Marshall for the fun stuff.

ok i need to try everything and see what works and tastes best for me
so lets plan wednesday for our ride?

[dstepper]

Unless you like things growing in your Camelback bladder keep the sports drinks in your water bottle. Having used both products I prefer Hammer Head.

[OMR]

Originally Posted by BFloFoxRider.

i wwas supposed to be there today!
but jason (jfromlv) was my ride and got really sick last night and was hucking non stop (and not jumping is bike, throwin up)

Sorry you couldn't have joined us today... although hot, it was a fun ride & the root beer floats afterwards were worth the effort.

Also sorry to hear that Jason got sick... bummer!

Next time...

OMR

[Pain Freak]

I'll just stay with the occasional hit of crack, unless of course if it's race day, then I'll need my meth.

Hammer Products are the best, ride long enough and someday you'll agree.

[xhuskr]

Originally Posted by dstepper

Unless you like things growing in your Camelback bladder keep the sports drinks in your water bottle. Having used both products I prefer Hammer Head.

I found that if I put my Camelback in the freezer when not in use...I have nothing growing........and if I do forget.... a wee bit of bleach takes care of the probl....just IMO

btw.......went to Ralphs to pick up some of the pre-mixed Acclerade...will try for flavor this week and perhaps for hydration at the Stone 11th Anniversary on Sat and following ride Sunday

[BrewMaster]

Everyone has their favorites that work for them. I like Cytomax, never tried Accelerade.

[davidB]

CWP? that's the second or third time I've seen that mentioned. I ride Bonelli and Marshall quite a bit and I know whatever it stands for must mean local something or another

back on topic, Accelerade has a buy 1 get 1 free coupon on their website. I printed out a few because i need some more

[Sharky]

CWP= Claremont Wilderness Park at the top of Mills. You can get to Potato Mountain to the east or Marshall Cyn. going west plus a few other options off the fireroad loop there.I'm able to ride there from my home by cutting across San Antonio Dam so I ride there often but the loop itself is a little boring sorry so it helps to know where the singletrack is leading down to Marshall (or cut through the gate). CWP itself is popular with hikers, runners and bikers.
THANKS for the accelerade tip...I'd like to try it myself.
HEY I think I read you're doing the SC Velo race you'll have to join us when we go to retrace the course?

[davidB]

anytime. I can't get enough of the rock garden at east side of that course

[JustBike]

At a few performance stores they have them on sale. I also saw these pills at the checkout counter that says it will extend your endurance etc..

[L8 APEKS]

Originally Posted by BFloFoxRider.

hey has anyone used accelerade and does it help?
it claims to extend endurance, speed muscle recovery, and enhance rhydration
is it better than gatorade or powerade?

It's good stuff, and I was angry when they released it. lol. I'm a personal trainer and I try to find ways to incorporate training and nutrition into my riding. When I was looking at doing a 24 with a partner, we were chatting about fuel ideas for the race. Well, ALL she was taking was light-carbo and relatively low-calorie energy drinks (typical stuff marketed to MTB riders...Gu, Rocket, Cliff Blocks, etc).

I thought to myself how badly the muscles are broken down over that 24 hour period, and I told her I'm planning to mix a Gainer Shake with my carb intake, alternating between the two.

Reason being...I know my body would burn close to 9,000 calories riding a 24 hour race. Energy drinks simply won't provide the caloric intake you would need, and you will NEED protein to fuel your muscles. This will also GREATLY aid toward the latter half of the race, and in recovery.

It was one of those things that I liked having as my little secret, but someone took the idea and made it big. I wish I would have thought to market it.

[Pho'dUp]

Originally Posted by lukewiens

i use gu2o and mix natural flavored whey protein in a 4:1 carb/protein ratio. this method is much cheaper then accelerade powder, and definitely cheaper then the individual bottles.

protein can be used as a fuel source and can greatly improve recovery.

accel gels work great too...performance had cases for $25.

4:1 ratio Carb to Protein seems to be the general consensus these days for fluid replacement drinks.

[SSinGA]

The grapefruit is good.

Be sure to make yourself lots of copies of that coupon!

[foofighter]

i second the grapefruit it's a good change

[xhuskr]

followup to prev post about the premixed bottles:
Tried a couple flavors and all of them left me with a chalky taste in my mouth bordering on cotton mouth . This was both while riding as well as just drinking one at work. The powder has worked better for me. I will try a 4th flavor of the premixed soon, but the chalkiness is HARD to get past.

[foofighter]

Originally Posted by xhuskr

followup to prev post:
Tried a couple flavors and all of them left me with a chalky taste in my mouth bordering on cotton mouth . This was both while riding as well as just drinking one at work. The powder has worked better for me. I will try a 4th flavor of the premixed soon, but the chalkiness is HARD to get past.

it's tough at first but for me at least i was able to get used to it lol it's not so bad...although i admit the premix bottles are sooo much better

[BFloFoxRider.]

yea i tried the regular ones but havent tried the poweder yet, however, i think the premix tastes just like gatorade but moreso watered down

[S54MCoupe]

Try Endurox R4. Timing is EVERYTHING, you need to get off your bike and drink the stuff ASAP. Your window is something like 30 minutes... longer than that and you're starving your body of what it needs.

Let me know what you end up doing.

[imuakanugal]

I have tried accelerade and dont care for it. I like the endurox and when cycling i only use one scoop, then after will use the regular two scoop strength. It recovers your muscles. I raced long distances with outrigger canoes, and I swear by endurox. But for during, I got turned onto Citomax also which tastes better then accelerade. They do the same thing.Try Citomax during, and endurox after! It does my old body good!

[Winger]

For those who use Accelerade, REI Outlet is having a great sale. There's an automatic 20% off coupon at REIOutlet.com off 1 item, which is applied during checkout.

http://www.rei.com/REI-Outlet/product/760745
Right now the 56 Serving is $25. With the Automatic Coupon and in-store pickup (free shipping), the total came to $19.93!