HOW FAR SHOULD WE TAKE OUR BRO-SCIENCE?

ONCE WE FIGURE OUT the gear and products that work for our bodies, it's, honestly, just amazing. It fits. It works. And we stick with it...

... because we rip.

Easy.

We don't want to change.

That can be a problem if what we love goes out of stock or worse...

... out of production all together.

A few years back, when Wahoo acquired Speedplay they dumped my tried and MTB pedals.

The Frogs.

Had I known, I'd have purchased at least 10 pair of pedals and probably 100 sets of cleats.

To my horror, I logged on and learned the sadsad news.

No mas.

When I woke and realized I was out of my favorite carb mix today...

• water
• plain ol' sugar
• and Liquid IV for flavor and electrolytes

... well, yeah, I took a stab a making my own.

You should witnessed the...

• disgust
• concern
• warnings

... from the crew when we stopped to refill our bottles midride.

I shared my mix was 4 tablespoons of sugar...

• you're gonna get diabetes
• go into a coma
• die early

... I could only laugh.

Just what exactly do you think is in your favorite powder or gel?

I got the idea from an ultra-trail runner I follow on YouTube.

He'd wanted to experiment and discovered how sucrose... 

• quickly absorbed glucose
• more slowly absorbed fructose

... breaks down in the small intestine.

It's a 1:1 ration,
most high end mixes are 1:.8.

Ever look at the ingredients of what you're drinking?

My 4 very level tablespoons = 50 grams of carbohydrate.

But, isn't that gonna kill ya?

It's about the same as a can of Coke,
or a couple of candy bars.

So, yes, it will absolutely... 

• crush our health
• give us that orange with 4 toothpicks look
• and lead to all kinds of degenerative diseases

... unless we are ripping and burning it up.

That 50 grams is about 50% of what I consume per hour...

... when getting after it.

How'd it work over 3 bottles?

Flawlessly.

Gonna test full strength this week.

This is bro-science...

... so take it with a literal and proverbial grain of salt.