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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