Your supplement schedule is a key part of your total program. In fact, when you take them is critical. In this article, we will go over supplement timing and give you some tips to help you Get The Most From Your 5% Supplements!
Liquid L-Carnitine 3150
Carnitine is essential for helping transport stored fat for energy use. Of course, one of the best times to use it is during your intense cardio sessions. This will help the body burn fat for fuel. However recent studies have suggested it can also support recovery by helping to ease muscle damage. This means you can get back in the gym a little quicker by adding Liquid L-Carnitine 3150 to your recovery protocol.(1)
Crea-Ten, Core Creatine Monohydrate
Creatine is the original muscle cell volumizer (or, water-based pumps), so using it before your workout makes sense. One of the best ways to take creatine is to take it with carbohydrates (Real Carbs or Real Carbs Rice). One reason for this is that carbs help pull water into the muscles for extreme cell volume or water-based pumps. You can magnify this effect by adding Core Beet Root and Kill It RTD. Beet root is a good source of betaine, another key muscle cell volumizer. Kill It RTDs contain 10g of glycerin, another osmolyte that promotes huge water-based pumps. Of course, these products also contain nitric oxide boosters so all the nutrients you’ve taken from food and supplements before your workouts are quickly transported to the muscles for optimal benefits. Here's another tip. If you've taken in a good proportion of your daily carbs in your pre-workout meal, take a serving of Freak Show. Why not get the most from your carbs at this key time with the ultimate insulin mimicker?
Real Carbs, Real Carbs Rice
Speaking of carbohydrates, Rich felt they were at least as important as protein. He knew how important carbs are for training energy. That’s why he’d drink a Real Carbs shake a few hours before he trained, and again right after he was done to help replenish glycogen stores. Of course, he also added 10 egg whites to his shakes. This gave him the glycogen he needed to power through his workouts and the protein he needed to support growth and recovery.
Real Carbs + Protein, Shake Time
Real Carbs + Protein captures the spirit of Rich Piana’s beliefs and gives you plenty of carbs (and protein) in a single powder. We’re talking real food sources of everything, just like Rich would have wanted. This is a great choice before and after workouts. There’s also Shake Time, which can be used with Real Carbs and/or Real Carbs Rice, or by itself. Starting the day with a protein shake makes a lot of sense. Not to mention, drinking a shake about 30 minutes before bed helps keep you from falling into a state of catabolism at night when you’re sleeping.
Recap
You no doubt know the fundamental timing of your 5% Nutrition supplements. Yet in this article, we looked at a few 5% supplements and gave you some tips to help you get the most from your supplements. With that in mind, stop by 5% Nutrition and stock up so you have what you need when you need it!
References:
- Volek, J. S., Kraemer, W. J., Rubin, M. R., Gómez, A. L., Ratamess, N. A., & Gaynor, P. (2002). L-Carnitine L-tartrate supplementation favorably affects markers of recovery from exercise stress. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 282(2), E474–E482. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00277.2001
