Cycling Nutrition

Cyclists are one of the biggest end users of Sports Nutrition.

Why, because they train long and hard hours, which is an incredible workload requiring them to pay particular attention to their nutritional requirements to be successful?

Cyclists demand a high level or performance from their bodies. Their Sports nutrition needs to supply the best possible ingredients in the right format to meet the athlete’s requirement.

Hammer Nutrition has been a forerunner in the development of Sports Nutrition for Cyclist’s for the past 21 years with outstanding results.

Hammer Nutrition products only use ingredients that are relevant to aid or improve an athlete’s performance. If you are looking for the leading Endurance fuel for Cyclists in the world, your search is now over.

Our Mission to the sport of Cycling has 4 Simple aims

1. Supply extremely effective products at prices which you can afford to use daily
2. Provide the key tool to using these products effectively, KNOWLEDGE!
3. Provide the user with the best customer service available
4. Provide unlimited access to our experts for any nutritional guidance

Why do Cyclists need Hammer Nutrition?

It’s a simple question. We all require some form of nutrition to perform. It’s all about choosing what nutrition to use and for what occasion.

Exercise is vital to our health and well being. So is nutrition! If we exercise and ignore nutrition the results can be very discouraging.

Exercise and nutrition go hand in hand

Those who exercise do so for a reason. It’s our job to provide you with the best possible choice of nutrition to allow you to perform better and enjoy the full benefits of your labours.

The thing most cyclist’s over look when considering Sports Nutrition is convenience.

In Hammer Nutrition products you get exactly what you need in the right format and amount when you need it. Once more it does exactly what you want it to do! Get you through that training session and recover for the next day.

Our Products In More Detail

Hammer Products only use ingredients which are beneficial in supplying the energy demands of the body during and post exercise.

It sounds so simple, but it’s not quite like that.

Too many Sports Nutrition Companies (like the major food Companies) make their products with added sugars, flavour’s, colourings and preservatives. Obviously this will sacrifice their performance.
Hammer Nutrition does not do this.

There are no added sugars, colourings, preservatives and flavours.

The basis of Hammer’s fuel is Powders or liquids for use during. Why, simply because they are easily digestible and quickly available for energy use.

Hammer Nutrition makes 5 products to be used by Cyclist

Hammer Gel

A complex carbohydrate gel containing 104 calories.

The benefit of using this is simple, it supplies a stream of consistent energy without the high’s and lows for a period of 35-45 minutes.

This is great to use for morning or afternoon sessions. Use 1st thing to kick start your energy!

Athletes usually train early morning or late afternoon.

It’s not a great idea to eat prior, so a HammerGel 5-10 minutes prior to starting can provide an ideal supply.

Endurance athletes that train for periods of 1hour + and sometimes up to 3-4 hours would benefit greatly, by consuming gels at regular periods to ensure a constant supply of energy. Hence avoiding the ill fated crash often associated with long bouts of exercise.

H.E.E.D (High Energy Electrolyte Drink) (Designed for rides under 3 hours )

H.E.E.D often referred to as the ultimate sports drink.

Contains over 91% complex carbohydrates (No simple sugars), a full spectrum of Electrolytes.

Commercial sports drinks contain masses of simple sugars and all too few Electrolytes.

H.E.E.D uses only complex carbohydrates for extended energy without the highs and lows.

It also contains significant amounts, of potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium,

Vitamin B6 and chromium. These electrolytes all play a significant role in ensuring proper metabolic function during exercise.

HEED, has minimal flavour making it easy to use. What a great change from those sickly sweet commercial sports drinks!

Cyclists would benefit from using this continually throughout long sessions and both prior to and post.
Not only would they perform better during their session, but recovery would also be better from receiving the correct nutrition during.

Perpetuem ( Designed for rides over 3 hours )

The Endurance Cyclist most valuable fuel!

Containing a mixture of Complex Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and electrolytes, it has been referred to by many as the most efficient fuel to use in any cycling event lasting over 2-3hours.

This combination of nutrients is able to stabilize blood sugars, allowing a constant long lasting supply of energy with no highs or lows.

The added protein has also been shown to stop the body breaking down its own muscle tissue. Whilst the added Chromium also helps stabilize blood sugars further.  Tri basic phosphate can help buffer lactic acid build up.

Steve Born used this fuel in his Race across America and Furnace Creek 508. Two very serious races which required the ultimate fuel to finish.

No other source of fuel is necessary, so you don’t require solid foods!

The use of solid fuels often causes digestion problems and affects the athlete’s performance. To digest solid fuels, blood is drawn away from working muscles where it is being used to supply Oxygen.

Recoverite  (30 mins – 2 hours post excercise )

Recovery is the MOST neglected part of any training program, yet is where some of the biggest performance gains can be made!

Training for a Cycling is simply strenuous on the body. The hours spent chasing wheels up and down hills takes its toll!

The most neglected yet one of the most beneficial parts of any training program is the Recovery.

Taking car of your Recovery means that when you wake up and want to do it again the next day, your ride is so much better.

Why, because your body has a “window of opportunity”, usually no long than 1 hour after exercise, where it is most receptive to the replenishment of fuels used during training. Consuming the correct fuels during this crucial period means replenishes itself better and recovers faster.

This is one of the most fundamental parts of any cycling program to gain the biggest improvement, yet one of the most neglected.

Recoverite provides an ideal 3:1 ratio of complex carbohydrates and glutamine-fortified whey protein isolate for enhancing recovery between training sessions and races. Consistent use of Recoverite helps the body adapt to hard training because it supplies exactly what the body craves after a tough workout. The precise ratio of complex carbohydrates, whey protein isolates, glutamine, and key nutrients supports enhanced recovery, and thus enhanced athletic performance.

Endurolytes (Anti Cramp caps and powder)

Cycling is a year round sport and during summer competitors are racing in temperatures of 30C+.

The replenishment of the correct amount of electrolytes is crucial to performance.

Electrolytes are to the body, like what oil is to a car, without them you cramp and eventually seize up.

Endurolytes are a carefully formulated capsule with a broad cross section of the right electrolytes required during exercise.

Hours and hours of training can often be wasted by simply neglecting this all too often overlooked area.