Supplements I Use and Why

100% Whey Protein- NRG Fuel

 Ingredients
Protein blend (whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate), thickener (guar gum), vanilla flavour, L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine, sweetener (sucralose). Based on vanilla flavour.

Nutritional Info

Energy (kcal) per 100g - 394.3 // per 30g serving 118.3
Energy (kj) per 100g - 1649.3 // per 30g serving 494.8
Protein per 100g - 80g // per 30g - 24g
Carbohydrates per 100g - 5.1g // per 30g - 1.53g
Fibre N/A
Sodium per 100g - 0.163g // per 30g - 0.049g

(Taken from http://www.nrgfuel.org/products-page/boxing-mma/nrgfuel-100-whey-protein)

This is the protein powder I am currently using. Protein is essential if you want to build muscle and get in shape. The majority of your body is constructed from proteins. When you lift weights, you cause damage to the muscle. To repair this damage, your body needs to have the resources to construct new material from readily available. If all the protein needed to repair the muscle is in your body, your body can being to repair and grow at its maximum rate.

After a training session I will usually have 2 scoops of the powder in water, which equates to 48g of protein.  I have another 2 before going to sleep as well, which brings the total protein I have through supplementation to 96g, or the equivalent of three chicken breasts.

Another advantage of whey protein is that it is a good source of BCAAs (Branch Chain Amino Acids). These are what are responsible for the muscle growth and repair. The amount of the 80g protein per 100g powder that is made up of BCAAs is 18.07g.

N.O. Xplode 2.0-BSN

http://www.bsnonline.net/details/noxplode.html

The ingredients in N.O. Xplode are a fair bit more complex than in the protein.  Vitamin B6 is one of the main ingredients. This helps with the conversion of glycogen to glucose.

The supplement also contains nitric oxide. This causes something called vasodilation. This is the relaxing of the lining of blood vessels, allowing greater blood flow. This increases supply of nutrients and energy to muscles, allowing for greater levels of exertion for longer periods of time. Your maximum output isn’t increased, but your recover time drops and the length of time you can train for improves. The creatine in the supplement allows for the muscle to re-synthesise ATP faster, reducing your recovery time.

Large amounts of caffeine and taurine are present, although specific amounts are not given on the BSN website. These increase your heart rate, helping increase your muscles energy supply in conjunction with the nitric oxide.

I usually take between 2 and 3 scoops before training. As there is a large amount of caffeine and taurine I don’t take the supplement after 12 noon as it causes me to sleep badly.

WARNING- Taking this substance alongside alcohol or other relaxants will put massive strain on your heart and can cause serious heart attacks.