Science in Sport Beta Fuel 80 Dual Source Energy Drink Powder, Red Berry Flavour Carb Powder, 80 g of Carbs Per Pack (15 Pack)

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Although I have tasted the Beta Fuel gels, I don’t personally use gels too much and tend to go for the powder or chews, so I asked a fellow AG triathlete Laura Gray for her thoughts on how she’d found using the Beta Fuel gels so far in training and races. Her thoughts are summarised below:

SiS says the new Beta Fuel range is already a favourite of Ineos Grenadiers and that the team has been instrumental in testing and developing the new formula since 2020, with it fuelling Tao Geoghegan Hart to his first Grand Tour victory in the Giro that year. Rowlands, D. S., Thorburn, M. S., Thorp, R. M., Broadbent, S., & Shi, X. (2008). Effect of graded fructose coingestion with maltodextrin on exogenous 14C-fructose and 13C-glucose oxidation efficiency and high-intensity cycling performance. Journal of Applied Physiology, 104(6), 1709-1719. Jeukendrup, A. E., Jentjens, R. L., & Moseley, L. (2005). Nutritional considerations in triathlon. Sports Medicine, 35(2), 163-181.For training and competition of 2 – 2.5 hours or more, SiS Beta Fuel is the next generation of endurance fuelling. Though it is important to note, individuals may take time to adapt to consuming this amount of carbohydrate and the optimal amount per hour may also vary slightly depending on the individuals body weight. It is important to practice your nutrition during training to find the optimal amount that works for you.

Each Science in Sport energy powder comes in a variety of flavours to suit individual preferences, in general we would recommend having a look at GO Energy or GO Electrolyte for exercise less than 2 hours, then would advise starting to look at Beta Fuel for exercise longer than this. As always though, nothing new on race day, make sure you train with any powder you are planning to use on an event!

Variety is the spice of life, and we are all different. Not only do we all have different fuel requirements depending on our body weight, metabolism, and gender but we also have different fuelling preferences in terms of what suits our gastrointestinal (GI) system as well as preferences in taste, texture and consistency of what we consume.