WHYNBTYW

I’m thinking it might be an honest to goodness miracle that I not only found something to write about, but I’m posting it on a Wednesday!

This is the non-preview version of a post from a while back on the Glukos Energy Gummies. (I don’t work for them, they didn’t encourage this review.)

I was given a sample pack in my WODBOM box a few months ago. My son and I simply looked at the label and it said a serving was 6 gummies. So we each took 6 and happily chewed away. THEN we read the label a bit further. ‘For best results, take 3 pre and 3 post-workout’.  Oops…

My initial impression was they were quite dense. I was expecting more of a gummy bear texture and these were a LOT thicker. But the fruit punch flavor was pretty good and neither of us had any kind of sugar high nor sugar crash from eating them

They were good enough for me to head to their website and guess what?! They were on sale for 50% off! Can’t pass that up. So I bought a box of each flavor (Fruit Punch, Lemon and Orange) and it cost me what 1.5 boxes would have cost. SCORE!

My coach is often on me about making sure I eat SOMETHING before the workout. If I didn’t work out at 5am, that would probably be a lot easier, but I usually just get up and scoot out the door. This was a possible solution because I could chew them in the car on the way there and the post-workout ones on the way home.

Each box has 12, 2-serving packages and I bought 3 boxes for a total of 72 servings. I have 2 packages left and am pretty good about taking them before a workout; it’s rare that I forget. I drink a glass of water and then chew these on the way out the door.

I have NEVER felt that rush of ‘oh man…this workout better get going’. I have never take them post-WOD and felt a sugar rush. I don’t know if they actually work, or if it’s a placebo effect, but I do like taking them both pre and post-WOD. I feel as if I perform a tad better (keep in mind that a tad better is like a snail beating a slug at a race!) and I don’t feel as if I run out of energy (well… compared to last year).

All the flavors taste really good. I think my favorite is the orange because it’s a great blend of sour and sweet. The lemon leans toward sour and the fruit punch leans toward the sweet, so there is something for everyone in terms of taste.

I keep going on their web site to order. Here’s is my dilemma…I paid half price the first time I ordered. It was some random thing I guess. So now I’m struggling with paying full price. I’m not saying they aren’t worth it (24 per box, so basically $1 per serving), but since I paid half that, I’m hesitating. I will probably break down and order a box or two and then keep waiting for a sale.

If you look on their site, they also have: drinks, protein powder, energy powder and bars. I have not tried any of those products, to be honest. But I do like these gummies! It’s almost like taking candy before and after a WOD. And who doesn’t like candy?

I don’t know the nutrition science behind the stuff that is in these, but I do know that I like the taste and they seem to have a positive effect on my workouts.

Here is a link to their site, if you want the skinny on their nutrition and ingredients.

Glukos Energy Nutrition Label

 

WHYNBTYW (preview version)

This week’s Why Have You Not Bought This Yet Wednesday is a short preview of something that came in my WODBOM box this month. Glukos energy gummies. So I had the sample that was included, but that was enough to have me on their website ordering the product. So this isn’t quite a ringing endorsement yet, but a promise of a full review after a few days of using the product. 

The package has two servings, a total of 12 gummies. After my son and I split a serving we read the package (don’t judge). “For best results take 3 before and 3 after a workout”.  Ooops. 

The sample was fruit punch flavored. Their website also has orange and lemon. I ordered some of each as all are flavors that I don’t mind and are also hard to screw up. 

I’m sure my son and I were thinking “gummy bears” when we tried the first one. They are certainly gummy and very chewy. They are far more dense than gummy bears. The flavor is pretty good, once you get over the denseness of them. The second and third were better because we knew what to expect. 

Neither of us was going to do a workout so I was curious if having more than recommended, and with timing that was not ideal would mean that we’d both end up with jitters. Nope. They were digested easily and neither of us seemed to feel overly energetic, like we needed to go run a marathon and couldn’t sit still. None of that happened. Neither of us experienced a crash either, so that is also a good sign. 

My coach is always admonishing me to eat something little before a workout, but since I always go at 5am, I can’t generally bring myself to eat. But I could manage to chew three of these gummies on my way to the box! 

Now …. to hide the packages from my son. Hahaha

If you are interested in trying some yourself, HERE is their website. I promise to review this fully after I use them for a bit!