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Will Bar review

The Will is a bar with energy at the heart of its formulation. The ‘coco-a-go-go’ flavour, which we tried, includes caffeine (0.2%) and taurine (1.8%). And at those levels the bar will definitely put a spring in your step and make an evening or lunchtime session easier to get through. See it like a solid version of many of the stimulation drinks on the market.

The carbs come from corn malt syrup and oat flakes, accounting for 47% of calories, whereas fat contributes 30% of calories and comes from cocoa, soy, palm fat and sunflower oil. This makes it more of a treat than training fuel, as fat will be slow to digest and isn’t what working muscles need. If you take it to get you through a training session then it beats a chocolate bar, but don’t use it when you should be using a high carb bar or gel.

The ‘booster berries’ variety includes vitamin C. Will bars are sold exclusively at Boots stores.

Contact : Will Bar www.willbar.com

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Matt is a regular contributor to 220 Triathlon, having joined the magazine in 2008. He’s raced everything from super-sprint to Ironman, duathlons and off-road triathlons, and can regularly be seen on the roads and trails around Bristol. Matt is the author of Triathlon! from Aurum Press and is now the editor of Cycling Plus magazine.