Best energy gels for running and triathlon in 2024
Energy gels are a vital part of every triathlete’s training and racing kit. James Witts reviews the best
Energy Gels
Energy gels: what they are, how they work, and when and how to take them
All you need to know about energy gels including common ingredients, what to look for, how and when to take them
Powerbar HydroMax energy gel review
Nicely formulated caffeinated gel with a neat ‘no-spill’ design
Secret Training Stealth energy gel review
Excellent taste and texture, and a particularly advanced formulation
33Shake Chia Energy Gel – first look
All-natural gel seeks to combine performance-boosting power with good taste
SiS GO Energy + Caffeine Gel review
The new GO Energy + Caffeine Gel from SiS, tested and rated by our expert reviewer
Push Clean Energy Plus gel review
Push Clean Energy Plus gels tested and rated by our expert reviewer
Review: Honey Stinger Organic Acai Pomegranate energy gel
The taste is strangely pomegranate-free, but a well-crafted formulation
Review: ZipVit Nitrate Performance energy gel
Compact, convenient source of nitrate – but at a high price
Review: ZipVit Sport Zv7 energy gel
Good-tasting, no-nonsense gel offering great value for money
Review: High5 Isogel Plus energy gel
Featuring an additional shot of caffeine, these energy gels have good taste and consistency at a competitive price
Hüma Chia energy gels
Gluten-free, vegan-friendly energy gels made from all-natural ingredients including Chia seeds and available in four flavours
MP Max One Energel Isotonic
As the name suggests, My Protein has traditionally fed the needs of power athletes. But the new MP Max One range offers some premixed solutions for us more endurance-inclined triathletes. The Energel is the brand’s first appearance on these pages and it’s a fairly simple affair – not dissimilar from the texture of an SiS […]
ZipVit ZV7C
When it comes to the caffeine stakes, the ZipVit ZV7C energy gel stands alongside the USN Vooma gel at 160mg per sachet and boasts 2.5 times more caffeine than a can of Red Bull. Masking any caffeine taste is the Cherry Cola flavour tested here (Blackcurrant is also available), which is surprisingly appetising during a […]
SiS Burner Gel (60ml)
This is a novel approach to fuelling where the addition of 1g of L-Carnitine to 19g of carbohydrate is purported to encourage fat metabolism as an energy store to spare muscle glycogen. L-Carnitine has been linked to this but there’s limited evidence for sports performance enhancement in the literature. We certainly didn’t notice any tangible […]
Shotz Carboshotz
Until this product test, I’d never found a gel that delivered quite the right combination of intense energy without tickling the gag reflex due to a somewhat claggy overload of the mouth. The Carboshotz achieve this and then some. Pleasingly, there’s a good range of flavours, with Wild Bean (with 80mg of caffeine for tougher […]
