Carbohydrate and Energy Supplements

Carbohydrate and Energy Supplements Author: Technical Panel 13/02/2005

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You're looking for an instant and fast top up to your energy supplies. You may be working out intensely for a duration of time, have a taxing physically laboring job or a very fast metabolism. This may come from the form of a liquid delivered drink to replenish much needed nutrients or possibly from some form of nervous system stimulant to give an artificial but positively superior energy boost. This could be used for pre and post workout energy or simply during any time of the day where one may need to top up reserves.

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You are constantly using up energy at all times of the day. You will be using energy t breathe, think, digest food and move around and be active etc. Throughout the day you will be burning off large quantities of calories through your everyday lifestyle and through regular and intense training sessions. It is interesting to note that although protein is a primary source for muscle recovery and repair, so is your energy levels. For your brain and every cell in your body, including your highly important nervous and endocrine systems are in constant needs of sufficient energy to make your training efforts effective.

The primary fuel source for both your brain and your muscles is of course glycogen and glycogen (blood sugar) comes from ingesting carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are your primary fuel source at all times, other than on a ketogenic/low to no carb diet. Carbohydrates can supply you with energy, fill out your muscles so you look bigger and more pumped. Every gram of stored carbohydrate in the muscle attracts with it stored water and so you may increase cellular influx of proteins. During intense traninig or physically manual and demanding jobs your body will be using up its stores of glycogen. Its is essential that you replace your used up energy stores as soon as possible to prevent energy dips and drops in strength.

Carbohydrates normally come in the form of flavoured drink mix powders that are simple and easy to mix up with water. Drink them with plenty of water. They taste sweet, almost like fruit juices. Carbohydrate powders are normally made up of complex carbohydrate sources such as MaltoDextrins. To learn more about GI and II of foods and indeed much more about carbohydrate please refer to the nutrition section.

Alternatively you may be looking for the occasional artificial and beneficial 'pep' up energy boost normally supplied by the use of a nervous system stimulant based nutritional supplement. Things as simple as caffeine which is a methyl xanthine that releases blood sugar and adrenaline, waking you up and making you stronger are often effective on their own for some individuals. However, these days supplement companies have invested much time and energy themselves into developing powerful stimulant based energy boosters that will sky rocket your intensity, focus and mood and of course energy levels. These can be used regularly for intensifying your workout efforts. Too much usage or too frequent dosing may result in a down regulation of the effectiveness of the supplement. Therefore you should cycle your use or simply only use when you really need an energy boost top up.

Along with the recent surge in popularity of stimulant based energy releasers, companies have been working hard to meet the needs of their customers whom desire the same boosts of energy without the down regulation or the negative side effects of nervous system stimulants. In order to meet the needs of the consumer, researchers and companies have formulated some very, highly effective products such as Power Drive. These are combinations of brain chemical enhancing substances and elements that stimulate the production or effectiveness of neurotransmitters. These products will give you all of the boosts in concentration, steadiness, strength and energy of any other product without any side effects whatsoever and may even be of benefit to the whole autonomic nervous system as it recuperates from strenuous exercise. Many use these products not even for training, but for concentration, study or any time where one needs to focus intently on a task at hand, both mentally and physically.

Key Benefits

 

1.

Increased Energy Levels

2. Improved Recovery and Recuperation


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