Objective

The objective of nutrition during training units of more than one hour is to delay the onset of fatigue and thus maintain your performance.

Technique

First and foremost, make sure that you drink enough fluids during training. Water is usually completely sufficient. However, if you complete long training units, make sure you have an isotonic drink with you as well as quickly digestible carbohydrates in the form of gels.

Focus

Action instead of reaction: eat and drink before you get hungry and thirsty.

Tip

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. It’s best to test different gels so you can find out which one(s) you like the best. Sportbenzin is raffling a voucher worth CHF 50 among all those who send an email to [email protected] and inform them of their preferred gel along with their address.

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