critique for better than avg. nutrition

[joesdad]

All posters here are better than average to say the least. In fact most are quite beyond the novice level, and in most states average athletes are uninformed re: training or nutritional aides.
We alas are merely better than avg.:

Please comment if so inclined on our choices:

1)Twin Lab Ultra Fuel: carb drink
100grams carbs, - we use it for before, during and after training and meets where recovery between rounds or events is desirable.
Good taste; no artificial sweetener such as sucralose.
I imagine it is better than gatorade, since it has more nutrients.

2. BCAA some gnc capsules:
   We take these around the workouts and meets.

How does ICE compare (I know it has glutamine) and Importantly, how is the taste of ice?
ICE has sucralose;;;
I havnt tried it, and am wary of the taste of too much sucralose… we’ve found that sucralose heavier whey powders are hard to palate. It has a bad after-taste to me.

3. I have ordered some CYTOFUSE: looks like a pretty good post work recovery drink…
   does anyone know if it really tastes good? again sucralose…

4. 100% whey (gnc) we use it for protein supplementation, as Joe is lean, and we like the taste… it has only a small amount of sucralose. We tried other gnc whey powder mixes and gave them away due to sucralose…

[Herb]

@joesdad

All posters here are better than average to say the least. In fact most are quite beyond the novice level, and in most states average athletes are uninformed re: training or nutritional aides.
We alas are merely better than avg.:

Please comment if so inclined on our choices:

1)Twin Lab Ultra Fuel: carb drink
100grams carbs, - we use it for before, during and after training and meets where recovery between rounds or events is desirable.
Good taste; no artificial sweetener such as sucralose.
I imagine it is better than gatorade, since it has more nutrients.

2. BCAA some gnc capsules:
   We take these around the workouts and meets.

How does ICE compare (I know it has glutamine) and Importantly, how is the taste of ice?
ICE has sucralose;;;
I havnt tried it, and am wary of the taste of too much sucralose… we’ve found that sucralose heavier whey powders are hard to palate. It has a bad after-taste to me.

3. I have ordered some CYTOFUSE: looks like a pretty good post work recovery drink…
   does anyone know if it really tastes good? again sucralose…

4. 100% whey (gnc) we use it for protein supplementation, as Joe is lean, and we like the taste… it has only a small amount of sucralose. We tried other gnc whey powder mixes and gave them away due to sucralose…

I love sucralose!

[joesdad]

Maybe it wasnt the sucralose that I didnt like previously after all, but something else. At any rate we got the cytofuse, and son of a gun Herb, we both like the taste fine!

STill havent heard any response about high carb ultrafuel 100g /serving. Should it be used sparingly like before big workout and after, but not during?
Cytofuse is for after big workout, so… does uf have a place?

[Daniel_Martinez]

@joesdad

Maybe it wasnt the sucralose that I didnt like previously after all, but something else. At any rate we got the cytofuse, and son of a gun Herb, we both like the taste fine!

STill havent heard any response about high carb ultrafuel 100g /serving. Should it be used sparingly like before big workout and after, but not during?
Cytofuse is for after big workout, so… does uf have a place?

Cytofuse is awesome!! Consider varying the serving size of Ultra Fuel because 100 grams could be pretty heavy and too much after easier workouts. I believe the 100 grams/serving is equal to 4 scoops so just approach your serving size with some common sense. Perhaps just 1 scoop or 2 most of the time? …