Maurten Hydrogel | FULL REVIEW For Triathlon Nutrition

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Find out whether Maurten Hydogels are good for triathlon nutrition
In this video we talk about whether Maurten products and whether they might be useful as nutrition during a triathlon. Maurten use hydrogels and this may help deliver carbohydrates to improve racing performance. Maurten hydrogels could help to fuel your triathlon and could be used as nutrition for an Ironman or any other triathlon distance.
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00:00 Introduction
02:30 The different products
03:30 Sodium and hydration
04:05 Palatability
05:49 Mixability
07:10 Using for racing
07:38 Cost
08:00 Formula
09:25 Hydrogels
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Hi! I'm James. I'm a Sport and Exercise Nutritionist and I make videos on nutrition to give people simple, clear and easy to use information on a range of subjects. I focus on triathlon and how triathletes can use nutrition to help properly fuel their training and racing.
In my day job I work as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in General Practice, or Family Medicine for those of you not in the UK, and work in a busy NHS GP practice. I'm a Specialist Paramedic by background and have full independent medicine prescribing rights.
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@NutritionTriathlon 10 месяцев назад

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@FRANCJ02 2 года назад

Great points. Maurten is great but it requires some training. I tried only the 320 mix as pre race energy. Excellent. Then in a recent 70.3 Maurten gels we’re given at the aid stations. I took the first and thought it was expired ;-). Then it gave me lots of energy. Then I kept eating it But for next time I will make sure to pre train with hidrogels

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

I think that's also another positive to using Maurten in your training if you race ironman events. As Maurten and Ironman have partnered the course nutrition should be Maurtenm.. And it's always sensible to practice race nutrition!

@darrenc.3263 2 года назад

I was very skeptical about the hype around Maurten for many years. Having exhausted other products that did not work out well for me, I bit the bullet, and paid up. The flavor is great, texture great, and when I eat them, I don't get the feeling of a gel congealing in my gut. I will be using this as my primary fuel for Formosa Xtreme Triathlon next week (230km and 6850m climbing, with the entire run at 1600m and above up to 3475m) so that should be a good test of how well Maurten works for me over a tough day out. I like the videos and information. Maybe tighten things up just a little to give us the info faster! :) But thank you for the video!

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

Hey Darren, thanks for the comment and your input! Sounds like a brutally tough event, good luck with it and I hope it goes well 😀 Interesting to hear Maurten products worked so well for you. They definitely surprised me as I'd been skeptical for a long time too. And thanks for feedback on video delivery, it's important for me to hear! Bit of a work in progress to try to make it succinct but still feel like I give enough info - will keep refining! 🙂

@kennethkho7165 Год назад

How did it go?

@darrenc.3263 Год назад

@@kennethkho7165 it was the best performance of my life in terms of maxing out my fitness potential, an epic race, and I finished 4th overall. Maurten was rock solid all day.

@King-pi2zx 2 года назад

Thanks a lot. Been using my selfmade micture with maltodextrin 1 and 0.8 fruktose combination with sodiumalginate and it Works so far😀

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

Awesome, that's very cool! Does it taste ok? 😉

@King-pi2zx 2 года назад

@@NutritionTriathlon more or less 😂

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

Hah 😅😬

@neiltimms9380 2 года назад

Thanks for this James. Looked at their products many times but always get turned off by the price to be honest. Maybe worth a revisit!

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

You're welcome Neil! Yeah they certainly are expensive and personally I wish they were a bit cheaper! 😀

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

What are your thoughts on Maurten products?

@cheynevanarsdale8294 Год назад

I'm curious your opinion on fueling strategy for a full Ironman using Maurten? The only reason I haven't fully switched is because having to take 3-4 gels an hour to hit carb intake seems a bit overboard and too much to handle. Can you shed any light on how others are using them?

@mpd1967 2 года назад

Will you do a review on the Ucan super starch carbohydrate supplement? Thank you! Really liked your video on this product.

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

Hey, thank you! That's great to hear. I'll put it on my list but if I'm totally honest I probably won't get round to it soon if at all - I have lots of other topics stacked up! However, I am going to do a video specifically on products that contain nutrition like what is in UCAN (so maize/starch) and will cover it then!

@martinschett5349 Год назад

I tried Maurten at Ironman Austria. Started to get a bit of an upset tummy and switched to Maurten gels on the ride. After that it settled and used it for the ride and some more on the run. Finished strong with no more issues. It's a weird texture but works very well

@NutritionTriathlon Год назад

Great to hear it worked well for you Martin. Is definitely is a weird texture but one I quite enjoy!

@G_Liwag 2 года назад

Great video. Do u recommend adding an additional sodium, salt supplement to use with maurten products?

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

Thanks! Good question. I think it's very situational. How long is your race? Do you know if you are a heavy or a light sweater? What sort of climate are you racing in? I think some people will be just fine with the products as they are, but for others they would probably benefit from adding salt to the product. I did speak to Maurten about this, and they confirmed you could add up to a maximum of 1g (1000mg) of table salt to the product and not disrupt the formula. They recommended against using salt tablets. Hope that helps!

