Gu is Food Too!GU Energy Gel is specifically formulated to energize your body during exercise. Using GU will keep your muscles going strong. GU is quickly and efficiently absorbed, and will maintain your blood sugar at the optimal level.
GU Energy Gel contains maltodextrin, a complex carbohydrate which delivers energy to working muscles. GU also contains a balance of carbohydrates for the body during exercise: 80% complex/20% simple. It is this balance of maltodextrin and fructose in GU that delivers a quick rise in blood sugar and maintains that glucose level for up to 45 minutes during exercise.
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Reviews
| vertx | Gu is food too! | | 
Voted 5/5 | This is the first thing (food) that goes in my pack for hiking, climbing, etc. So much power for so little weight. On long climbs I eat these on a regular basis all day long. Keeps you going and going and going. Its the Energizer bunny of energy food. The best thing is they do not freeze on cold climbs. | | Posted Jan 26, 2007 8:45 pm |
| Steve Larson | There's no accounting for taste | | 
Voted 5/5 | YMMV, but to me GU puts out the best-tasting energy gels on the market. I always carry a handful in my pocket, and suck them down at breaks. Clean, compact little packets of calories that are perfect for keeping the fire stoked. Especially in winter, I much prefer these to gnawing on half-frozen bars, etc. Now Fritos (mmmm--salt!), that's another story... | | Posted Jan 26, 2007 10:40 pm |
| MelbaToast | I Like Power Gels | | 
Voted 5/5 | Haven't tried Gu but I will. The ones by the Power Bar folks are great. They work fast and taste fine. I like the Tangerine. The only problem I can see with gels at all is that the packets are sticky when you're done. Don't you dare throw them on the ground either! Get a ziploc baggie and keep 'em there til you get down. And that includes the top you tear off the packet, too! | | Posted Jan 28, 2007 4:50 am |
| Dean | Saved my Kings Peak ... | | 
Hasn't voted | trip. When I ran out of energy on Kings Peak (see my Bonking on Kings Peak TR), it was GU packages, 4 of them that got me up and going again. I had another 3 on the rest of the effort up and down. Some may say these are expensive but I'd say, how expensive is it to travel all the way to some peak and then run out of energy and waste the trip. I'm a believer. | | Posted Jan 30, 2007 12:27 am |
| dug | The problem | | 
Voted 4/5 | with these and other energy gels is what Melba touched on. The waste issue. They are pain to deal with when wearing heavy gloves and take precious time on a cold technical route to repackage when you suck 'em dry. You can just jam them back in your breast pocket if you dont mind the sticky aftermath. (And the fact that the next time you go after something in there, those sticky packs are coming back out too...)The other problem is that they are not particularly light. Put two and a half of these things together and they will weigh suprisingly close to a 280 cal snickers bar.
On the plus side they do what they are designed to do, quick easily metabolised calories to keep you moving. They pack small and despite what I said above they are still a light weight calorie shot. It seems to me they could do better with the packaging. | | Posted Jan 30, 2007 5:06 am |
| skagitteam | Good | | 
Voted 5/5 | These do what they are designed to do, but they are no substitute for real food. I use them for a quick burst of calories when stopping for more complex food isn't an option (I've used them extensively on long-distanct cycling trips and races, also) and they work well for that purpose. | | Posted Feb 6, 2007 10:29 pm |
| BSPclimber | Gu is good | | 
Voted 5/5 | These are great for people like myself that can't handle the nasty texture and taste of powerbars and clif bars, and usually can't eat 'normal' food on a hike or climb. Gives me plenty of energy to get the job done. I also use Clif Shot Bloks and those work almost as well. | | Posted Feb 17, 2007 6:55 pm |
| Dennis Poulin | Good Gu | | 
Hasn't voted | When you can't gag down regular food, these are a great energy booster. Easy to eat while hiking so you don't have to stop. They come in assorted flavors, so pick something you like to eat. Dealing with the sticky wrapper after you are done is a problem. | | Posted Feb 22, 2007 6:12 pm |
| Krylon | Quick Energy | | 
Hasn't voted | I always keep two of these in my bag of core essentials. One trip to Foggy Peak I bonked on the return and these rallied me for several hours (proactive consumption would have worked a lot better). A plus is that they require relatively little water to effect gastric emptying.
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| Alan Ellis | Good, but... | | 
Voted 4/5 | I like what Gu does for me, but there are two things I don't like: The mess afterward: They need to redesign the package to self seal or a way that it doesn't leak Gu all over the place when you're finished. And...it really needs water to wash it down otherwise it leaves a sticky mess in your mouth for a long time. | | Posted Sep 18, 2007 9:26 pm |
| stepho | Energizing | | 
Voted 5/5 | Energizing but all the flavors i have tried taste kind of bad. Gives you quick energy. | | Posted Jan 26, 2008 3:37 pm |
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