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On Mar 20, 9:29 am, Artoi wrote:
In article .com, "Harng Goh" wrote: I've tried Staminade a few times, and always end up with the same problem - it doesn't seem to mix properly. Maybe it's something to do with my bottles, my shaking technique (is it up down up down, or up down left right? Hey, sounds like a Tekken move) or how the water comes out of the tap in my kitchen, but it always gets stuck in a big lump at the bottom of the bottle. I then have to break up said big lump and shake for 5 minutes until the little lumps finally dissolve. I finished the tub and switched back to Gatorade. Figuring I might have had a dodgy batch, I try the Staminade again with the same result. What am I doing wrong?? You don't do any cooking at home do you? Ever made a cake? Like any mix powder, a bit of hot/warm water to dissolve the powder and then top it up with cold water. -- haha... I live by myself, so I do have to cook. Simple things which I didn't think of trying though. Duh... hot water... |
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Bleve wrote:
DaveB wrote: What's the relevance of magnesium? I've always used Powerade because I prefer the taste over some of the others but never looked that closely at the contents. It's part of a salt that's linked to cramps, or rather, the lack of it is I thought it was the lack of potassium that was linked to cramps? Theo |
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Theo Bekkers Wrote: Bleve wrote: DaveB wrote: What's the relevance of magnesium? I've always used Powerade because I prefer the taste over some of the others but never looked that closely at the contents. It's part of a salt that's linked to cramps, or rather, the lack of it is I thought it was the lack of potassium that was linked to cramps? Theo Lack or excess of either/both can be linked to problems with cramps, similarly calcium if i remember correctly. Ash -- a5hi5m |
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a5hi5m Wrote: Lack or excess of either/both can be linked to problems with cramps, similarly calcium if i remember correctly. Ash Correct! Gold star for Ash -- warrwych |
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a5hi5m wrote:
Theo Bekkers Wrote: I thought it was the lack of potassium that was linked to cramps? Lack or excess of either/both can be linked to problems with cramps, similarly calcium if i remember correctly. A banana a day....... Theo |
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a5hi5m wrote:
Theo Bekkers Wrote: Bleve wrote: DaveB wrote: What's the relevance of magnesium? I've always used Powerade because I prefer the taste over some of the others but never looked that closely at the contents. It's part of a salt that's linked to cramps, or rather, the lack of it is I thought it was the lack of potassium that was linked to cramps? Theo Lack or excess of either/both can be linked to problems with cramps, similarly calcium if i remember correctly. I'd be more worried about arrythmias with the excess of potassium Oh, you know, because it's inefficient! Would hate an irregular heartbeat to affect performance! Russ. |
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"Theo Bekkers" wrote: Bleve wrote: DaveB wrote: What's the relevance of magnesium? I've always used Powerade because I prefer the taste over some of the others but never looked that closely at the contents. It's part of a salt that's linked to cramps, or rather, the lack of it is I thought it was the lack of potassium that was linked to cramps? Lack of either can give your heart and skeletal muscle the twitch. -- |
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OzCableguy wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good electrolyte drink powder that I can mix up into a biddon, is easy to get hold of, works, tastes ok and doesn't cost the earth? Almost all the studies and guidelines I have read on this topic agree that the only mineral in sweat that might be important to replace is sodium. Recent evidence, however, suggests that we don't need to replace electrolytes during exercise. See http://tinyurl.com/2gsvym This paper suggests that we need only about 65 mmol of sodium (1.5 grams of sodium, equivalent to about 4 grams of salt) of sodium per day. See also www.saltmatters.org for very strong evidence supporting 50 mmol/day (about 1 gram of sodium or 3 grams of salt) as an upper limit for sodium intake from all sources. Trevor Beard and others suggest that most of us eat way too much salt, even if we don't cook with salt or put salt on our food. We get much more salt than we need from processed foods like bread. Too much salt causes health problems, mainly high blood pressure, even in people who exercise a lot. See also http://tinyurl.com/36cn5j. www.saltmatters.org (see 'Safety issues') suggests that we loose a lot less (about 70 - 85% less) sodium in sweat if we eat a low salt diet. My limited experience: Fow a few years I got headaches a few hours after a moderate ride (30 - 60 km solo or in a group at about 27 - 30 km/hr ). Headache is one of the symptoms of hyponatraemia (low blood sodium). I started putting salt in my water bottle and the headaches seemed to stop. I have been on a low salt diet for about 6 weeks now - no additional salt in my water bottle and no post-ride headaches (so far). I am interested to hear other cyclists' experience with post-ride headaches. Martin -- Removed z before replying by email. |
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"Harng Goh" wrote in message oups.com... I've tried Staminade a few times, and always end up with the same problem - it doesn't seem to mix properly. Maybe it's something to do with my bottles, my shaking technique (is it up down up down, or up down left right? Hey, sounds like a Tekken move) or how the water comes out of the tap in my kitchen, but it always gets stuck in a big lump at the bottom of the bottle. I then have to break up said big lump and shake for 5 minutes until the little lumps finally dissolve. I finished the tub and switched back to Gatorade. Figuring I might have had a dodgy batch, I try the Staminade again with the same result. What am I doing wrong?? I found if you put the powder in first or drop it in all at once you'll get lumps but if you sprinkle it in and stir it works out fine. -- www.ozcableguy.com www.oztechnologies.com |
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Martin Wrote: OzCableguy wrote: Can anyone recommend a good electrolyte drink powder that I can mix up into a biddon, is easy to get hold of, works, tastes ok and doesn't cost the earth? Almost all the studies and guidelines I have read on this topic agree that the only mineral in sweat that might be important to replace is sodium. Recent evidence, however, suggests that we don't need to replace electrolytes during exercise. See http://tinyurl.com/2gsvym This paper suggests that we need only about 65 mmol of sodium (1.5 grams of sodium, equivalent to about 4 grams of salt) of sodium per day. See also www.saltmatters.org for very strong evidence supporting 50 mmol/day (about 1 gram of sodium or 3 grams of salt) as an upper limit for sodium intake from all sources. Trevor Beard and others suggest that most of us eat way too much salt, even if we don't cook with salt or put salt on our food. We get much more salt than we need from processed foods like bread. Too much salt causes health problems, mainly high blood pressure, even in people who exercise a lot. See also http://tinyurl.com/36cn5j. www.saltmatters.org (see 'Safety issues') suggests that we loose a lot less (about 70 - 85% less) sodium in sweat if we eat a low salt diet. My limited experience: Fow a few years I got headaches a few hours after a moderate ride (30 - 60 km solo or in a group at about 27 - 30 km/hr ). Headache is one of the symptoms of hyponatraemia (low blood sodium). I started putting salt in my water bottle and the headaches seemed to stop. I have been on a low salt diet for about 6 weeks now - no additional salt in my water bottle and no post-ride headaches (so far). I am interested to hear other cyclists' experience with post-ride headaches. Martin -- Removed z before replying by email. you are saying that all electrolytes = sodium. The study you site ONLY refers to sodium. it does not discuss calcium, potassium, magnesium etc. I'd like to see some of this research you allude to regarding "the only mineral in sweat that might be important to replace is sodium." The conversation was about cramping, and using electrolytes (in general) to help with this issue. -- warrwych |
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