Glucose Powder
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I just found a box of Glucose powder I'd forgotten all about. Does anyone dilute this stuff directly into their bottles? Not quite sure how much to use. I'm sure it's not quite as balanced as say, PSP2?
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I used to use it years ago when cycling, also when playing squash.
I used to put one or two table spoons in with water with a bit ofrobinsons apple/blackcurraant for flavour, good as many more expensive drinks for energy but no electrolytes.0 -
Glucose tablets were fashionable as well a few years back. My recollections are of a quick sugar rush, followed rapidly by a drop in blood sugar. I wouldn't use it.0
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Nickwill wrote:Glucose tablets were fashionable as well a few years back. My recollections are of a quick sugar rush, followed rapidly by a drop in blood sugar. I wouldn't use it.
It seems that not everyone holds this belief. Check this article as it could simply be one of those old wives tales that forms part of cycling doctrine without any real basis for having such a status.
http://home.trainingpeaks.com/articles/ ... erald.aspx0 -
I never had any trouble using it as main source of energy during races.Nickwill wrote:Glucose tablets were fashionable as well a few years back. My recollections are of a quick sugar rush, followed rapidly by a drop in blood sugar. I wouldn't use it.
What do you think is in modern expensive sports energy drinks?0 -
[quoteWhat do you think is in modern expensive sports energy drinks?[/quote]
Well, not just glucose.............check out the list of ingredients in Sci-Mx Perfor-Mx Extreme:
http://www.sci-mx.co.uk/pages/3228/Perf ... xtreme.htm
And it tastes like Gatorade
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oldwelshman wrote:I used to use it years ago when cycling, also when playing squash.
I used to put one or two table spoons in with water with a bit ofrobinsons apple/blackcurraant for flavour, good as many more expensive drinks for energy but no electrolytes.
Would adding a nuun tablet do the job?0 -
Well, it's not just glucose.............check out the list of ingredients in Sci-Mx Perfor-Mx Extreme:
http://www.sci-mx.co.uk/pages/3228/Perf ... xtreme.htm
And it tastes like Gatorade 0 -
As far as I know glucose is less useful as an energy source as your body can only absorb a specific level of simple sugars like glucose and fructose per hour, whereas it can absorb more of complex sugars like maltodextrin.
Energy drink powders are basically prettily packaged and heavily marketed tubs of common or garden maltodextrin.Do not write below this line. Office use only.0 -
Thats what I meant. I did not mean they have only glucose but also maltodextrin and fructose, all easily avauilable to mix your own far cheaper than marketed products.Headhuunter wrote:As far as I know glucose is less useful as an energy source as your body can only absorb a specific level of simple sugars like glucose and fructose per hour, whereas it can absorb more of complex sugars like maltodextrin.
Energy drink powders are basically prettily packaged and heavily marketed tubs of common or garden maltodextrin.
The point I was making was that a lot of riders just used glucose with water/squash before the invention of the more expensive marketed brands.
I actually use a product from myprotein.com but if I run out sometimes still use glucose.
Sometimes I ride with just squash, do not always use energy drinks contining electolytes unless I expect a hard ride or race.0 -
It's correct that we can only absorb carbs up to a certain point, after that they sit in the stomach and cause problems.
Maybe the way to go, if you want more performance, is to have one bottle with the sports drink in at the company's recommended strength and use something like Nuun tablets in the other one so you get your electrolytes without the carbs.0
