Recently I had the chance to try a GU product that I won during the team lottery. The product I won was the Protein Recovery Drink Mix in Chocolate Smoothie flavor. I chose this product specifically because I use a similar one of a different brand and wanted to try what another brand might be like.
One of the most important factors for me when I use a product like this is how easy is the product to mix. The other one I had had to be shaken and not stirred and if I did not want to use my shaker bottle then it became really clumpy and difficult to drink. With this GU Protein mix, I am happy to say it can be shaken, stirred AND mixed without the product getting clumpy. That is the next important factor for me as I don’t like getting a mouthful of powder while drinking. With the GU product, I can easily scoop it into a glass, add water and stir it up without shaking up a mess.
In terms of nutrients, per serving, there is 20g of protein, 30g of carbohydrates and 230mg of sodium. Each serving is two scoops and the scoop is included. I usually have a protein recovery drink within 30 minutes if I have ran for more than an hour that day. For an hour run I usually have 1 scoop; for a run that is about one and a half hours – two hours then I have 2 scoops. I find even with 2 scoops the flavour isn’t as good as the other brand, but I guess I’m not supposed to be drinking a chocolate milk shake so that is fine. I find it helps with my recovery and I am less sore/more agile the next day. Age is getting to be a factor but definitely within 38hrs I am not sore!! There seems to be an endless supply of sports energy drinks, but not as many recovery drinks out there and I highly recommend this product!
