“When starting off on a long swim, firstly, you look at your calorie requirements and if you hit that, you will continue to swim,” he explains. “Beyond that, you start to look at your energy-yielding macronutrients, your fats and your carbs, you start to hit those and again you will continue to swim.” However, Ross explains, as the swim continues, he’ll eventually start to overheat and become dehydrated, which means he’ll need additional electrolytes to offset cramping, and electrical signals in the brain which affect motivation. “This [THE Electrofuel] has been an absolute game changer, not only for the carbs, but for the electrolytes as well,” he said. “What’s interesting is that when I’m swimming for like 12 hours, I’m punching more carbs, calories, caffeine,I’m just fatigued like, ‘what’s going on?’ And I think so often, it’s electrolytes.” 15
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