Originally Posted by
BonkonFleet
Do you chug the whole bottle at once ? Whey protein powder on a ride sounds like about the last thing i'd want.
Using kingston's calories/bottle, maybe 3 swallows every 15 minutes. You want slow, steady consumption, no peaks and valleys. Since it's only 7:1, not much protein per hour. Digests plenty easily and on short century rides, is mostly there for flavor. I like chocolate. Hammer Gel works well for flavor with plain maltodextrin, no protein. I like their strawberry. I've done that, too. The protein does slow muscle breakdown during exercise.