Review: Hammer Nutrition Tested Under Hotter Weather
Posted on Jun 12, 2010 under Reviews | No CommentI went out for a moderately difficult two hour run today through the hills on a hot day sporting a bag full of Hammer Nutrition products. I ate Montana Huckleberry gel along the route. It tasted really good relative to most other things that I have tried. It is always a big plus for me when it goes down easily. I washed it down with about 4 ounces of water and I was good to go.
At the one hour mark, I popped two if the Endurolytes. I washed them down with my last 2-4 ounces of water and turned around. It was hot and I consumed a lot more water going up the hills than I anticipated. It was 2-3 down hill miles to the nearest water stop. My stomach was burning like I had a stitch from running too hard without warming up. It was not too bad and went away as soon as I got some water. You will need water with these things.
As soon as I finished the run I had a Strawberry flavored Recoverite. This is by far the best tasting recovery drink that is mixed with water. I had no problem drinking it down or just sipping it.
On the drive home I drank a bottle of water mixed with Strawberry flavored HEED electrolyte drink. This tasted good too.
The rest of my nutritional intake for the day consisted of pizza, water and beer and I feel good. Hammer products rock. We usually share the sample products with readers. I am going to have a hard time parting with any of the Hammer products. They are all good.
I wanted to put Hammer through the test with a hard training day but issues came up and I had to cut my workout short by dropping the 3 hour bike ride. Sorry Hammer for not really putting you through the test but you did pass the short, hot workout with flying colors.