Reading an article from a recent sports science test, I was shocked to see the vast differences in performance levels based on "what the athletes had in their water bottles" Of course my goal with these blogs is to get to the point REAL FAST so here is deal....
...According to a 2009 study (Martinez-Lagunas), 12 highly trained cyclist were given an exercise test of 2.5 hours, first consisting of 55 % VO2 and then riding to exhaustion. Each cyclist performed the test 3 times. Okay, here is the point... Those consuming only WATER went to exhaustion during the second test within 14.7 mins, those consuming a sport drink lasted 26.9 mins and furthermore, those consuming a sports drink with a protein added went on to ride 30.5 mins until full exhaustion!
In other words, durning intense exercise consuming carbs or better yet, carb and a 1:4 protein mix, yielded almost twice the performance than water alone.
The study mentioned Accelerade as sports drink with the 1:4 protein mix, I personally like to use a amnio acid liquid and cytomax - a teammate of mine turned me on to it last year and I was doing it, without really knowing exactly what or why, but felt good about the results. It also kept calories in me on longer 3-5 hour rides opposed to consuming solid foods. Remember you only need 5 grams or so of protein per bottle, anything more will might fill you up too much and have a not so light stomach effect.
Think about what is in YOUR WATER BOTTLE and fuel your body while exercising. Seriously. Let me know if you want to babble on why this is or if you are just happy knowing that real studies show the above results.
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