I've recently increased my running to the level where people begin to take supplements (run 10-15k on my long Sunday run; gearing up to a half marathon). I've started to take gels on long runs (e.g. Races over 10k, training runs over about 75 mins) and have recently bought some SIS rapid recovery on the advice of the guy in the running shop.
I'm wondering how much evidence there is that these are really effective. The gels make sense to me because it's an easy and lightweight to take on calories where you wouldn't want to be carrying banana or toast. But what about sports drinks instead of water? After and pre supplements, etc? There seem to be a lot of unhealthy stuff in there (e.g. lots of fructose) but maybe it's ok after exercise? I know some supplements can be a bit dodgy (e.g. the poor girl who died in the London marathon). How does one identify them?
There seems to be a lot of anecdotal evidence about how great there are but I can't find any hard science. I'd really like to hear people's thoughts on supplements, and especially pointers to proper research if any exists!
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iismum · 29/03/2013 19:06
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