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Maltodextrin for endurance athletesMaltodextrin is the most common ingredient in sports nutrition, particularly in products for endurance athletes. But endurance athletes should avoid maltodextrin as it's a manmade, processed sugar that damages health and performance: Maltodextrin has a higher Glycemic Index (GI) than table sugar so delivers an instant energy spike, followed by an equally sudden [...]
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Chia Energy Gel: now watch the videoForward thinking running coach and three-hour marathon runner George Anderson at Intelligent Running heard all about 33Fuel's Chia Energy Gel and wanted to know more. So he hooked up with 33Fuel co-founder Warren to talk about endurance nutrition and recorded the whole thing. To learn more about chia’s poweful properties for endurance [...]
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Endurance athlete mindset with David BlakeleyAt 33Fuel we were recently lucky enough to spend a morning training with the special forces soldier turned author David Blakeley. The workout was a peach, and Blakeley's insight into developing and honing mental toughness was phenomenal. It's an insight all endurance athletes can benefit from hugely so get your [...]
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White roads, red wine - riding L'Eroica Italy perhaps the greatest day out on a bike there isFor what could just be the best day out on a road bike anywhere in the world try L'Eroica Italy. Every October this beautiful part of Tuscany turns into a cyclist's paradise thanks to this unique event – [...]
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British cycling bible Cycling Weekly have reviewed 33Fuel's Chia Energy Gels and Pre and Post Workout Shakes and have pronounced them "natural go-faster fuel"."Mixing the Chia Energy Gels with coconut water is a favourite of ours," they recommended, while the Pre and Post Workout Shakes provided them with, "sustained energy ahead of rides".The piece itself is below, and you can find more [...]
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