Heart Rate Drift - Zone II
Is it typical to have to reduce your output during a 45 minute Zone II session to stay under 2.0 mmol lactate? On a treadmill, I'm typically just under 2.0 mmol after 25 minutes at a constant pace and incline, however, if I stay at that output level, my heart rate continues climbing throughout the remainder of my walk and by the time I finish I'm typically above 2.0 mmol lactate (2.6 mmol today). Do I need to be more focused on heart rate and less on pace/incline?
Pedialyte Advanced Care Plus for hydration?
Had you considered Pedialyte Advanced Care Plus? When exercising up to 3 hours at the height of summer in Virginia (heat index up to 115 some days), I find that one 16 ounce bottle of Pedialyte Advanced Care Plus at about 90 minutes is a helpful part of my hydration strategy. This has 653 mg sodium, 373 mg of potassium, 9 grams of sugar (as dextrose). Slightly more electrolytes and slightly less sugar than Liquid IV, which I find tastes way too sweet for me. Remaining hydration is either plain water or hypotonic electrolyte only drinks or a mix of the two, depending how hard I am exercising / sweating or how extreme the heat is
Is cramping caused by Fructose , insulin spike, rather than low minerals
Peter, I have found I cramp after or during exercise from drinking or eating anything that has high amounts of sugar in it, watermelon, sports drinks, lime aid, dang near anything sweet, bananas even. I have been keeping a solution called Utah Sea Minerals close and can relieve the cramps by taking a big swig of the solution. I can usually avert all cramping by starting with several tablespoons of the solution before exercise. The question is, are there some of us humans who cannot or should not use training and racing gels like GU, or fruits even? I have eaten kinda paleo, carnivore for years, and can put on weight super fast eating any sweet foods. I hate that. I have been a fan of yours for years and years and dreamed of a long bike ride with you years ago.