Post-workout Supplements
Featured Products:
CytoSport Monster Maize - Sour Grape
Monster Maize is designed to be the most powerful glycogen-replenishing, muscle-hydrating carbohydrate drink available. Unlike other products with waxy maize starch, Monster Maize mixes easily in a shaker and has phenomenal taste. Monster Maize is the ultimate carbohydrate system that rapidly provides massive amounts of glucose energy to fuel monster results.40G Complex CarbsMonster Maize complex carbohydrates deliver a unique blend of amylopectin (waxy maize starch) and long chain glucose polymers (maltodextrin). These carbohydrates are rapidly broken down into muscle fueling glucose. This valuable fuel helps spare muscle glycogen allowing for its use in post-workout recovery.Why 40 Grams?When Monster Maize is mixed as directed (1 scoop/16 fl-oz) the 40 grams of carbohydrates are in the optimal concentration, 6%-8% solution. This concentration in carbohydrates is widely recognized to have the best osmolality allowing for rapid uptake and delivery to working muscles.Enhance Nutrient DeliveryMonster Maize carbohydrates can help accelerate the delivery of other performance supplements. The high molecular weights of these specialty carbohydrates help them reach the intestines rapidly. This rapid transit allows for added supplements like creatine, BCAA's and NO (Nitric Oxide) factors reach the intestines sooner.Ultra-DigestibleMonster Maize contains 100mg of Carbogen to accelerate digestion and breakdown of Monster Maize Complex Carbohydrates. Rapid digestion increases blood glucose levels. Increased blood glucose provides muscles with their preferred fuel source which helps protect and preserve valuable muscle glycogen.
Protein Squared Bars - Peanut Butter "O"
Your search for a 15g Protein Bar is complete. Introducing Protein Squared, an exponentially better bar with exceptional taste. Protein Squared is perfect as a snack, meal replacement, pre- and post-workout. Protein Squared is the only square for you.
Worldwide Sports Nutrition Pure Protein Shake - Strawberry Cream
Pure Protein Shake from Worldwide Sport Nutrition was developed as a convenient, great-tasting way to supplement the protein needs of your diet. With 35 grams of protein and 2 grams of carbs, this shake is great for pre- or post-workouts, or as a snack in between meals. Protein is essential for optimal body function, strength, muscle tone and lean body mass. With no added sugar and no aspartame, Pure Protein Shakes are a great way to get the protein you need.
ALLMAX Nutrition Aminocore - Fruit Punch Blast
Get a Quick Anabolic Edge!Every serious bodybuilder knows the tried, tested and true impact of BCAAs. Cutting edge research out of the Nobel-prize winning Karolinska Institute has suggests what bodybuilders have known for years; high dosage BCAAs delivered in a very specific 45:30:25 ratio signals your muscles to grow. Not just growth, but pure protein synthesis on a scale that must be experienced to be believed; a greater anabolic signaling over placebo was suggested in a gold-standard scientific research trial!Getting these BCAAs to mix into your system effectively and efficiently has always been a massive barrier; until now! ALLMAX brings AMINOCORE™ to the market; ready-to-mix, and delicious. And best of all, no skinny 2 or 3 grams of BCAAs here. There is a whopping 8,180 mgs, that's right, over 8 grams of BCAAs in a single packet, wherever and whenever you need it. Perfect for consumption during your workout to drive up the anabolic impact of your workout, or away from the gym when you can't get your protein and you need to prevent the catabolic breakdown of muscle tissue!That's right, when you can't get a sufficient level of high-quality protein, or are in a caloric deficit, your body may literally breakdown and feed on your hard earned muscle tissue. AMINOCORE™ is the bodybuilder's best friend; close at hand, ridiculously easy-to-mix and most amazingly, absolutely delicious (BCAAs are normally awful tasting!).This critical combination of precision ratio INSTANT BCAAs at a massive research directed dosage of 8,180 mg in with 100 mg of muscular-toxin scavenging keto-isocaproic acid (KIC) and 7 different forms of ANABOLIC supporting B-Vitamins puts you at an advantage like you've never had!Stimulate An Anabolic Environment with 8,180 mg [45:30:25] of BCCAs3681 mg L-LEUCINE - provides support to lean muscle tissue and provides energy, specifically when training intensely, and helps to maintain a positive nitrogen balance within the body. Leucine is referred to as a "limiting nutrient"; meaning the body needs to be supplied by a specific amount in relation to other aminos to assimilate protein in the body. Leucine activates a major anabolic pathway called the mTOR pathway which stimulates muscle protein synthesis.2,454 mg L-ISOLEUCINE - provides muscle recovery post-workout and has been found to be helpful to assist in supporting blood sugar levels already within normal range. ISOLEUCINE plays a role in hemoglobin formation and can increase energy levels and extend endurance.2,045 mg L-VALINE - plays a role in glucose metabolism, protein synthesis and provides