GU Energy Original Sports Nutrition Energy Gel, Strawberry Banana, 24 Count Box

Great flavor

I love this flavor and I didn't consume gels before, now I'm training for a half and felt the need to recharge. I bought a spare of this brand/flavor along with others before placing this order for a bulk pack. So far so good

I'm training for an Ironman, and this product has been super helpful. I usually don't like to eat while working out, but this race is too long to not eat. I eat one Gu every 20 miles on the bike and every 3-4 miles of the run and can feel a real difference in how long my energy lasts. I tried gummies but they made my stomach turn while running. This Gu is easy to digest.

I've been using GU for a long time, 10 years or more, and I think it's a wonderful product. However, I have noticed that when I'm consuming multiple ones during a race and such, they start to taste sweet, which I don't like at all; the last thing I want when I'm 20 miles into a run is something sweet. I thought all gels were pretty much the same, but alas, I now know that that's not true. I have recently discovered another product, gel from Hammer Nutrition. Their flavors are superior (to me anyway), and they're not overwhelmingly loaded with sugar. Also, after you take one you're not scrambling for the water bottle since they don't leave a syrup consistency in your mouth. If you're only going to use 1 gel, then GU can fit the bill, but if you're going to consume multiple ones, you might want to look at the gel from Hammer Nutrition. Oh, about the carbs and sugar content. There are more simple carbs in the GU gels, which means that it brings you up and down much faster. Hammer gels have a great deal more complex carbs in them (and they're natural), so you don't spike up and drop down fast, meaning that you give your body a consistent supply of energy without the spikes. This has been a nice change in my training. FYI, the flavors of GU I like are the Mint Chocolate and Vanilla. For Hammer gels, I like the Huckleberry, Raspberry, and Apple Cinnamon.

Packed some of these in my cycling jersey for the 3 gap event today. I'm pretty sensitive to caffeine on the bike, but these were not too strong. I'd usually prefer non-caffeinated, but these are making me think otherwise. After leaving the highschool and arriving at Turners corner I was already suffering a bit. I took one of these sugar packets and in a few minutes felt better. My legs were noticeably less sore within 1/2 an hour as a result of some caffeine, and my sugar levels came up nicely. Too much caffeine makes my heart race and actually slows me down dramatically on the bike. This was just the right caffeine level for me. I used a few more of these throughout the 60 mile 6000ft of climbing event and can say I was noticeably stonger at the finish than at the start. I had a good dinner and breakfast last night and this morning, but must have still needed to replenish some glycogen stores. I'm also an insulin dependent diabetic, so I love that this has some fructose in it also to help with balancing my blood sugars.

I have eating this gels for my half marathons. Strongly recommended.

I’ve used GU a couple of times and if you are an endurance athlete, these completely make sense. I found that they taste OK, texture is a little weird. Might want to have water readily available to wash it done well. Most important to me was the ingredients were pretty solid and helped with energy over a long run. I would definitely recommend getting a couple different flavor varieties because some are better than others. I have a huge box of the strawberry banana…and wish I had some others.

I’m a type 1 diabetic and I use these as a low blood sugar remedy. They are a complex carb that is easy to swallow that gives me a perfect 20 grams of balanced carbohydrate that gives me hydration and electrolytes while raising my sugar effectively.