How to get the most from your Hydra+
We’re honored to be chosen to support you on your athletic journey. Here’s a guide to help you get the most out of your Hydra+.
Before we start, here’s a video on what’s in your product and what it does
How to Take It to Ensure the Best Results:
Hydra+ is a versatile hydration drink mix made from real-food ingredients, based on the latest scientific understanding of hydration. To get the most from it you should adjust how you mix it based on your training.
For longer training sessions
For long continual training sessions (>1h) where you’ll sweat a lot, such as a long run or during team sport, consume 1 scoop with 16oz water per hour.
For high intensity or interval training
For more high-intensity or interval style training, consume 1 scoop with 8oz of water to create a more isotonic drink that will provide energy and electrolytes to support muscle function.
Here’s What to Expect Whilst Using Hydra+:
A great natural taste
Hydra+ has a crisp, light fruit juice like taste and is made with real organic cane sugar so there is no stevia or sucralose aftertaste.
Expect some separation
It will mix well, but as it’s made with real fruit you will get some separation of fruit particles at the surface. This is completely normal.
Recover faster
Hydra+ contains the right balance of electrolytes and carbohydrates for easy absorption in the gut. Drinking it post training will kick start your recovery.
Two Things to Consider When Using Hydra+:
Don’t over-hydrate
Ensure you don’t overhydrate by sipping small amounts throughout your training. Only drink more if you start to feel thirsty or you feel like you’re sweating more than you’re drinking.
Did you know...
Hydra+ makes a great tasting, real-food drink ideal for mixing with Blonyx HMB+ Creatine or Blonyx Beta-Alanine.
GETTING HYDRATION SCIENTIFICALLY CORRECT
Two Myths About Dehydration and Performance:
1. Dehydration is bad for performance
Research shows that dehydration of up to 2% body weight is perfectly ok, and may even benefit performance as you’re a little lighter [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22763119].
2. You should drink lots of salty sports drinks to replace sodium lost in sweat
Studies on competing athletes show that blood salt (sodium) levels increase when you dehydrate. Also, consuming salt does very little to impact this sodium level [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16344476].
One thing that science is clear on is that water loss of more than 2% body weight will start to hamper performance. Hydra+ contains just a little sugar and sodium as they help your gut move water into your system faster. Using it tactically will help you maintain performance by staying in that 0-2% range.
Products to Combine Hydra+ With Depending on Your Athlete Type
Hydra+ tastes like a light fruit juice, isn’t saturated with salt (as research shows it’s not needed) and is focused on ensuring you perform at your best by staying between 0-2% dehydrated.
Learn about other Blonyx products that will help support your athletic ambition:
CrossFit® Athlete
HMB+ Creatine
Strength is notoriously difficult to build, yet it’s a key part of progression if your athletic ambition is to be more competitive at your CrossFit® gym. The most researched sports supplement for strength is hands down creatine monohydrate. It provides phosphocreatine energy for max effort movements, causing an often large increase in strength.
Egg White Protein Isolate
CrossFit ® has famously promoted clean, real food eating as a core requirement for performing better at the gym. Blonyx Egg White Protein Isolate is a clean, minimally processed product with only 7 simple ingredients. It tastes completely natural and is as close to real food as you can get.
Check out our infographic to see how it compares to whey and plant-based proteins.
Triathlete
Egg White Protein Isolate
Protein is essential for muscle growth and repair. Blonyx Egg White Protein Isolate is a clean, minimally processed product with only 7 simple ingredients. It tastes completely natural and is as close to real food as you can get.
Check out our infographic to see how it compares to whey and plant-based proteins.
HMB Sport
As an endurance athlete you probably avoid creatine. Yes, it’ll increase power output, but at the expense of unwanted body weight.
Enter HMB, a supplement that also increases power output, but doesn’t add weight and is shown to be far more effective at improving endurance performance.
HMB is found naturally in the body where it does two things:
1. It protects muscle from damage (so you can push your training limits and won’t need as much recovery time)
2. It slows muscle protein breakdown
This results in more efficient training sessions and faster progression towards your athletic ambition… that’s why it’s our no.1 best-selling ingredient since 2011.
Endurance - Cyclists & Runners
HMB Sport
As an endurance athlete you probably avoid creatine. Yes, it’ll increase power output, but at the expense of unwanted body weight.
Enter HMB, a supplement that also increases power output, but doesn’t add weight and is shown to be far more effective at improving endurance performance.
HMB is found naturally in the body where it does two things:
1. It protects muscle from damage (so you can push your training limits and won’t need as much recovery time)
2. It slows muscle protein breakdown
This results in more efficient training sessions and faster progression towards your athletic ambition… that’s why it’s our no.1 best-selling ingredient since 2011.
Beta-alanine
Taking Blonyx Beta Alanine daily will improve your muscle’s ability to buffer lactic acid. This means you’ll be able to train for longer and at a higher intensity before you fatigue.
Beta-alanine has been shown to improve performance in short distance running and rowing, and in people doing high intensity interval training or sports that require regular sprints.
Yet, this study, the first of its kind, found that it also benefits endurance athletes on longer distances - research shows Beta-Alanine increases a 10k run time.
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