infinIT nutrition

Question- why would you have to supplement Perpeteum with endurolytes?  Perpeteum has sodium and potassium in it- I actually compared the Perpeteum label this morning to Gatorade Endurance.  Perepteum has a higher percentage of sodium and potassium per serving in it than the Gatorade Endurance.  Just curious. 

Tried Accelerade----tolerated it. Perpeteum -->bad experience during brick w/out plus taste was horrible. Have played around with a few different custom formulations of Infinit---LOVE IT...The ability to dial down the tast is great. Able to increase Na concentration..Even added caffeine into it to substitute for my AM coffee on race day.

I definitly plan on tweaking it for my nutrition for IM WI in 07.

infinIT believer.  Created a good blend of carbs, electrolytes, and taste.  I like the taste and because it isn't sweet (slightly salty) it even tasted better as the day goes on.  Doesn't get all funky when warm either.

Great website for making your own blend or for buying stock blends.  Definitely worth trying it out.

I'm a lemon lime kind of guy.  I like it as the flavor is very subtle.

Also, as far as the run you can mix it to the consistency of a gel and take it with in a gel flask and either squirt a little in a cup of water or take a squirt and chase with water.  I took one flask with me to start my IM run and picked another up in my special needs bag.  Worked great and I didn't need to lug a 20 oz bottle around. 

Thanks!  That makes sense. 

I have two Infinit formulations that I use, one for workouts less than 2 hours and one for workouts > 2 hours. They both have 560 mg of sodium per serving, but the >2 hr formula has 5 mg protein added.

 I switched from Perpetuem and endurolytes as well. I've had no problems with the Infinit, and it stays more palatable as it warms up.

I've been using Perpeteum on the bike.  I mix a 2 hour bottle and drink 1/2 of it the first hour and take an E Gel.  For the 2nd hour I finish the 1/2 bottle of Perpeteum and try to eat an uncrustable or type of food.  Then I continue the cycle alternating with a an E Gel or food to accompnay the Perpeteum.  I usually slip in an endurolyte or 2 somewhere in there, but haven't figured out exactly how many I need, when etc.  I might just have abottle of E Fuel with carbo pro to sip on so I don't have to worry about endurolytes, although that makes my somtach kinda heavy and full.

I haven't tried Perpeteum on the run yet. 

I use the Infinit on the run with no problem. In August I used it for runs of 90 and 100 minutes in 100+ degree heat index and I felt fine. No gut issues and no cramping in my legs.

Just got an email my order is shipping today-quick turnaround!  My formula had no protein in it..is that a problem??? 

Just an aside....I was reading about Boost (like Ensure) as a  before drink - anyone have any experience with this.  think I read about it in the training bible, but I can't be sure . 

Ensure/Boost is in the training bible and if I remember right it was recommended as a way to get calories for a meal several hours before a race. As far as the absence of protein in your Infinit:

I'll let someone else answer the protein question - it's supposed to help metabolize carbs better during long sessions but I believe the jury is still out.

I use Ensure before my early AM runs and before races.  For IM I drank one can when I went to bed, one can at my 1 AMish bathroom stop and 1 or 2 when I got up along with some Ultramet.  Works really well for me.  I had to change to Ensure before my morning runs as the high fiber cereal was causing "issues" at about the 4 mile mark.

Plus Ensure comes in chocolate so it has to be good for you....  

This is some good stuff!  I used it today on a 90 min. ride and loved it...the taste was a little salty at first, but then I just thought of it as a margarita on the rocks with salt, and it was all good!

 This is from their website (infinitnutrition.com), and I was quite surprised to learn in the current conditions here in south florida, I need to consume 45 oz of fluid an hour...I have been falling quite short of that!  thought someone else might find it useful.

Worksheet B: Determining Sweat Rate

The goal is to see exactly how much dehydration you incur during your workout and in turn, determine your hourly fluid replacement needed for euhydration.

1. Empty you bladder and record you weight (nude or swim suit)

2. Pre-exercise weight = ___________ lbs.(A)

3. Do your usual workout, and drink like you normally would.

4. Record the approximate volume of fluid consumed during exercise.

How much you drank = ___________ fluid ounces (E)
*Note: Each mouthful of fluid is ~1 ounce.

5. Towel dry, empty your bladder and then record your weight (nude or swim suit)

Post-exercise weight = ___________ lbs.(B)

6. Subtract your post-exercise weight from your pre-exercise weight to get the number of pounds you lost during exercise.

Weight lost = _____lbs.(A) - ______lbs(B) = ________lbs.(C)

7. To find out how many fluid ounces of water you have lost,

multiply pounds x 16
_____lbs(C) x 16 = ________ fluid ounces of water you lost during exercise (D)

8. To determine hourly fluid replacement needs, add number of fluid ounces you lost during exercise (D)
to the number of fluid ounces you consumed during exercise (E) and divide by total number of hours spent training.

(_____fluid ounces (D) + ___fluid ounces (E)) ÷ ___hours =_____fluid ounces needed each hour

Conditions that will increase sweat rate include heat, humidity, and elevated heart rate (high intensity training). Athletes should measure sweat rate across several workouts to determine their fluid replacement needs in various environmental conditions. On race day, based on the forecast, the athlete than can go back to their log and know exactly what fluid they need to plan on ingesting to prevent performance declines associated with dehydration. Deaths have occurred when the air temperature was less than 75 degrees F (24 degrees C) but the relative humidity was above 95%. Humidity levels over 75% will contribute to an increased risk of heat injury.

*Note that a factor of 1.2-1.6 can be multiplied to hourly replacement needs when heat & humidity (>75%) are extreme.

9. To find out what percentage of your weight you lost during exercise,

_____lbs. (C) ÷ ______lbs. (A) X 100 = ________ % Body weight lost

Does Ensure contain dairy or soy??