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Maltodextrin for endurance athletesMaltodextrin is the most common ingredient in sports nutrition, particularly in products for endurance athletes. But endurance athletes should avoid maltodextrin as it's a manmade, processed sugar that damages health and performance: Maltodextrin has a higher Glycemic Index (GI) than table sugar so delivers an instant energy spike, followed by an equally sudden [...]
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Chia Energy Gel: now watch the videoForward thinking running coach and three-hour marathon runner George Anderson at Intelligent Running heard all about 33Fuel's Chia Energy Gel and wanted to know more. So he hooked up with 33Fuel co-founder Warren to talk about endurance nutrition and recorded the whole thing. To learn more about chia’s poweful properties for endurance [...]
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White roads, red wine - riding L'Eroica Italy perhaps the greatest day out on a bike there isFor what could just be the best day out on a road bike anywhere in the world try L'Eroica Italy. Every October this beautiful part of Tuscany turns into a cyclist's paradise thanks to this unique event – [...]
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British cycling bible Cycling Weekly have reviewed 33Fuel's Chia Energy Gels and Pre and Post Workout Shakes and have pronounced them "natural go-faster fuel"."Mixing the Chia Energy Gels with coconut water is a favourite of ours," they recommended, while the Pre and Post Workout Shakes provided them with, "sustained energy ahead of rides".The piece itself is below, and you can find more [...]
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Sports drinks for endurance vs water - what's best?As the very stuff of life water's pretty important, and when you're pushing your body to the limit in the heat of an endurance event you'll want to keep those fluids topped up.But listening to the majority of advice out there, it seems water isn't enough. We [...]
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