Is anyone aware of a drink mix that has higher carb and sodium? I cant seem to find one and im curious if there is a reason for that?
Ive seen multiple in the 90g carb 400-500mg, but those mixes that are primarily focused on electrolytes will go upwards of 1000mg sodium but only 10g carbs.
I’ve had really good luck with Skratch Labs over the past year. I typically buy one or two bags of their Hydration Sport Drink Mix and one bag of their Super High-Carb Drink Mix which allows me to create the best of both worlds depending on the conditions.
If it’s really hot out and I’m going to drink and sweat a lot, I use more of the Hydration mix. If I’m not going to be drinking more than normal (~500-750ml/hour), I still use a scoop or two of the Hydration mix, but top it off with the Super High-Carb mix to meet my carbohydrate needs.
Trial and error (and @eddiegrinwald has done some of the work for you) is going to be the name of the game. Finding high carb that works for you and slowly bumping up the sodium on your own may be a good path. I find that mixing flavors can occasionally just end up bad. Making mistakes with DIY is cheap, making mistakes with pre-packaged can get pricey. That said I do both because as has been mentioned in other threads, homemade can be a bear to mix at home where we have tools and contraptions, oh and TIME. On the trail, the premix stuff works better. Still not perfect, but yeah better in that you won’t get a bottle clogged with a glob of maltodextrin.
Yeah, I’ve done trial and error with carbs and sodium, but I’ve never mixed them together in one liquid. I’ve usually stuck electrolytes in the bottles and made my own sugar/water gels in flasks. I’ve learned that 500mg of sodium sits well and 1000mg+ causes issues. 85g-100g carbs seems to be the sweet spot for me.
I’ll play around with it and see what happens. Maybe I’ll try squeezing a lemon or orange in there just to make it a little more palatable. Thanks for the replies everyone
I think the main reason why you don’t find a high carb/high sodium mix is sodium need is highly personal and also weather dependent, whereas carbs are not.
Looks like some people have led you down a good path, I still just supplement with Endurolytes as needed, because my needs change by day.
Salt or Sodium Citrate? Salt can cause issues a lot faster than sodium citrate does…in most people. I can tolerate 1000mg of sodium via citrate, but salt is a hard no for me.
Yeah, I’ve tried Mortal Hydration and LMNT…they both wrecked my stomach. I’ve done liquid IV at 500mg of sodium, but I just noticed they use sodium citrate. This is something that I’ve overlooked. It could just be issues with sodium chloride beyond about 600mg. The Mortal Hydration with 460mg of sodium (chloride) sits well.
I guess I’ll citrate it up and see what my gut says.
@Dr_Alex_Harrison gets the credit. I wouldn’t have even know that sodium citrate was a thing one could use if it wasn’t mentioned in a Saturday AM YouTube video and as switch in the app.