"scottt" wrote in message
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Elmo Spam King wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:11:17 -0700, scottt wrote:
My Tri buddy swears by eating a good breakfast and drinking
only
Gatorade...

Well, he can enjoy the tooth decay.

It's seriously not good to be washing your teeth in sugar
water all day
long.

If you're going to use sugar as fuel, make it quick and rinse
with water.

I'm sure there's no real difference between the syrup in a
gallon of
gatorade and a little foil pack of sugar syrup.

Seriously, you wrote that you feel great, so what's the
problem?

EK

Seriously, never said there was a problem. Seriously seeking
options.
Seriously, take a deep breath and go brush your teeth...

Gatorade was intended as an electrolyte and fluid replacement and
only incidentally a carbohydrate source. Gels are a carbohydrate
source and generally contain some sort of amphetamine, like
caffeine or a natural source of caffeine, to keep the mind clear.
I even think some of the early gels had mahuang which is a
natural source of ephedrine. Any way, gels will give you a burst
of energy and will perk you up, but they will not hydrate you --
in fact, you need to drink a fair amount of water so that the
gels do not knot up your stomach (I know, they are not supposed
to do that -- but they do that to me if I do not drink). Also,
if you go through a lot of gels, you will not be able to sleep at
night and will get caffeine shakes.

With that said. I love gels, especially before critical climbs
or accelerations in a race or a hard ride. Cliff bars in the
middle, gel for a quick pop, and Cytomax (or something like it)
for hydration and electrolytes. That's my recipe. -- Jay Beattie.