immune support. It provides extra glucose for energy during times of hardcore training, making it a valuable addition for any athlete. It is also involved in the detoxification of excess nitrogen in the liver.AMINOCORE Provides 7 different forms of ANABOLIC supporting B-VitaminsALLMAX introduces Myotrisol™, a cutting-edge solubility technology to BCAA dosage administration. Until now, delivery of a 100% pure 45:30:25 ratio BCAA powder in a potent research directed level (8,180 mg), ideal for ANABOLIC activity, was next to impossible. The really bad taste and lack of mixabilty issues with regular BCAA powder turned all but the most taste-bud challenged bodybuilders and athletes off BCAAs completely. Now, our proprietary 3-Phase solubility treatment technology called Myotrisol™ has turned this extremely high-level of ideal ratio BCAAs into a DELICIOUS & EASILY MIXABLE ANABOLIC POWERHOUSE ready whenever and wherever you are!What Makes AMINOCORE Different?Unbelievably delicious and remarkably convenient AMINOCORE™ solves the ultimate athlete dilemma, how to get extremely high, research-directed dosages of BCAAs in a formula designed to get you into an anabolic state, fast wherever you are! Perfectly measured, ultra-convenient single-serve packs and absolutely delicious, what could be better? How about 7 completely novel energy-releasing B Vitamins. AMINOCORE™ includes some of the most hardcore, bioavailable, pharmaceutically designed vitamins you may never even have heard of; Methylcobalamin, Dibencozide, 5-MTHF (BioB9™) and Pyridoxine-5-Phosphate. Some of the most difficult to obtain and most highly effective dosages known to science.Never Waste Another Workout!Look for some of these on any vitamin you can find out there - you won't find it. Only AMINOCORE™ gives you this kind of pure-energy blend of the most potent vitamins on the planet. Mix with ice-cold water and sip throughout your workout to stay completely anabolic through your toughest workouts.Taken anytime you want to jack up your plasma BCAA levels, AMINOCORE increases your body's ability to build hard, lean muscle through two primary processes:Increases anabolic (muscle building) signalingReduces the breakdown of muscle tissue
German American Technologies JetMASS - Tropical Ice
Stack on Gains Real Fast with JetMass Premium Post-Workout and Nighttime Protocol by GAT. JetMass is the most powerful, super-dosed, Anabolic German Creatine System! And JetMass tastes awesome!JetMass is designed to: Expand muscle fiber size, Increase muscle-building strength, Increase muscle cell production, Optimize recovery time, and maximize Growth Hormone Levels. JetMass is hands down Best-in-Class for Creatine Size/Strength Formulas. When you're competing, reach for some JetMass by GAT.
MHP Dark Matter - Fruit Punch
Don't waste another workout! If you want to start gaining serious size, chug down some Dark Matter and introduce your muscles to a new frontier of muscle growth as you enter the Anabolic Axis. The biggest opportunity to stimulate muscle growth is immediately after your workout. The faster you can get critical nutrients into your bloodstream and muscles, the better. Dark Matter employs new technologies and compounds which allow for the fastest possible nutrient uptake and sparks a synergistic anabolic reaction in which insulin levels simultaneously peak with amino acid, creatine and glycogen transport at the Anabolic Axis to trigger extreme muscle growth and speed recovery.ProSynthagen: Increases Protein Synethesis Faster Than WheyProSynthagen's unique combination of essential free form amino acids greatly stimulates protein synethesis faster than whey isolate. ProSynthagen isn't just fast, it's powerful too- each serving stimulates protein synthesis equivalent to 40 grams of protein. Additionally, ProSynthagen's amino acid matrix is fine-tune with "Duel Portal Transport" for even faster and greater intestinal uptake by combining these powerful free form aminos with Leucrose, an exclusive newly developed leucine-alanine dipeptide. Leucrose also increases anabolic activity by regulating protein synthesis and sparing critical Branched Chain Amino Acids. These unique characteristics give ProSynthagen a much higher Protein Synthesis Score than any other protein source, which will result in the greatest muscle building effects.WaxiMax-C3G: Dramatically Spikes Insulin and Replenishes Glycogen!WaxiMax-C3G is a tri-polymer carbohydrate matrix comprised of low viscosity, high molecular weight, osmotic waxy maize starch, Maltoplex-18 glucose polymer and dextrose. This matrix allows for fast gastric emptying, a quick powerful insulin spike and maximum glycogen replenishment. WaxMax-C3G's tri-polymer matrix was developed to deliver the precise infusion to illicit the best insulin response to open the anabolic window faster and keep it open longer. Amazingly, this tri-polymer greatly increases insulin levels with only 10 grams of sugar- a hige benefit over most creatine products and pst workout formulas. And to make things even better and more anabolic, Dark Matter contains a patented concentrated source of C3G (cyanidin-3-glucoside), which improves insultin sensitivity