In endurance sports, you hear the terms hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic a lot. But what do these terms really mean and when do you take what? During exercise, you sweat, lose fluids and consume energy. It is therefore important to supplement fluid loss and energy loss, you can do this with...
Stomach problems in triathlon, written by Bart Cooymans and Tim van de hemel A feeling that your nutrition is not being absorbed, the feeling that you could cramp up at any moment, abdominal pain, stomach problems, thirst. All factors that have to do with your nutrition and that make it difficult for you as an athlete during an Ironman to reach...
How BYE's Magnesium electrolyte shot helped me finish the Mont Blanc 23 KM mountain trail race By Robert Heinsch I love running, and I love the mountains. This is what I realized about two years ago, so I thought it was a great idea to combine those two passions and sign up for one...
A NEW MINDSET Sports have always played a role in my life. In one phase more intensely than the other but whether it was cycling up the Alpe d'Huez six times, teaching sports, running or fitness, somewhere something new always came my way. This was also the case a few months ago....
Carbohydrate stacking for the Ironman Stacking, stacking, and more stacking! But why would you do this in the first place? By stacking carbohydrates you ensure that your body has more energy on race day. Especially with longer efforts, this can be very beneficial. This is because carbohydrates are different the days before the race...
Gravel to build endurance power Although Zwift is an ideal platform for training during the winter, I also like to cycle outside when the weather permits. Like the rest of the world, I discovered gravel a few years ago, and I use this new form of cycling to build my endurance...
Rescheduling your big goal. In this day and age, we all unfortunately have to deal with the cancellation, rescheduling or even last minute cancellations of events. Fortunately, this is not the case for the Ironman in West-Friesland and a new date has been found so that we can all achieve our goal.Completing...
Interview with Ironlady Sione Jongstra Sione Jongstra breathes triathlon. She competed in 8 Ironman 's, including three times Hawaii (2007 as Pro, 2017 and 2018 as Age-Grouper). The last 2 times she became world champion at the Age-group. In addition, she has completed 1 full triathlon Embrunman and another 12-15 Ironman 70.3 times. We interviewed...
Having a goal and still being flexible A goal is important to many when it comes to exercise. If you can work towards a nice event or have a certain performance in mind, training goes without saying. How different is it now with all the perils around Corona. That great tour is marked with a thin pencil...
The BYE! Family. With many of our ambassadors we go as being family. Not only do we have a partnership in terms of promotion, but they are truly members of our family. This is the feeling we want to share with all of you! Together with you we want to be more than a sports nutrition brand, we want to be your partner in achieving...