oh dear It works best with water... you might have to try a few flavours you and get em in indivisual sachets..

you can get shaker bottles that have a grid in them to mix it better.. or use a blender

but get it down your neck within 10 min of you run ending

 

i mixed it in water in the shaker bottle. i got a sachet of the powder... it was strawberry flavour

 

I like chocolate milk!

 

This is my post-run drink of choice, usually in a bowl of museli.

This gives you protein and carbs in a cheaper and arguably better form then ridiculously expensive gimmicks. There is also a lot of research in this area and nutritional replenishment through milk comes out on top a lot of the time. As I say, wherever possible I have a bowl of cereal as well.

 

I like bog standard milk.

 

Mix SiS REGO with milk rather than water... or if you do use water, don't use as much as it suggests!

The SiS mixer bottles are rubbish for the recovery drinks, use one of the ones as suggested that have a plastic mesh in them to mix the drink properly (e.g. the maximuscle mixer bottle thingies).

If it was SiS Nocte that you had... yup, it tastes pretty awful, but you can rest assured that it's doing you plenty of good!

regular chocolate milk is a good alternative with a good blend of carbs/protein.

 

Try high protein foods! Chicken, fish , protein shakes

 

Try high protein foods! Chicken, fish , protein shakes

your better off getting your post training protein in liquid form by the time you digest solids its to late for the "post training window"

and unfortunatly rego works better with water.. give the guys at sis an email.. ive not tried it but you could add a spoon of caster/icing sugar to your rego to taste I can't imagine it would stop absorbtion..

you see the sis stuff is very low in sugar (inc there energy drinks) where hi5 is high in sugar (no aspertain).

for dental health id prefer sis(1.8g of sugar) but for races hi5(15g).. energy drink wise:suspicious: although Id like to hear a dentists take on that.

 

haha neil i would to ... check my sig im sure there something there that can help!

 

i tried some SIS recovery drink yesterday and i must say it was the worse drink i have ever had.

I second that, it was the Stawberry I had. Probably try the vanilla or banana next time.

Could it be mixed in with a banana smoothie? or would that affect the recovery?

 

cant Imagine it would but conact the guys that make it... some of them are very talented food science bods.

 

Just having a lovely chocolate protein shake mixed in milk as we speak. Always seems to help me!

 

So what is the difference between the GoElectrolyte and the PSP22 powder mixes??? And which is best to pop into water for a long run?? I'm a little confused with the various mixes they've got.

 

I just had a look at their website Id say for runing go is the way to go.. err but I'm not impressed... feel I might have missed the point or reason behind the two products being offerd??:|

 

I'm not keen on the taste of the SiS recovery drinks either, John.

Have you tried the new Lucozde Recovery drink mix yet? Might be worth trying, to see if you prefer the taste.

 

Doh! - Should have directed response to orginal thread by Neil. Note to self - double check original poster before responding. :embarrassed:

 

I like SiS, just not sure on what is supposed to be used for what.

 

the electrolyte drink replaces electrolytes, ideal for runs where you're sweating a lot, as it replaces the fluids and electrolytes lost through sweat.

The PSP22 is an energy drink containing carbohydrates to refuel energy stores whilst on the run.

EDIT: the PSP22 drink may contain electrolytes too (as many energy drinks do) but without reading up on them I couldn't say...

 

I'll try the GoElectrolyte on my long one tomorrow and see how I go. I get the impression that PSP22 stuff is probably for storing up before a run.

Thanks for the replies guys.

 

Go powder is meant for hot weather as it contains (more) electrolytes i think..

the SIS rego, when mixed with water as reccomended is grim, but with milk its nom nom

 

Ok results from todays 11.5 miler -

PSP22 90 mins before
500mls of water with GoElectrolyte sipped throughout the run
1 GoGel at 6.5 miles
Rego Chocolate with milk afterwards

The PSP was a bit on the sweet/sickly side so I reckon easing off on the powder which should make it more watery and palatable. The GoGel was disgusting - like swallowing fairy liquid and didn't taste too good either. However the Rego drink was the business!

 

The GoGel was disgusting - like swallowing fairy liquid and didn't taste too good either. However the Rego drink was the business!

Have you tried the Lucozade, Honey Stinger or Powerbar Gels? They might be worthwhile alternatives to the GoGel.

 

are recovery drinks very importanr?? i just drink loads of water before and after with maybe a energy drink before , thats about it, if there so good where can i buy some ??????????????

 

it depends how hard you're pushing yourself... downing a few recovery drinks after your runs isn't going to get you a PB, but if you're training hard and your body is struggling to recover between sessions, a recovery drink may help speed up the recovery process enabling you to train harder more often.

Essentially, the drink won't make you faster, the extra training it enables you to do will make you faster - but without the extra training, benefits will be limited.

 

after a long run, whats the best thing to eat or/and drink?

i dont eat pasta!

Have you tried For Goodness Shakes?
Lusho!

Apparently a quid for a month in Sainsburys... :d

For Goodness Shakes! Sports Recovery Food, muscle nutrition, milkshake drink

 

ok fair enough, am hardly training for a marathon so am sure ill survive without them!!!
thxs anyway

 

Just as a thought... isn't chocolate milk considered to be such a good post run recovery drink because of it's balance/ratio of carbs : protein? Obviously having it with something else (such as a bowl of cereal) would change this - would this have any effect on it's 'ideal' recovery properties?

 

Recovery drinks are not something I have thought about before but now it comes up whenever I do a big run over 90 mins I am always hungry and thirsty for 36 hours. A quick search on Google brings up lots of recipes for recovery drinks. A basic one that comes up a lot is chocolate milk + banana + whey protein. I'll have to try it next time. Also was reading that you need to have this within 15 mins of finishing the exercise, so I'll need to resist the desire to shower first!