for increased nutrient transport, protein synthesis, creatine/nutrient uptake and glycogen replenishment.HydroSize: Multi-phase Creatine Transport & Cell Volumizing MatrixTo complete the anabolic infusion, MHP's research team developed HydroSize, which is a multi-source creatine/glycerol complex for the greatest muscle volumizing and bioenergetic creatine loating into muscle tissue. This complex provides and optimal amount of creatine in the form of Creatine Pyruvate and Creatine Gluconate to quickly be transported in tandem with peak insulin levels, amino acids and glycogen at the Anabolic Axis. The inclusion of MicroTein, a microencapsulated sustained release creatine provides a continuous supply of creatine for maximum creatine saturation and cell volumizing.High Velocity Nano-Physics: New Technology for Rapid Absorption & BioavailabilityThe final step in taking post-workout supplementation into a new anabolic dimension was the development of a new type of nano-technology, called High Velocity Nano-Physics. This technology is based on high velocity particle physics collision of nano-fusible compatible materials. High Velocity Nano-Physics allows for maximum speed, bio-effectiveness and micro-nutrient timing to open the Anabolic window fast and create a synergistic delivery of ProSynthagen WaxiMax-C3G and HydroSize to simultaneously peak at the "Anabolic Axis."
Twinlab 100% Whey Protein Fuel - Chocolate Surge
The Science Behind The Size:Product: A superior blend of high quality bioavailable 100% Whey Proteins: WPC and WPI. A premier concentrate that is 100% instantized, quick dissolving and easy-to-mix with a rich, refreshing taste.Result: Stimulates muscle protein anabolism, which maximizes muscle growth that occurs after exercise, by enhancing muscle building and lean tissue mass. Also, increases muscle performance and improves post-workout recovery by reducing aches and pains.Science: Clinical studies show that 100% whey protein is one of the most anabolic muscle building proteins available, providing a rapid drive of amino acids to skeletal muscle tissue, thereby increasing the anabolic effects of weight training. Enhanced muscle protein anabolism increases muscle growth, to maximize gains. Research also shows that 100% whey protein has one of the highest protein qualities of all proteins, and has one of the highest Protein Efficiency Ratios, providing more amino acids than most other proteins.
Twinlab 100% Whey Protein Fuel - Vanilla Slam
The Science Behind The Size:Product: A superior blend of high quality bioavailable 100% Whey Proteins: WPC and WPI. A premier concentrate that is 100% instantized, quick dissolving and easy-to-mix with a rich, refreshing taste.Result: Stimulates muscle protein anabolism, which maximizes muscle growth that occurs after exercise, by enhancing muscle building and lean tissue mass. Also, increases muscle performance and improves post-workout recovery by reducing aches and pains.Science: Clinical studies show that 100% whey protein is one of the most anabolic muscle building proteins available, providing a rapid drive of amino acids to skeletal muscle tissue, thereby increasing the anabolic effects of weight training. Enhanced muscle protein anabolism increases muscle growth, to maximize gains. Research also shows that 100% whey protein has one of the highest protein qualities of all proteins, and has one of the highest Protein Efficiency Ratios, providing more amino acids than most other proteins.
After an intensive workout, the goal should be to recover what you lost during the exercise period. This also means helping your body recover from the soreness and muscle stretching that you have done during the last hour or so. Luckily, there are a variety of post workout supplements out in the market that help you get back on track.
1. Post workout protein. You need to take in more protein after a workout so that your body absorbs it and make more muscle mass in between regular workout sessions. You must take in protein that is easily digestible, like protein shakes, so that not a lot of time is needed for it to be absorbed by your body. If it takes more time to digest and absorb the protein, then the post workout effect will be reduced, making the absorption rate of the nutrients slower.
2. Contrary to popular belief, carbohydrates are also needed after a workout session. This is because you lost a lot of energy while doing your bench presses, so you need to have ample amounts of carbohydrates to supply you with energy to get back at home. You also need the carbohydrates to make your body breakdown the glucose that you get from other food types.
3. Glutamine is also needed to help your body restore its natural glucose levels. During an intensive workout, athletes lose a lot of glutamine and you need this back in your body to help you properly digest and breakdown the succeeding meals that you will be taking. If this does not happen then the slow digestion of food will just result to stored layers of fat.
Just as it is important to prepare your body for a workout, it is also equally important to replenish lost nutrients and recover properly for more workouts in the future.
