My "Keep you going" concoction

[Angelfishsolo]

Having realised I was spending a fortune on Isotonic drinks / powder I read how to make your own. Juice / Cordial, lots of sugar and salt being my preferred choice. I have now added an extra ingrediant that seems to give the drink a serious kick and gives me the added strength I need. My concoction is as follows. Two large scoops of Whey protein powder, about a cup of lemon cordial, two or three heaped tablespoons of sugar about half a teaspoon of salt and three quarters of a drinks bottle of water. Mix in blender and serve. Has been working a treat so far and as Holland and Barrets are doing the large Whey protein bottles for £14.99 it is a pretty cheap drink all in all.

Edited - The word in red previously said NOT and gave the post a completely different meaning!!

 

[Norm]

I think some of the manufactured drinks also contain caffeine, which might be what you are missing.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

A lot do yes but I find I get the shakes if I drink too much of it. My personal mix has not done that to me as yet

I think some of the manufactured drinks also contain caffeine, which might be what you are missing.

 

[Norm]

I think I misunderstood you then.

I have not added an extra ingrediant that seems to give the drink a serious kick and gives me the added strength I need.

I took this to mean that you were looking for an extra ingredient to give you a serious kick.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Opps my typo. I should have said I have NOW added.........

 

[Norm]

Ah.... spot on!

 

[amaferanga]

Maltodextrin, fructose, electrolytes and a little caffeine would be better (+ something for flavour). Maltodextrin isn't sweet so you can add a fair bit without making it sickly sweet. And if you buy the ingredients from myprotein.co.uk it'll still be cheap.

 

[yello]

Maltodextrin, fructose, electrolytes and a little caffeine would be better (+ something for flavour). Maltodextrin isn't sweet so you can add a fair bit without making it sickly sweet. And if you buy the ingredients from myprotein.co.uk it'll still be cheap.

Reviving an old-ish thread, could you give me your recipe amaferanga?

I've just got a load of stuff from myprotein to experiment with for long rides. I've read 2:1 mix of malto to fructose but may start with less fructose than that. Also, given the very small amount of caffeine required I'm guessing it makes it very difficult to mix for a single 750ml bottle.

 

[amaferanga]

Reviving an old-ish thread, could you give me your recipe amaferanga?

I've just got a load of stuff from myprotein to experiment with for long rides. I've read 2:1 mix of malto to fructose but may start with less fructose than that. Also, given the very small amount of caffeine required I'm guessing it makes it very difficult to mix for a single 750ml bottle.

I do roughly 2:1 maltodextrin to fructose. Usually one Myprotein standard scoop maltodextrin and about 1/3 scoop fructose. For the caffeine you need the mini-scoop - one mini scoop is IRC 200mg so as much as you'd want in one bottle.

 

[yello]

Thanks, I didn't think to get scoops from myprotein... but I'm sure my misses has some for baking purposes somewhere!

I've just made up my first batch using the scales... all that white powder floating around, it felt positively seedy and underworld! Still, that lot should keep me going weeks!

 

[adscrim]

Thanks, I didn't think to get scoops from myprotein... but I'm sure my misses has some for baking purposes somewhere!

I've just made up my first batch using the scales... all that white powder floating around, it felt positively seedy and underworld! Still, that lot should keep me going weeks!

I use a 3/1 maltodextrin to fructose mix as I found too much fructose gave me stomach cramps.

 

[ColinJ]

I use OJ for the fructose and to flavour the drinks. (My energy drink 'recipe' is in my post in the ads sub-forum.)

 

[zacklaws]

Thanks, I didn't think to get scoops from myprotein... but I'm sure my misses has some for baking purposes somewhere!

I've just made up my first batch using the scales... all that white powder floating around, it felt positively seedy and underworld! Still, that lot should keep me going weeks!

Be careful with the caffeine if your guestimating it, max of 600mg per day. 3 grm is enough to kill you.

I bought a small set of jewelry scales off ebay for about £6 to measure milligrams. I stick to 300mgs preride, and 150mgs in each water bottle and no more.

I think the correct amount equates to 3mg/kilo of body weight to take for a pre ride drink.

In addition to 300mg of caffeine, I also take 1grm of Tyrosine, also from myprotein and that combination is to wake you up and make your alertness levels really buzz, the effects are very noticeable. Looking at the Myprotein website, it seems to have rocketed in price, but 250grms would give a lot of servings.

Also to benefit from caffeine, avoid it as much as possible and only use it occasionally when you really need it.

As good as fructose maybe, some people find it can upset them, I used to use it a lot, but I discovered it was the culprit which prevented me from eating solid food on rides over 70+. Any attempt to eat solid food would have me gagging. It once took me 3/4 of an hour to slowly nibble a mars bar after I found that I needed something else to eat instead of my homemade energy bars which are very palatable but I found distasteful and could not even mouth them that day as I got on to 100 miles

 

[yello]

I use a 3/1 maltodextrin to fructose mix as I found too much fructose gave me stomach cramps.

I'm finding I'm getting 'gippy tummy' from my current batch and suspect it could be the fructose, having read other peoples comments elsewhere.

Certainly, reducing the quantity I put in my bidon of the current 2:1 mix seems to make things more comfortable so I guess there's something in it that's causing the upset. I'll have to try 3:1 on my next batch.

Got to say though, it's been worth the experiment already. I really do notice the difference for having something more than just water. I don't feel the need to eat as much and the legs seem to tire less quickly. I've also noticed that I don't feel as hungry after the ride too, which is a real bonus! No post-ride munchies!

 

[yello]

Btw, I'll be sticking to water for shorter rides. I'll only 'dope' on 100km+ I reckon.