Infiinit Nutrition

I have been meaning to write a quick note to Infinit praising them about their product. I have only ever used water, gatorade, pwer bars and gels for my training. Since using my blend of Infinit I have not had ANY leg cramps, stomach cramps, my power stays constant which amazes me since I am not taking in anything other than the Infinit. The mix is amazing and the customer service is great! I am dealing with the Canadian store so that may be the reason they are so amazing.

The side effects of the product are pretty astounding as well!

My love life has flourished, I never get flat tires anymore, I have a nice shiny coat, colours seem a lot more vibriant, I got a nice raise at work, I peed on a tree stump during a ride last week and 3 days later, the tree had GROWN BACK!!! Infinit is truely a great product, the staff very helpfull in how best to use it, and it has shown me great results! I will be using Infinit for a long time!

The flavors are great!  They have three,  Orange, Fruit Punch and Lemon Lime.  I've tried the first two and love it compared to anything else out there.  When you order keep in mind when you get the the flavor scale wheather or not your going to use it concentrated.  If the answer is yes go light on flavor so you don't over power yourself.  

BTW...I have used Infinit for two years and just finished CDA with it and LOVED it.

Okay, so when I finally get home next week I would like to try out some infinit.  I've been using up my perpetuem supply out here in the desert and finally realized I really hate the taste!  Yuck!

But I digress.

What I want to KNOW is how the heck do you go about deciding what to put in your mix?  I tried the little "create a mix" question doohicky (highly technical terms of course) and it came up with something...but how did it come up with that?  Like, it picked orange.  But I'm sure I'm a fruit punch kinda girl.  And I like flavor, but it put my flavor at the low end.  I'm confuddled.

Do you just try out 4-5 different mixes (for different length workouts, etc.) and pick your favorites?

For the current users...what did you do to decide on a mix?

I am into my first week of using Infinit and so far it has been a good experiment.  To answer your question on what to decide, I went to the source.  I e-mailed them and we had a VERY good back and forth and what I needed.  At the time, I was using Tri-Berry Nuun and Banana Hammer Gel (4/hr).  I gave them all the info on what I was currently using and I let them do their thing.

I came up with a blend, but theirs was bit different.  So, what I decided was to let the experts do what they do.  So far, I have done a 1 hr Interval workout, a 4.5 hr Z2 ride (94 degrees) and a 2 hr Tempo (92 degrees) and can't complain at all.

At first, I didn't like the salt "after-taste" but quickly, I became use to it and it actually made me want to drink a bit more.  I have my flavor slider at the third notch (low side).  I was worried that for 4.5 hrs I would need my gels, so I brought them along.  But I carried 4 bottles (2 hydrotail, 1 downtube and AD) onboard and filled up a 5th on the road.  I didn't need any more calories which surprised me very much. 

Now...the question is what to do for IM.  I drink out of my AD continuiously, so I don't want to concentrate it for fear of screwing it up.  But I also don't plan on putting powder into a water bottle at 20+ mph.  Might just put extra ones in my special needs bag.

Oh...Tip for you:  A serving is for 20 oz.  Being a good engineer, I wanted to maximize the amount of fluid, so I put the powder (2 scoops) into a 22 oz bottle and then added the water.  That way i get the full amount of liquid when it's mized with the powder. 

Okay, so from the responses so far:

Go with their recommendations...e-mail them if you want to double check.

So just one more question really...you guys use the same mix no matter how long or short your workout?

No, I have two mixes that I use.

One is my 'Dumpster Mix' which is my IM blend ( created following the questionaire, with a slight bump in calories ).  This is my bread and butter for long bike rides.

The other is the 'Heat Mix'.  It's got a bit less protein, more electrolytes, and bit fewer calories.  I use that on my runs ( and during the IM run in CdA ).  This is lemon-lime, which I like better due to the 'tang + salt' taste.

They created a different run and bike formula for me.  I only got the bike formula first and am about to order the run formula.  I use the bike formula no matter if it's a 1hr or 5hr bike.

Another satisfied customer here.  I live in Louisville too so my orders generally get here in 1 to 2 days.  I am a big fan of the taste, once again about halfway, but the saltiness really hits the spot as was mentioned above.  I have only tried the FP flavor, but it works for me.  It absolutely holds its flavor over several hours and is just as tasty late in the day.  The only minor complaint I have is how the bottles get foamy on the run, but that is inevitable since I have protein in the mix so it has nothing to do with this specifc product.

I have only been training with one formula so far and have used it in Olys, HIMs and during my training for IMKY.  I plan on doing 3x 1hour bottles on the bike and stopping at special needs for 3 more.  Im planning on 2x 2hour bottles on the run and stopping at special needs for 2 more.  I havent jumped on the super concentrating bandwagon, just because its harder for me to judge how much to take when Im injesting 1 to 2oz sips rather than 6-8oz chugs.

Just wanted to pose this to share my recent experience with Infinit:

I'm deployed to Afghanistan and emailed their customer service to find out if they shipped to APO.  I get a response from Michael personally, who not only helped with the order but threw in some extra gear for me to share with my fellow soldiers over here.  Sure, it was some good advertising for him, but it also showed a personal touch that is very rare these days.

I haven't had a chance to fully test the product.  I've done one workout with it and it wasn't enough to get a good feel.  The taste was average and it made me burp some, but it went down much easier than the gatorade/water/gel combo I was using before.  I'll post more once I've given it a thorough test on a long/intense workout.