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Carbohydrate Amounts in Sports Drinks

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Customized Carbohydrate amounts in Sports Drinks for Endurance Athletes during Exercise.   The following post is the first in a series that is intended for endurance athletes (runners, cyclists, triathletes, ultra-runners, etc) to provide the resources to make and customize sports drinks. How much carbohydrate to include in a sports drink customized for duration The […]

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Pesticide Free Tapioca

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Q & A regarding Mike’s Mix Tapioca Maltodextrin and Tapioca Dextrose.   “I see that this product is not listed as organic, but the description says it has no pesticide residue… How does that work?”   Tapioca is typically produced with little to no pesticides as doing so is usually ineffective and hardly ever economic. […]

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Tapioca Maltodextrin

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We searched a long time for the perfect maltodextrin and have unequivocally found it!   Make your own gels, sports, recovery, energy and pre-workout drinks with our pure Tapioca Maltodextrin. Maltodextrin was the very first ingredient we obtained when we started mixing sports and recovery drinks back in 2006. It is a pure, concentrated and easily […]

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Gatorade, Galactose and Hydration: Research based ingredients for optimal hydration

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Hey Mike, Have you heard of G-Push? I came across an old article/propaganda piece through slowtwitch.com with G-Push and was curious to hear your thoughts about their hydration and nutrition philosophy. I don’t know if the product is around anymore but they used a “secret” ingredient called galactose, which sounds like something found in Oakleys. ~Dan Thanks […]

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A Family Summit of Mount Langley

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This past July our family took an extended road trip to California. Hitting the road is nothing new to our family, as we try to take at least a couple of short trips each year. Although it is often not the focus of our adventures, we try to involve some sort of rock climbing or […]

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