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Vi anbefaler alle som er genuint interessert i å høre denne Podcasten med Australias Tailwind GURU, Gavin Markey  forklare hva Tailwind er, hvordan det fungerer og hvordan bruke det. (Spol frem til ca 11 minutter)

Tailwind, how it works

Hydrering er en viktig del av en idrettsutøvers ytelse, og hvis du leser dette, er du sannsynligvis allerede klar over det. Men det du kanskje ikke vet er at det du hydrerer med er avgjørende. For optimal hydrering vil ikke vann alene være tilstrekkelig, det er også behov for elektrolytter.

Sodium: Opprettholder væskebalanse

Natrium er nødvendig i kroppen av en rekke årsaker. Det viktigste for utholdenhetsidrettsutøvere er dens rolle i vedlikehold av ekstracellulært væskevolum som påvirker hydrering av en idrettsutøver.

Det er også viktig for opptak av næringsstoffer som karbohydrater og protein.

I lengre perioder med trening er det viktig at natriumnivået etterfylles. Lavt natrium har en negatic effekt på kroppens celler, som kan føre til svimmelhet og tretthet.

Sodium Citrate: Hjelper mot krampe

Natriumcitrat tilsettes Tailwind Nutrition-produktene for å fungere som en pH-regulator. Når musklene jobber i lengre perioder, vil pH i muskler synke og krampe trer i kraft. Rollen til natriumcitrat er å forsinke effekten av denne synkende pH og forhindre oppbygging av melkesyre i idrettsutøverens muskler for å redusere kramper og la dem løpe, sykle eller ro lenger.

Kalium: Stopper muskelsvakhet

Kalium er viktig for syre-basereguleringen og for å opprettholde elektrofysiologien til nerver og muskler. En mangel på kalium (forårsaket av langvarig svetting under fysisk aktivitet) kan endre de elektrofysiologiske egenskapene til cellemembraner og forårsake svakhet i skjelettmuskulaturen.

Karbohydrater og sukker (til stede som glukose og sukrose): Energileverandør

Sukker og løselige karbohydrater er grunnleggende for å gi energi til livets vedlikehold. Under trening er sukker i sin enkleste form for glukose grunnleggende for å lette metabolismen til brukbar energi.

Kalsium: Sterke bein og muskelsammentrekning

Kalsiums primære rolle er strukturell, rundt 99% av kalsium finnes i bein og tenner. En langvarig kalsiummangel vil øke risikoen for lav bentetthet og stressfrakturer hos idrettsutøvere. Det er også et viktig mineral for muskelfunksjon og sammentrekning, i tillegg til at det er viktig for syntese og nedbrytning av glykogenbrensellagre i musklene.

Magnesium: Slapper av muskler

Magnesium jobber tett med kalsium, mens kalsium er viktig for sammentrekning av musklene, hjelper magnesium dem til å slappe av. Derfor er det klart hvor viktig kombinasjonen av både kalsium og magnesium er for sunn muskelfunksjon.

Endurance Fuel: What’s important to understand is that even though you may be burning 500+ calories/hour, your body physiologically can only process 200-300 calories per hour. So, in general, we recommend starting off with 200-300 calories (2-3 scoops) of Endurance Fuel in 24oz of water per hour for 2+ hr workouts. For workouts less than 2 hours we recommend 100-200 calories (1-2 scoops)/24oz of water per hour. Listen to your body. If you are feeling hungry dial up the amount of calories, if feeling overly satiated/full, dial it back. The right amount may also vary based on the conditions (think temperature and humidity) and length and your intensity (how long, how hard, how far). When it’s hotter than your usual training temperature, keep the same calorie rate per hour, but increase water to thirst.

Recovery Mix: Mix a packet of Tailwind Recovery Mix (or 2 scoops from a bag) with 16oz (500mL) of water (shaken not stirred). Drink within the first 30 minutes after exercise. For longer or more intense workouts, follow with another packet of Tailwind Rebuild in the following 30 minutes.

Caffeinated Endurance Fuel flavors: Matcha, Cola, Tropical, Raspberry. Endurance Fuel caffeine content: 35mg/scoop, 70mg/single serving pack. *We do not recommend consuming caffeinated Endurance Fuel for more than 6 consecutive hours at our recommended serving size

Caffeinated Recovery Mix flavors: Coffee. Recovery Mix caffeine content: 40mg/scoop, 80mg/single serving pack.

Yes, absolutely! Caffeine-free Tailwind products are safe for all ages to use. The caloric needs of children during exercise can be different than adults depending on age. Feel free to ease off our 200-300 calorie per hour ratio. Please note that Tailwind does contain simple sugars. It’s important to understand that your body works differently when exercising than when sitting on the couch. Here’s a blog post with more detail: https://tailwindnutrition.blog/2019/04/17/sugar/.

