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Just curious what everyone prefers... Water, Gatorade/PowerAde, Pedialyte, Cytomax/etc.? What is your standard race week/ race day habits when it comes to staying hydrated. I know everyone has their personal preference but it is one thing that every single person racing a motorcycle has to take in consideration. I race GNCCs in the 3 hour class and hydration is the deal breaker for me. I'm not in the shape I need to be in but if I start early in the week with hydration and stay on top of it I can get by. If I catch myself starting too late in the week I always feel it on race day. I prefer Pedialyte because it seems to absorb faster and I can drink more of it since it doesn't feel as heavy on my stomach as water. Also, re-hydration or mid raceday hydration? Does anyone try anything different for that?
Just didn't makeup my 2Qt bottle of Cytomax yet, but I will when I get back from my ride!
Normally at the track it's water & Cytomax.
The Shop
But for a 3 or 4 hour hare and hound...I try and drink a gallon of water a day for AT LEAST the week leading up to the race (preferrably two weeks). Day before the race and the morning of the race, I'll drink a pedialite (half the day before and half the day of). Then I just carry water in my hydration pack and drink consistently throughout the race.
Only sometimes when I get dizzy, due to really humid weather I mix water with syrup to get some sugars in.
This stuff:
https://taldepot.com/zico-pure-premium-natural-coconut-water-16-9-oz-bo…
Pit Row
During the week I'm going through at least 1 1/2 gal water a day.
My old coach used to bitch like hell at us if we weren't pissing every 45min to an hour at meets.
Post race hydration consists of a water or two then coors light with ibuprofen and hopefully a leftover oxy.
Just looked & found that even Pediltye has some not so healthy additives.
The point of maintaining excellent hydration before strenuous activity is limit dehydration DURING the activity. Have you ever felt fine before a moto only to get cotton mouth mid moto? If that happens, you haven't hydrated properly leading up to the race.
The "1 gallon per day" theory doesn't apply to everyone. There is definitely a risk of over hydrating and basically drowning the cells in your body. You get this "drunk" sensation when consuming too much water. You also get a lethargic sensation when dehydrated.
According to my undergrad biochemistry courses, you should be urinating pale yellow to clear every 1-2 hours throughout the day. If you find yourself running to the bathroom multiple times per hour, you are consuming way too much water. Again, this is a general guideline that doesn't apply correctly to everyone, but its something to work off of.
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I've been using this stuff since 2008 or so, once I finally figured out how to properly hydrate. I sweat a bit more than average, and growing up in the East Coast humidity, I would always have muscle cramps after races (and sometimes during), no matter how good my fitness was because I was not replacing the salt/electrolytes I was losing while sweating buckets. When I finally educated myself I how the body uses electrolytes, it clicked for me.
When I did LL's in 2010, hydration was my biggest concern and during training I began taking Nuun pretty much anytime I would exercise, but especially when cycling or motoing. It's sugar-free but doesn't have that fake sugar taste and there are a bunch of flavor options. It's a little on the pricey side, but I think it's worth it.
Check'em out. NUUN. The Nuun-active is what I use.
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