Protein Gels / Carbs+Protein Gels

[Deleted User]

After reading The Truth About Carbohydrate and Protein and Proper Fueling During Endurance Events I am keen to experiment with ingesting protein in addition to carbs on my long runs. However, my a quick Google search didn't throw up any links for suitable products...

Does anyone know of any protein gels, or carbs + protein gels, that are suitable for use DURING exercise, and are available in the UK?

Hilly

How about this Gravy. Sorry I've forgotton how to do proper links

http://www.performancedrinks.co.uk/viper.htm

If you do a serch for products like maxi muscle energy drinks it comes up with lots of different brands!

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the link Hilly - I might give it a try. What I'd ideally like to track down is a gel-type product (rather than a powder) so that I can carry it easily when running a marathon - any ideas?

[Deleted User]

bone marrow ?

[Deleted User]

Err... not quite what I had in mind, ed.

Hilly

SIS gels are supposed to be the best and are already diluted. They have carbs and a trace of protein. I've not tried them, but intend to for my next marathon.

http://www.scienceinsport.com/Go_gel.htm

[Deleted User]

Thanks hilly - unfortunately, although I think the SiS products are very good, the Go gels only contain a trace of protein - I'm really after a product which has about a 6:1 - 8:1 carbs:protein ratio.

Perhaps you can get protein in a capsule / tablet form which you could take with a gel like SiS's Go? All the soy protein products that my Google searches come up with seem to be in powder form...

[Deleted User]

Gravy,

No idea about the protein/carbs ratio but I use high 5 gels. The isotonic SiS products sound good in that you do not need to drink water with them but they are simply too large for me to carry when racing marathon hence opted for high 5.

Simon

[Deleted User]

Simon - I have found exactly the same problem with the SiS Go Gels: Too large, and also too heavy. I tend to put gels in a small back pocket in my shorts - if I were to carry more than a couple of SiS Go gels then they would pull my shorts down with their weight!