Vitamins and Supplements

Making use of supplements

Keeping up with your body’s demands
Today’s busy lifestyle means that most of us are at work and on the go for at least eight hours each day, making it more difficult to give your body the right amount and quality of daily nutrients.  Who has time to spend several hours at home preparing five or six meals to take with you on your schedule?  But if you are still dedicated to make those muscles grow or lose weight after your gym workout and meet your muscles fuel demands, then quality nutritional supplements can be useful for you.

How do supplements work?
Taking nutritional supplements after resistance exercise helps provide a hormonal environment to promote muscle growth.  Supplements do this by either providing additional nutrients to top up your dietary intake, or they stimulate the muscles to grow.  Such supplements are usually found in meal replacement formulas, which are a very convenient substitute for solid food meals.  So a high protein and low fat meal replacement drink is healthier and often a cheaper alternative to a fat-loaded meal of fast food.

Protein
A key ingredient for both weight loss and gaining muscle is protein which is not always easy to consume in the correct amount for your body from meals on the go. That’s why Whey Natural offers Natural Whey Protein and Whey Protein Blend, both designed for meal replacement. Our Whey Blend formula has only 1.1g fat per serving so you know you are replacing your meals with both high quality protein and low fat.

Creatine
Creatine is another important supplement scientifically proven to increase muscle size and stamina by refueling energy stores, boosting muscle cell volume and switching on protein synthesis. Stimulating your muscles also increases weight loss. Taking creatine supplements in combination with protein immediately after a workout can actually create more powerful and effective muscle gain compared to taking each supplement on its own.  That is why Whey Natural also offers Creatine supplements, which when combined with Whey Natural Protein, work as a team after your training. 

L-Glutamine
The amino acid L-Glutamine has many benefits if you are participating in an exercise program.  Glutamine promotes muscle recovery, stimulates the synthesis of glycogen, and boosts immune function.  A protein-rich diet may provide your body with a sufficient supply of glutamine, however if you are unsure, supplementing your diet with 5-10 grams per day of L-Glutamine gives you added re-assurance and can help prevent potential muscle loss from L-Glutamine deficiency. Whey Natural also offers L-Glutamine for those who want that extra assurance.

Remember: Cardio is a great way to burn calories that will assist you losing weight, but the calorie burning stops soon after you finish, so don’t go past weight training.  Weight training at the gym not only burns calories while there but as your muscles are repairing after your gym session you are still burning calories to repair and build them.  When you feel that soreness after a weights workout this means you are still burning extra calories, and that is a good thing!  

Glenn "Vegas" Fitzmaurice @ wheynatural.com.au

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