Getaway Cycle & Ski Center

Nutrition & Hydration

1) know your sweat rate. weight buck-a** naked before the ride- ride drink 1hr...Weigh again. You should be the same wt, if weight is low drink more per hr, if more drink less.

2) 200-300 cal intake per hr of excersise of quality complex high fiber carbs such as clif products, the fuel that the body is designed to use (gycolysis cycle-the use of glucose from complex carbs).

3) 200-300 mg of K+ and Na+ per hour. Too little=cramps, too much=stomach aches

4) Proper nutrition of vit's and minerals at all times esp Ca+, Mg(muscle function)
 
5) Try H20 Overdrive for your hydration, nutritional, and recovery needs. 
It is Everything Your Body Needs and Nothing of What it doesn't. 

Nutrition is a science based on the human body.....as a biochemist.....trust me...everybody's body fits this catagory....there are small differences but these guidlines are the major rules of human nutrition.