Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Nutrients and a Blurb on Recovery

From the mouth of Justyn. It's some good advice, take it if you will:


So I’ve been asked about what type of supplements I take. First you have to understand that the body is always using protein or whatever nutrients it gets to build or recover the body. Therefore with that in mind, at night while you sleep (when you are not eating / replenishing nutrients), you are still using whatever you have in your body, or your reserve stock. Therefore when you wake up you are basically running on fumes, at this point you need gas ASAP. This is where you need to know the type of protein to use, because there are some that breakdown more slowly and some that are fast-acting.
Whey isolate protein, is what I use in the morning when I wake up, on top of my breakfast. Specifically, I use Optimum Platinum Hydrowhey. From my understanding this is a hydrolysed from of whey isolate with a lower amounts of fat and stuff you don't need. This is a very popular brand, tons of people use this because it is high quality. I’ve taken other stuff and this is my favorite. 
I also take 1 adult male Centrium multi-vitamin and 1 fish oil tablet. The vitamin because I get sick all the time and the fish oil for blood circulation that promotes muscle recovery.
I mix my own trail mix, consisting of peanuts, almonds, walnuts, m&ms, and black raisins. This trail mix is my snack throughout the day, so throughout the day I am eating tons of nuts for more fuel.
I'm currently trying a new post workout complex of protein, its called Optimum Hydrobuilder. It has a mix of whey isolate (so fast-acting, which is needed right after a workout) on top of soy protein, beef protein, and stuff like that. These other types of protein breakdown more slowly. So the idea is there is some protein for quick access and some slower for consistent supply. Since this is my first time taking it I don't have too much to review about it. Some people take casein protein right before bed, so again this protein breakdowns slowly for consistent protein supply. I don't take this because I haven't felt the need for it... yet.
I started to change up my recovery nutrients because I noticed that I wasn't recovering as fast as I needed to to consistently do 2 workouts a day. At first when I was doing 1 workout a day, I would be sore but increasing the amount of stretching and massaging will help decrease that soreness, IN ADDITION to active recovery. But when moving to 2 a days it was too much for my body, therefore I had to look for another source of recovery.
 

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