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GU Energy Gels work to energize your body, sustain performance and aid recovery throughout your training session. They provide a shot of fast acting natural fructose (fruit sugar) which goes straight to work building your energy levels and boosting your focus for advanced performance every time. GU Energy Gels are simple to take and easy for your stomach to digest, plus they come in a range of great tasting, unique flavours.
GU is simple. Simple is fast. Simple to take, simple to digest, GU Energy Gel provides just what you need for premium exercise fuel and none of the extras that slow you down. GU takes you where you want to go, fast.
Energize, Sustain, Recover—GU's formula for success - Launched in 1991, the world’s first energy gel is still the most efficient sports fuel available today. GU’s carbohydrate blend delivers high-quality, easily-digested and long-lasting energy for athletes in every sport and at all levels. Our Berkeley-based sports nutrition company started with original GU Energy Gel, a revolutionary and more effective method to keep athletes fueled during exercise and speed their recovery from exertion. Today thousands of elite athletes and millions of endurance enthusiasts around the world agree: GU works.
Energize: A shot of fast-acting natural fructose (fruit sugar) goes straight to work building your energy levels back up while the maltodextrin is quickly absorbed and sent to your muscles. Vital electrolytes keep your blood chemistry in line and hydration levels stable. Calcium keeps your muscles humming and caffeine adds an extra kick to your power.
Sustain: Complex carbs in the form of maltodextrin (70-80% of the complex/simple carbohydrates blend) help you maintain glucose levels over time. Citrates (potassium citrate, sodium citrate and citric acid) help speed the conversion of these carbs into energy molecules and mitigate performance-sapping acid build-up in muscles. Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) leucine, valine and isoleucine, serve as another fuel source, aid in recovery and can improve mental performance and reduce fatigue by limiting the central nervous system’s production of serotonin. Histidine, an essential amino acid, acts alongside the citrates as a buffer that helps neutralize lactic acid build-up in muscles.
Recover: Antioxidant vitamins C & E defend muscles from assault by free radicals. Chamomile works as an anti-inflammatory during and after exercise. Ginger soothes the stomach. Sea salt supplies a host of minerals.
The world’s first energy gel is still the most efficient source of premium fuel available to athletes today. The original idea behind GU was to find the quickest way to deliver an appropriate amount of calories to an athlete during competition without upsetting his or her stomach. Since then, the formula has been tweaked and upgraded to take advantage of feedback from GU’s elite athletes and the latest scientific discoveries. In addition to supplying the body with high-quality calories and electrolytes to keep it going, GU mitigates the energy-sapping effects of lactic-acid build-up, optimizes energy production, aids recovery by replenishing muscle glycogen stores and allows for greater mental focus through delayed onset of fatigue signals from the central nervous system. Yep, that’s all in one packet of GU.
Directions
Read product label before use.
GU Energy Gel packs 100 calories into every packet, an ideal serving size to suck down 15 minutes before training or racing in order to top off your electrolyte and glucose stores, followed by one every 30-45 minutes along the way, washed down with a few sips of fluid.
For optimum results, always drink at least 24-30 ounces of fluid per hour during training and racing. Exact GU intake depends on the intensity of your pursuit and your body weight and fitness level. The fitter you are and the more efficient your metabolism, the more GU you can consume each hour, up to approximately 340 calories every 60 minutes.
After training: When you stop, go ahead and eat a pack of GU, even if it’s been less than 30 minutes from your last GU shot. Now that you’ve stopped exercising, your stomach can handle those calories and needs them to start restoring your muscle glycogen—essentially the body’s instant fuel reservoirs.
Serving Amount
Per 32g bar:
Calories: 100
Caloreis from Fat: 0g
Total Fat: 0g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Trans Fat: 0g
Sodium: 45mg
Potassium: 35g
Total Carbohydrates: 25g
Sugars: 5g
Protein: 0g
Please note that amount per serving is a guide only. Nutritional breakdown for individual products may vary slightly.
Ingredients
Maltodextrin (Glucose Polymers), Filtered Water, Fructose, GU Amino Acid Blend (Leucine, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine), Natural Berry Flavor, Potassium And Sodium Citrate, GU Antioxidant Blend (Natural Vitamin E And Vitamin C), Citric Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Sea Salt, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Fumaric Acid, Malic Acid, GU Herbal Blend (Chamomile, Cola Nut (Has Caffeine) Ginger), Pectin.
Caffeine Content: Strawberry Banana & Lemon Sublime flavours are caffeine free. Vanilla Bean, Chocolate Outrage and Tri Berry flavours contain 20mg of caffeine. Espresso Love and Jet Blackberry flavours contain 40mg of caffeine.
Allergens: Gluten-free. Dairy-free. Certified Kosher.
Please note that ingredients listing is a guide only. Information for individual products may vary slightly.
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