Stop Chasing Products: Build a Fueling and Hydration System That Works Ep 146

A common thing that we see is that so many people come into us and they are chasing products instead of actually building a system.

So athletes think that the answer is finding the perfect gel, the perfect drink mix, the perfect electrolyte, or the supplement.

So they ask questions like, what's the right gel to use? What's the best electrolyte? What's the best sports drink? But that is the wrong question.

The better question to be asking is, what does my body actually need? Because the best product or products for one athlete can be the complete wrong product.

answer for another.

This is one of the reasons why we have compiled so many different products on the market.

We're at well over 200 right now.

And everything from gels, drink mixes, electrolyte mixes, real food products, water, individual ingredients, the whole nine yards to help people to create the system that works best for their body.

That doesn't mean that one product is necessarily superior.

There are better options for where some folks are at.

So, for example, if someone is not a very heavy sweater but they're very salty, they're going to have a different strategy than somebody who is a heavy sweater but is not salty.

There can also be some nuances in terms of what is your ability or logistical opportunities to be able to carry certain things.

So if you're cycling, say, in an Ironman versus if you're running in a marathon where you can't carry a whole lot of things, those options are going to be different.

So there are different strategies that align with what you need that are not necessarily focused on one product.

Thank you.

But it's a system that we create together.

And all of that comes by knowing your sweat profile.

So that comes first.

So before even choosing products, which, listen, I know that you guys are out there and you're like, but I've tried this product and that product and this product and nothing works.

Again, it's not that those things aren't working.

We just have to put them together in the right way that suits you the best.

So again, before choosing products, you need to understand How much fluid do you use? Know that this number is dynamic.

It's dynamic based on how hard you're working, so the intensity, and the conditions you're training in and racing in.

So us here in North Carolina, although the weather is beautiful right now, you never know, tomorrow is going to be super humid.

And of course, that is going to give you a different, a slightly different plan than when it's colder outside.