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  • OYM Annual Super Bowl of Chili Ride

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  • Nutrition on the Go

    We've discovered a great product that many of our OYM athletes are calling "the best stuff they've ever used." Meet EnergyLab Nutrition.  This small Texas company caters to endurance athletes of all skill levels. They offer a four-part "Endurance Series" of products which we're having great success with here at OYM. Ignyte is essentially derived from natural green coffee bean extract. Most folks like to take it just before their event to help improve mental focus and to jump-start their muscle endurance. Execute is taken during the race to increase electrolytes and amino acids with less sugar than other products....

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  • Electrolytes and Nutrition

    Cyclists know that maintaining the proper balance of electrolytes is essential to our optimal physical performance. But have you ever stopped to wonder why this is so important? Electrolytes are minerals in our blood and body fluids that carry an electric charge. Some common examples of electrolytes include sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and chloride. These minerals affect the amount of water in our bodies, our muscle function, the acidity or pH of our blood, and other important physical processes. Without electrolytes, the cells in our bodies can't communicate with each other to perform their essential functions. We need electrolytes...

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