How do I maximize muscle growth and reduce muscle soreness (i.e. delayed onset muscle soreness) from my session?
Are you all sorted for your summer shred?
Meals prepped: check. Gym program: check. Lovely new gym wear: check. So, what is going to stop you?
Well, what about a lack of energy from your day job, or understandably a soreness in your muscles that lasts for days post-workout? These are two problems that hinder your goals. The first problem is typically solved by increasing your food and consuming more energy. However, if you are on the shred or even maintaining your calories, you can’t seek to add more food in. Many people turn to energy drinks to counter this, but these have an excess of carbohydrates (with carbonation) which would wreak havoc on your goal of a trimmed and toned waistline.
The second problem is being so sore that you cannot even bend down to pick up a bar, let alone pick up a light weight that would usually only be a warm up for you. Without being able to challenge your muscles by progressively overloading them, how can you chisel that physique and maintain or gain those muscles? Muscles respond to being challenged with force so strong, that they are required to change. If you reduce the load you are lifting, you can’t seek to maximize your efforts in the gym, so is there a way to reduce muscle soreness? EVL BCAA Energy can remedy these issues.
Why take EVL BCAA energy?
- Zero added sugar
Sugar tends to be a cheap “filler” in many run-of-the-mill supplements. EVL doesn’t add sugar because the supplements are made with performance and output in mind: the flavour formulation doesn’t require extra sugar to be added.
- High amino acid count
Higher levels of amino acid (6.5g per serving) mean better bang for your buck and more recovery for your muscles and system. EVL BCAA energy provides the three branched chain amino acids in their scientifically proven ratio: 2:1:1 of leucine, isoleucine and valine which together support the building and tissue repair of lean muscle, increase recovery and helps to supply energy to muscles.
- Great taste and mixability
Don’t you hate when a powder just sits like sand on top of your water, or sinks to the bottom and refuses to mix in? EVL BCAA energy boasts great mixability without the need for a shaker and comes in seven amazing flavours: cherry lemonade, furious grape, blue-raz, lemon lime, fruit punch, green apple and orange dream! The ingredients also make it a great and tasty alternative to soda or a coffee at any time of the day: between meals, before, during or after your workout.
- Natural energizers:
Green coffee and green tea, whilst having antioxidants, have been shown to be cleaner sources of energy and caffeine for the body without that annoying “crash”.
- Natural focus:
You might be fatigued from a day of work or a draining day. Taurine (usually found in energy drinks) increases your focus, and increases metabolism and cell hydration so you don’t have your concentration to overcome to get into your session.
- Increased endurance and recovery
Your endurance levels in exercise are partly determined by your training experience and fitness but ultimately your muscle fatigue threshold from the build up of hydrogen ions dictates. As we all appreciate, the more work you can get done in a session, the more results and output you get (that’s more bang for your workout time!). EVL BCAA energy includes beta alanine which helps buffer the hydrogen and subsequent pH drop, reducing the required rest time and therefore can get you more work done in your time at the gym!
- Increased glucose production
The best preferred energy source for your body, brain and muscles is glucose. L-alanine aids in glucose production and allows glucose to be produced more rapidly, hence allowing you to feel more boosted and energized in your sessions.
How did your current BCAA stack up in the checklist?
So there you have it! A commitment to the best physique requires the best support, so try out some EVL BCAA energy and you’ll probably wonder why you tried to supercharge training without it!