I used to buy Rego all the time, until a mate in the army told me that chocolate milk shake was just as good.
Can't be bothered with energy drinks when lucozade sport seems to do the job just as well!
Thats two bad statement in one post, well done. Sorry just found it funny thats all.
1. Your buddy in the army is wrong, an off the shelf chocolate milk is not as good as an energy supplement becuase almost everything in it is slowly digested. What you want is fast digesting carbs, slats etc and protein if you can get it in there.
2. Lucozade sport is an energy supplemenmt and you buy it in tubs and mix it yourself. So you can be bothered with energy supplements. You can if you wish buy the pre-made stuff in bottle but thats just what it is pre-made for you. It is a powder.
However, I've found that Maximuscle Cyclone protein bars give me a real kick – think it's the whack of creatine that does it.
You might want to read up on nutrition also creatine in a bar will do bugger all IMO, you have to load with creatine to benefit from it.[/quote]
Cyclone is an expensive and out of date product these days. Use something better for weightlifting. Howveer cyclone is an all in one supplement that conatins fast and slow absorbing carbs, amino acids and proteins.
To clarify creatine monohydrate does need stacking and will do nothing during a bike ride, taking it in general however will. If you take creatine as a dietary supplement and have stacked it then including it in your riding food as a way to take the 5grams you need a day will help. you could take it any time of the day though.
However creatine Ethyl ester does not need stacking and nor do some other forms of creatine. Creatine is strength and endurance supplement, only monohydrate has been proved to work by the way.