Energize Your Workouts With Pre-Exercise Supplements

Boost Your Energy

If your training, whether it is aerobic, strength, or both, is destined for super-intensity, then you’ve got to pay attention to your pre-exercise nutrition, particularly supplements. In case you don’t know it, there is an exact science to pre-exercise supplementation, and I’m going to cover it for you here and specify what you need to take and when you need to take it. If you’re going to get serious about your training, you must get serious about pre-exercise supplementation.

Three to Four Hours Prior to Training: Eat a carb-rich meal. This will significantly pump up muscle and liver glycogen content for better intensity for workouts. Exactly how much carbohydrate should you consume in this critical pre-exercise period? An Ohio State University study determined that eating 200 to 350 grams of carbohydrate improves performance substantially. (1) You can increase the carbohydrate content of your meal by including Parrillo ProCarb Formula^™, Parrillo Energy Bar^™, or Parrillo 50/50 Plus^™ as part of that meal.

30 Minutes Prior to Training: Take Parrillo Max Endurance Formula^™. This supplement contains the following endurance-enhancing nutrients: inosine, a nutrient that improves oxygen utilization for better stamina, possibly by forcing additional production of energy-producing ATP; l-phenylalanine, an essential amino acid that acts as a potent mental stimulant for improved concentration during workouts; d-phenylalanine, an amino acid that promotes a higher pain threshold; and ferulic acid (FRAC), a nutrient that stimulates the endocrine system to aid recovery and boost workout capacity. This supplement also contains magnesium and potassium aspartates, which help filter waste products from the system, giving you extra stamina and extending endurance.

Immediately Prior to Training:
Supplement with a dose of Parrillo Creatine Monohydrate^™. Creatine increases levels of a high-energy compound called creatine phosphate, which also allows more rapid production of ATP. The more ATP that is available to muscle cells, the longer, harder, and more powerfully you can work out.

Another energy-boosting strategy is to combine CapTri^® with a carbohydrate supplement such as ProCarb^™ and have it just prior to working out. The medium chain fatty acids in CapTri^® can diffuse into the cells very quickly, where they are burned immediately for energy — at the same time as glucose. This has a glucose-sparing effect, meaning that glucose and its stored counterpart, muscle glycogen, last longer without being depleted. The longer glycogen reserves last, the more energy you have for activities and fat-burning exercise.

Try this supplement regimen, and expect your energy to go through the roof – and your physique to soar to new levels.

REFERENCES

1. Coggan, A.R., et al. 1992. Nutritional Manipulations before and during endurance exercise: effects on performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 24: S331-335.