@cheynevanarsdale8294 Год назад

@NutritionTriathlon Год назад

Hey. When you say seems a bit overboard and too much to handle, what do you mean? And are you talking about the bike or run portion? Or all of it? The easiest way for the bike leg would be to use their 320 mixes which provide 80g of carbs per serving, as that would allow you get more carbs on board without needing gels. Then it would be pretty normal to have 2-4 gels an hour (depending on your goal) on the run. That's a pretty normal amount of gels on the run too and there's not really a way to get around that unless you use a gel containing more carbs in one go.

@milgun9437 7 месяцев назад

A bit late for a comment hehe but do you use them for everyday training as well? I could see myself using it for racing and a bit for key sessions to get used to it but it is very expensive for everyday sessions when you train 20h per week and need to fuel for every session

@NutritionTriathlon 7 месяцев назад

No, I don't, and you're right. For everyday training these are very expensive. Personally I use my own sports drink mix for that, as it's cheap and effective! The link to that is here if you'd like to make your own: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mitr9w2IX24.html

@CoachPursuit 2 года назад

Hi James, would be keen to hear your thoughts on just bulk buying maltodextrin and dextrose as well as some form of electrolyte mix and creating your own beta fuel/maurten 320 for 20% of the price? Might not taste as good but could it work as a cheap alternative for winter training months? 5kg bags of maltodextrin and dextrose are £10 and £7 respectively. Thanks

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

Hi Jasper! Yep, you could definitely do that and there are plenty of people who do. As you say, it might not taste quite as good but does the job a lot cheaper! You could also just use normal table sugar if that's easier/cheaper for you. Table sugar is sucrose, which is a 1:1 glucose/frucose ratio and so also a good option! And of course just remember solid food too, especially if your intensity isn't as high in the winter 🙂 bananas, oat bars etc are all viable options for your endurance work 🙂

@CoachPursuit 2 года назад

@@NutritionTriathlon Perfect, thanks! Want to get the body used to taking on a lot of carbs for during races next year so going to start fuelling well for all my sessions over the winter!

@hazimmohamad6683 Год назад

if i used Maurten gels for a marathon and supplement that with a drink with sodium would that be ok? (tailwind or unived)

@NutritionTriathlon Год назад

Yep, definitely. Just make sure you don't go out of your tolerance range for carbs though if you include a carbohydrate based drink like tailwind or unived. If you just want to use gels as your carb source you could consider an electrolyte drink without carbs.

@MiWolverine96 5 месяцев назад

What is “Frogs bog?”😂 it taste like flavorless Jell-O 👍🏾

@NutritionTriathlon 5 месяцев назад

Haha, frogspawn! And yeah it does 😄

@CalebNoonan83 Год назад

So all in all would you choose maurten over most products for racing? is there a reason all the best in the world choose them?

@NutritionTriathlon Год назад

Personally, yes. I now use them for my racing. In part that is just because I like them, tolerate them well and feel they work well for me. Is there a reason the best in the world choose them? Yes, definitely. According to the current research they probably are vying for the top sports nutrition products, or certainly in the top 2 (in my opinion). However, that doesn't mean that aren't worlds best in different sports NOT using them, or that those same athletes wouldn't do just as well using a different product. I don't think that everyone needs to use Maurten products, and I don't think they are the 'best' for everyone. If you find a sports nutrition product that you like, tolerate and find that works - possibly better to just stick with that (but that does depend on the formula etc, because Maurten and brands like SIS are using the latest evidence, and not all sports nutrition brands are doing that).

@beckr4235 2 года назад

Using this for a 70.3 but feel like we’re lacking in the salts department 😕. Also the flavor reminds me of marshmallows, good stuff, doesn’t hurt my stomach just need some an electrolyte

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

Yep, agreed! I contacted Maurten about the low salt content and they advised that you could add table salt to the formula without disrupting it. You could add 500-1000mg of table salt (the higher end if you know your water is low in other minerals such as calcium). This would bump the overall salt/sodium content of the drink up a good amount!

@capt.jakubsklenar3154 11 месяцев назад

@@NutritionTriathlon do you know why the water should be practically without calcium?

@NutritionTriathlon 10 месяцев назад

Because too much calcium can disrupt the formation of the hydrogel structure

@capt.jakubsklenar3154 10 месяцев назад

@@NutritionTriathlon did you try it with more calcium? e.g. to add some calcium to water and mix it?

@NutritionTriathlon 10 месяцев назад

No I haven't tried it

@nickbroom7873 2 года назад

please note no 🐸s were harmed in the making of this video

@NutritionTriathlon 2 года назад

Haha correct! They are safe

@konradmarais7726 10 месяцев назад

Who's Martin?

@NutritionTriathlon 10 месяцев назад

😂😂 You're late to the party!! I have no idea why it's Martin in this video, but it makes me laugh every time I listen back to it

@konradmarais7726 10 месяцев назад

@@NutritionTriathlon 😉 I enjoy your videos. Will look at that 70.3 nutrition plan video again tomorrow - I've got Barcalona70.3 coming up in October and want to get nutrition bang on this time!!

@NutritionTriathlon 10 месяцев назад

Awesome, good luck with it! Let me know how it goes 💪