These are the 9 essential amino acids that are added to Tailwind Recovery Mix: L-Leucine, LLysine, L-Valine, L-lsoleucine, L-Phenylalanine, L-Threonine, L-Methionine, L-Histidine, L-Tryptophan. These make a complete protein. Unfortunately, our recipe is proprietary and we cannot share the amounts of each amino acid in our Recovery Mix.

Our rule of thumb when keeping mixed Tailwind in the fridge is to treat it like juice. We generally do not keep it past a few days.

What’s important to understand is that even though you may be burning 500+ calories/hour, your body physiologically can only process 200-300 calories per hour. So, in general, we recommend starting off with 200-300 calories/24oz of water/hour for 2+ hour workouts, and 100-200 calories/24oz of water/hour for activities less than 2 hours. Listen to your body. If you are feeling hungry dial up the amount of calories, if feeling overly satiated/full, dial it back. The right amount may also vary based on the conditions (think temperature and humidity) and length and your intensity (how long, how hard, how far). When it’s hotter than your usual training temperature, keep the same calorie rate per hour, but increase water to thirst.
You’ve probably reached the point about an hour into your exercise where you feel like you have nothing left in the tank – and that’s basically true!

Your body stores energy in the form of glycogen (sugar) and has enough to get you through about an hour of exercise. Once it runs out, your blood sugar plummets and you bonk hard. To avoid the crash, you need to put sugar back into your bloodstream.

Our products contain simple sugars (dextrose and sucrose) as our primary ingredients. Simple sugars go straight into your bloodstream to replenish glycogen stores and prevent you from crashing or having an upset stomach during or after exercise.

Many exercise fuel and recovery products contain maltodextrin, a long chain of glucose molecules, which need to be broken down into individual glucose molecules before being absorbed by the small intestine. This takes longer than you would expect and causes GI distress for a lot of athletes. Your body runs on glucose so that’s what Tailwind provides.

Tailwind’s electrolyte profile mimics the composition of sweat that an average person would sweat in one hour. If you want more information on electrolytes you can read about it here.

Our Endurance Fuel does not have protein in it for one big reason: protein is harder to digest (a contributor to GI distress) when you are exercising! Protein is essential for exercise recovery and overall nutrition, but not during activity. We recommend consuming a little protein at least an hour before you begin exercising, and absolutely including protein with your recovery after.

That being said, it is fine to consume Recovery Mix during a longer endurance event. It is a great alternative to solid food during especially long feats since it is easier to digest. We have a blog where some of our athletes shared their experience with using Recovery Mix during exercise. You can read it here.

Tailwind Recovery mixed with water is the perfect post-workout recovery drink. We add complete protein, electrolytes, healthy fats from coconut milk and just the right amount of carbohydrates. Recovery Mix is also non-GMO, gluten free, vegan, soy free and dairy free.

Check out our science page for all the details on how our Recovery Mix works, and how it stands up to other proteins on the market.

You may have noticed that many sports drinks that contain protein conform to a certain carbohydrate-to-protein ratio. They may have a 4:1 ratio, or a 3:1 or a 5:1 ratio. This ratio is based on calories. For example, a sports drink with a 4:1 ratio that contains 100 calories of carbohydrate will contain 25 calories of protein. A 4:1 ratio of carbohydrate-to-protein is probably ideal if you are intending that protein to be used as fuel. In that case, adding protein to your sports drink is a way to add more calories, without adding more carbohydrates. If that’s your goal, that’s fine, but the goal of our recovery drink is to rebuild muscle.

Tailwind Rebuild happens to have a roughly 4:1 ratio of carbohydrate-to-protein, but that has nothing to do with our method for determining how much protein to use. It turns out that, for the purposes of rebuilding muscle after a workout, protein that is not a “complete protein” is wasted. Incomplete proteins are not used to rebuild your muscles, they are simply burned as fuel. Only complete proteins are used to rebuild your muscles. (For more on complete proteins, see below)

Tailwind Rebuild takes a very high quality rice protein, and supplements it with individual amino acids to create a perfectly complete protein. Then we add just the right amount of that complete protein to rebuild muscle, based on the latest science.

So while Tailwind uses a 4:1 ratio of carbohydrate-to-protein, that really isn’t what matters for a recovery drink. What matters is the percentage of your protein that is complete. The rest is wasted. We start with a high quality rice protein, and add individual amino acids until the protein is perfectly complete. Whey and soy proteins don’t even come close.