If you are serious about fitness or bodybuilding you probably already know that there are things you can do to get the most out of your workout. Getting sufficient sleep is the core of having enough energy to work out and for everything else you have to do. Not to mention nutrition. If you want to perform and lift heavy it’s very important to be well nourished in order to provide your body with energy for the intense workout as well as building material for your muscles.
Supplementation is another critical part of getting the most from your workout.
Why Take Supplements?
Taking certain supplements before and after a workout can help get you ready for it and then assist with recovery. Protein, creatine and a good source of carbohydrates are the most basic supplements to help with greater muscle growth, improving your energy and recovering more quickly afterward.
The recovery phase is particularly critical because you just went through the sweat and effort of using those muscles, now you need to make sure they have everything they need to get the most out of it.
That being said, there is another critical phase of supplementation that is too often ignored, and it can boost your routine to a new level. That is the actual workout phase itself, or “intra-workout”
Intra-Workout Supplements Will Take You to That Next Level
If you have noticed yourself stagnating in muscle gain and endurance, you may want to try adding intra-workout supplementation. You’re always told that certain things are great to add endurance to your workouts and to increase results, so what could be better than taking them during your workouts?
The Essential Ingredients for an Effective Intra Workout Product
An ideal intra workout supplement needs to include amino acids as well as electrolytes and slow digesting carbohydrates, and of course, the water you are mixing this powder supplement with helps to keep you hydrated through the workout.
The amino acids replenish your muscles with the protein they need while you are working out because our muscles are made of protein. Electrolytes and slow digesting carbohydrates are essential as well. Electrolytes have been analogized to the oil in a car.
It doesn’t make the engine run, but it won’t be running for long without it. They are essential to the proper functioning of many systems in our bodies including our muscles. Sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium are some of the most common electrolytes in our bodies. We lose them when we sweat, so replacing these is perhaps more important than any other single thing to take during exercise.
Carbohydrates are needed and in this case, slow digesting carbohydrates are best so that they do not cause a spike in blood sugar and insulin levels, which would cause the body to hold onto its fat. Creatine and nitric oxide stimulants are two other excellent additions to any workout.
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