ise wrote:
Well, I'm notoriously not a very serious skier of course :D I don't find cereals work for me, I'm not sure why, porridge does but nearly anything else doesn't and I find a benefit from some sugar, like a donut :D It's probably a ritual though as much as anything. Obviously I get a few days skiing in a year mostly and I noticed last season a bit a few days I felt a bit drained mid-morning and initially switched from having a quick coffee to hot chocolate or lemonade and thought I could feel a difference.
Isostar is carb' and some salts of course, again it's hard to know if it's a ritual or really beneficial. If I have it right the effects of dehydration set in before you actually feel thirsty as well which makes it doubly important to keep drinking stuff.
How much benefit the isostar drink and one of their energy bars has compared to water and a digestive biscuit is anyone's guess :D But digestive biscuits are hard to come by here anyway.
I would say to be careful of some of the flavours though, I bought some other brand recently and when last out touring we stopped and I nearly choked on the stuff, about as pleasant as dental mouth wash :D
Well, okay, forget the cereals idea, and have a bowl of fruit instead, and porridge when the weather is really cold :D Oats are one of the very best slow release carbohydrates :D
Of course you will know that the concept of eating breakfast is to replenish the blood sugar levels within the body. A donut will do the trick(fat and sugar, some carbohydrate), unfortunately it may give you a sugar rush, you will release insulin to process it, and after your body has burned the sugar, plunge your blood sugar even lower! Would this have accounted for your need to supplement your blood sugar in the middle of a ski session?
As a notoriously non serious skier, the challenge for you is to find a slow release carbohydrate that you enjoy eating, and works for your system :wink:
I always carry muesli bars when skiing, as I know from experience that I must eat regularly, because when my blood sugar falls, I get a nasty headache.
Yes, Isostar needs a loading intake before exercise begins, as well as quenching thirst during exercise. It's supposed to provide a controlled release of carb, avoiding blood sugar surges...allegedly. Just a minor word of caution with Isostar, if you don't burn the carbs you ingest, you will get fatter, it's the calories :wink:
Oooh, what was the brand that tasted like mouthwash? :shock: