so what do u guys recommend in the way of supplements since i play tuesday,wednesday and thursday and its massively tiring not to mention i still have uni those days and i would feel extremely drained and tired,maybe like protein shakes or whatever?
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Dude.. I play monday to friday, 4.30 - almost 7.. each day I play at least 2 sets and normally is 3 or 4 sets but sometimes can be upto 5 sets I just drink water.. sometimes pocari sweet but i try to use pure supplement.. how about honey drink, because a can drink is not always good..
Consider taking some EAS instead of BCAA. BCAA's are for preventing muscle breakdown and EAS provides faster recovery. Besides that you could take some dextrose to refill your glycoceen levels.
I tend to eat lots of Bananas, raisins and drink soemthing called GOOD4U, recocvery drink that has a ton of natural products in it that help with muscle fatigue. I aslo drink OASIS brand berry pomegrante fruit juice which is high in anti-oxidants.
What helps me is a fruit mixture of apple, banana, orange, oat flakes, eggs and milk after a workout. And the next morning a green tea blend what contains gingko and ginseng. Lots of coffain helps too, but it will effect your playing properties. For stamina I just eat pasta^^
One of my doctor friends has been doing a sports medicine course. The course says the next day fatigue is also caused by depletion of glycogen in the muscles. A very good way of replacing it is, within an hour of finishing playing, take a high sugar load. Glycogen is made from simple sugars and the replacement rate would be highest within that hour. So today, I ate a chocolate bar
Fish oil, multivits, protein shake and BCAA for fasted cardios. Oats for pre-workout or before games. 2pence and 1st post .
Honestly, I cannot recall anyone taking a CoEnzyme Q10 tablet and saying, "Wow, I can feel my anti-oxidants being replenished! Now a little 1,25-dehydoxycholecaciferol and I'm good to go another 3 hours!". I'm more inclined to believe in Cheung's "Snickers Therapy". Water, electrolytes and carbohydrates are what's needed during a long session. As for promoting recovery after the fact, those among you who are nutritionists and sports scientists would know the products that may help best. But no pill/powder/colourful drink can replace the revitalizing role of hydration, stretching, good overall nutrition and plenty of beauty sleep.
Scientific studies have shown that the best way to replenish glycogen stores (that you deplete when training hard, and needs to be refilled to get best effect of subsequent training) is to supplement with fast carbs (perfect in combination with protein for best muscle developmentt) immideately after the training session, and then add carbs in smaller doses every 1,5 to 2h for maximum restore of glucogen and recovery. Things like gainers with high-carb/high protein are perfect to supplement hard training. It is also important to eat enough (can be hard to eat as much as required when training hard) with nutrient food to get antidioxants etc.. So eat ALOT between session and get some sugar/rice/bread/pasta (fast carbs) in smaller dosis frequent between the sessions for best recovery.. Cheers, Twobeer