Best Post-Workout Recovery Supplement
There are many supplements that are marketed as being ‘essential post workout’ and that promise to aid recovery and enhance muscular repair, but here we analyze the most scientifically backed and the ones you should absolutely consider taking post workout.
WHEY PROTEIN
After a workout your muscles are starved and so require protein quickly in order to repair the micro tears caused by training and increase in size. This is why the most important supplement you can take immediately following training is protein since it’s this that is solely responsible for the recovery of your muscles. Regarding the type of protein experts usually recommend a quick absorbing protein such as whey protein, since it’s absorbed by the muscles quicker compared to other proteins like casein.
A QUICK RELEASING CARBOHYDRATE
Another supplement that’s absolutely essential post workout is a high glycaemic index carbohydrate such as dextrose or maltodextrin because researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands found these types of carbohydrates dramatically boosted insulin levels, which in turn increased the absorption of protein and helped to kick-start the recovery process. Another benefit of having this type of carbohydrate in your post workout nutrition is to replenish muscle glycogen levels that would have become depleted during a workout, this will ensure you’re muscles have the energy to complete another bout of exercise in the same day if needed.
TAURINE
Taurine is another naturally occurring amino acid and is found in high concentrations in the central nervous system, skeletal muscle and white blood cells. But more importantly post workout it’s been shown to be an effective cell volumiser capable of drawing water and nutrients into the cells to aid recovery and growth. So by adding as little as 1-3 grams of this into your post workout shake you can effectively increase the absorption of all the other nutrients in that shake.
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