What do you use for electrolyte replacement? (Page 3)

For electrolytes I've just starting using NUUN and really like it. I rarely use it except for really long hot rides. Plain water and food work good most of the time.

That science blog is funny. The stuff about the animals is wrong if you think about it, or is there no such thing as a fat cat kidney stones?

this thread is actually making me curious as to if what i've been doing is correct....

granted i'm only training for a Sprint that is this weekend and a Oly next month, but all i do is take a gel before a run of 5 miles or more.   for cycling, i take a gel and take some water and powerade with me to sip if i feel thirst.

so for those using Nuun and  Gu20, when are those used?   Does those essentially take the place of something like powerade?    i'm curious and would be interested in trying those out.

and where do you find Nuun at?   you have to order those off the net or something?   never seen or heard of them before.

Don't think too hard! if its working for you its probably correct. NUUN had a website, you can order it online and there are some shops that carry it.

I'll use NUUN for bike rides over 3 hours in hot weather. The longest distance I've raced is OLY so I've no reason to use it in a race.

As far as the taste of NUUN, yes it has an alka selzer quality to it. is It more appealing when you're thirsty. I like it because it doesn't have sugar.

Try  not to over think your nutrition plan; if what you are doing is working for you in training that it should continue to work on race day.

For short course racing, in addition to a fairly normal diet the day before a race and a good breakfast, most athletes are going to require only minimal calories during the race.  If you are interested, you can read my thoughts on short course nutrition here.

Shane

Here you go; hope it helps

Shane

Best advice is to try it in training first.  But generally, yes, you can make up for 'under-consumption' within reason.  You may still have to slow down a little, but you won't experience your gut 'shutting-down' which is generally more problematic (you really have to slow down for awhile at that point and then you'll be probably be behind on nutrition once it does clear so have to stay slow while you try to eat).

x2 - as JK mentioned you can usually catch up if you need (within reason) but if you get to the shut down point you are all but going to have to stop before things start working again.

Again, the key is to try it during training, during your long workouts and race simulations.  You should have a really good handle on what is going to work for you based on these sessions.

Shane