Back then I'd bought some sports drink powder that seemed to be a blend of all the essential stuff, and definitely worked well for me in training and the few marathons I did (except the one I messed up the ratios!).skkipper wrote: ↑May 17th, 2021, 2:19 pmWhat is in your drink preparation? I prefer to exercise fasted and never have anything other than water. I do try to take in some electrolytes, otherwise I cramp easily, so I had 30 mg magnesium + 250 mg potassium + salt in water an hour before and the same amount the rest of the day after rowing, but nothing with calories until well after. I wondered if maybe I would have needed a bit of a boost, maybe a bite of fruit or something, if I had been able to sustain the ~2:19/500m, but I slowed down massively, ending up at 2:26.7/500m and it was not necessary for what I ended up doing.
Nowadays if I'm doing something on the BikeErg beyond 2 hours I just take orange juice, dilute it 50:50 with water and throw in a pinch or two of salt. Normally about 2 litres of that will last me for a 4 hour session (with some fresh water on the side if I feel like it). I usually drink every 15 minutes or so which is obviously a lot easier on the bike. On the rower I think I aimed for a swig every 2km or so, but can't remember it was that long ago.
I can't imagine doing a marathon fasted, but your body is clearly used to it, and it's worked for you.
It sounds like it is the same thing. The pad covered the whole palm almost up to the finger tips, and ventilation worked well with most of the back of the hand uncovered. I wore through a few pairs of them over the years, generally around some of the finger joints where I would now get my callouses if I wasn't avoiding the rowing machine these days
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and will try to be more regular with workouts!
I'm good with being a carrot! Go for it!
Good job!
