Description The first sport drink medically designed to treat and prevent heat related illnesses including cramping, bonking, stomach upset, heat headaches, dizziness and hyponatremia. Guaranteed to improve heat ...
Bike Setup: Currently....Cervelo Soloist road bike, Cervelo P2K TT bike, CBR600RR for the rest days :)
Summary: I have used ELoad since 1999. Religiously. It has taken me through 2 Ironman and more bike races than I can count. In the warmer weather, for longer rides or hard races I also add salt tablets. But ELoad is always the base as I can still drink my fifth bottle of 32C ELoad in 32C weather while pushing hard on the bike - I can't do that with any other sports drink.
Strengths: Taste.
Good quantity of sodium for daily training.
Weaknesses: None.
Similar Products Used: Gatorade, Powerade, Coke, Red Bull...
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Summary: I had a tendency to not hydrate enough, mainly because I didn't like the taste of anything. I love the taste of Eload so I drink it and needless to say this is the most important bottom line. My strongest testimony comes from an Ironman race in Malaysia in 40+C weather and not only did I feel great from beginning to end, but I went for an unplanned (got lost!)long run 2 days later and realized I had recovered completely!
Strengths: Excellent taste, prefer the lemon (tastes like a non-alcohol margarita!). I try to compete every weekend from May to September and I am convinced that Eload is an important part in making that possible due to all the necessary ingredients for fueling while racing and then the quick recovery.
Weaknesses: None!
Similar Products Used: Nothing compares. Prior to the invention of Eload I used Gatorade and experienced severe stomach cramps.
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Summary: I switched to eLoad at the beginning of the 2004 racing season. In a relatively short period, I found my ability to race longer distances without cramping improved dramatically. I added the caps to a full concentration mix of eLoad to start fine tuning and this season I managed to avoid any leg spasms in all but one of the 20+ races I competed it.
Strengths: The taste is subtle so it goes down easy.
Weaknesses: I use larger bottles so full concentration is always a scoop and a half. There's no line for "half" a scoop. Bit annoying but I suspect that's just me being uptight.
Similar Products Used: Gatorade and Powerade
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Summary: I used this product exclusively for my Ironman training and racing. It is a nice light beverage that is full of good stuff. When used in conjunction with E caps it is a customizable formula. This is great as I lose a lot of salt (you know those people with salt stains on their clothing after a race!). Prior to E Load I was using Gatorade and adding table salt (yuck!)
Strengths: Not too sweet and syrupy. Nice taste. Great for hydration and keeping electrolytes balanced. Very important part of my training nutrition plan.
Weaknesses: Container is very large - tough to store in a kitchen cabinet!
Similar Products Used: Gatorade, Hammer Gel products, Powerade
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