Before workout | Carbohydrate drinks | Source of energy and fluid for the workout |
During | Carbohydrate drinks | Continue to fuel the workout and re-hydrate |
After | Re-fuel | Mixture of muscle re-building ingredients to assist muscle recovery and growth |
After | Protein Shake | Muscle is made up of proteins which are actually broken down during workout. There is a window immediately after a workout when your body will absorb larger amounts of protein, so now is the time to replenish to allow optimum muscle growth. |
Analysis of Protein, Nutrition and Vitamin Supplements |
Creatine facts | What is creatine? | Creatine nutritional and dietary supplement is usually sold in powder form. Creatine assists in energy production and muscle building. During a workout this supplement is provides ready energy used as muscles contract. |
Protein facts | What is protein? | Protein is an chemical structure that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and usually sulphur. The organic protein molecules are complex and are composed of chains of ameno acids. Proteins are essential to human life, not just bodybuilders their fucnction is in growth and repair of tissue. |
Protein sources | Where to get protein | Natural hight protein food are: meat, fish, milk, eggs and legumes (beans). Because bodybuilding workouts use significant amounts of protein as energy it is important that the body has ample to use for muscle development, growth and repair. Protein supplements such as: L-Arginine, L-Glutamine, N-Acetyl cysteine (NAC, Whey Protein and Soya Lecithin provide high quality protein that can be easily take when your body requires it most. |
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