Hello I am a new poster but have benefited greatly from reading. J-pouch was created 9/15/11 at the CC and many complications sent me to the OR a total of 7 times. I was in a dark place with little hope but things have been improving. Trying to train for an endurance mountain bike race and I'm looking for suggestions. When I work out hard one day I feel the electrolyte imbalance the next day. Has anyone else dealt with this and what products do you use? I'd like to end by thanking everyone who posts because the info is helpful. Also, keep fighting because it gets better.
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pedialyte or cytomax (gatorade is just sugar), eggs (yolks included), peanut butter, oat meal, meats of your choice (I prefer lamb, rabbit or other "wild" game animal meats) also you can try some EAAs or BCAAs before during and after workout (I use animal nitro w/atomic 7; nitro comes in pills but I open them and pour it into my water) this works for me however eveyrone is different, Be careful on the electrolyte intake; potassium can dehydrate your body more. Also try not to get too indepth with supplements, they're honestly a rip-off as they're mostly under dosed and over priced garbage.
What ever you go for, try it out in your training sessions, not on event day!
Gels work for me. I used powerbar gels to get through a 6 hour 1/2 ironman last September. I also put gaterade endurance powder in my water.
I did Gu gels to get through Austin marathon last week.
The longest race I did was an 11 hour 50 mile race up and down a West Virginia mountain in the dark. I ate peanut butter and jelly, cooked potatoes, some gels. Rather a bizarre mix of what I had on me and what was available at the aid stations.
I am not sure what I am going to do about an upcoming 50 mile endurance run in South Africa.
You do need to worry about hydration and salt intake.
Gels work for me. I used powerbar gels to get through a 6 hour 1/2 ironman last September. I also put gaterade endurance powder in my water.
I did Gu gels to get through Austin marathon last week.
The longest race I did was an 11 hour 50 mile race up and down a West Virginia mountain in the dark. I ate peanut butter and jelly, cooked potatoes, some gels. Rather a bizarre mix of what I had on me and what was available at the aid stations.
I am not sure what I am going to do about an upcoming 50 mile endurance run in South Africa.
You do need to worry about hydration and salt intake.
Thanks for the advice and good luck on the race in South Africa, sounds really cool. I have had luck with salt stick tabs and guess chimps so I'll probably go with those. I was unaware that too much potassium can have negative results, so that is good to keep in mind. Hopefully I will not dnf.
Gu chomps not guess chimps, autocorrect wins again.