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Watermelon Flavor The taste of the drink mix tastes good. Was not sure what to expect from watermelon. The tablet form is more transportable for long rides as you can just bring a few replacement tablets versus a bag of powder. The mix is a high concentration of carbohydrates and magnesium both which are great for long rides. I like that it is suitable for vegans as well. Stealth Advanced Isotonic Energy Gel – Forest Fruits Flavor. Flavor was nice on this gel, not too strong. Found the packaging quite tough to bite through. Went down easy, although doubt I...

Pace judgement and energy conservation in long distance events   Within the first week of the 2016 Tour de France we have already seen examples of riders who have used up their energy stores by going in early breaks then suffering later in the day.  We have also seen the cumulative effects of long glycogen depleting efforts over several days and observed the efforts teams go to in order to preserve their team leader’s energy stores for the critical points of this 3 week marathon. Here we look at some of the issues surrounding the fuels used during exercise and...

Against all its main competitors, Secret Training's Super Hydration Mix came out on top. See below for the full review. Our testers voted this Secret Training Hydration mix the best on test thanks to the great range of flavours and their ability to take it on board without causing any tummy troubles. Of all products tested, this was the only one they felt was most easily absorbed and digested. It's available in a variety of flavours, all coming from real fruit, but the mango and passion fruit proved most popular with our testers. The drink also contains carbohydrates to keep...

Fast Food for recovery after exercise? Last weekend the legendary 24 hour mountain bike marathon, Mountain Mayhem (http://www.mountain-mayhem.com) was held at the spectacular Gatcombe Park Estate where we were able to observe the nutritional strategies of many team competitors.  Judging by the amount of burgers and other fast food being consumed, it is possible many competitors failed to read beyond the headlines of a recent study suggesting that in some cases fast food may be as good as sports nutrition for recovery after exercise(2). This study was widely reported in the media - often illustrated with a double cheeseburger and...

Triathlon 220 Magazine recently reviewed the STEALTH Mango & Passion Fruit Real Fruit Gel and it came out as “Best in Test” against all the main contenders. Here's an extract from the review:- SiS founder Tim Lawson didn’t spend long nestling on a bed of notes after selling the company for £8 million in 2011. His academic mind guided him back to university where he researched for his most recent venture Secret Training - a company that’s ‘about marginal gains, not profit margin’, and it’s £1.75 sachet price tag isn’t prohibitive. Key to these marginal gains is the inclusion of...