Supplement recommendations

There have been quite a few people who have asked us what we think about supplements.  Our answer:  Like trainers, doctors & lawyers, some are better than others.

There are definitely some supplements that we like to take ourselves, but because we are not dietician or nutritionist, we cannot prescribe or even recommend products.  Officially, we can only inform you of the benefits of such supplements and which ones have and have not worked for us.

1. Whey Protein
Most of you know that Shelly and I are not huge fans of dairy.  Namely because it's not illegal to feed dairy cattle sewage, motor oil, and other pieces of deceased cattle. We know that not all farmers feed their cattle motor oil, so we usually try to my from local, sometimes organic farms.  What's my point?  Whey protein is a dairy product and comes from cheese (basically).  We do take whey protein at certain times of the day.

Whey protein is can be found pretty much anywhere.  It's a quick digesting protein and has been popular in recent years to take immediately post workout with some kind of carbohydrate to promote absorption.  While it is great to have whey post workout, we also take whey sometimes in the mid-day, mixed with fruits, oats & oils to create viscosity in the gut and act as a time released meal.  When fats and fiber are added to any meal, it slows down movement out of the gut and through the intestines, slowly releasing nutrients to the body for energy.

  2. Multi-vitamin
A MV is pretty much your supplemental collision insurance for the body.  It covers what what your normal comprehensive insurance (e.g., your whole food intake) does not.  It should not be relied on for complete coverage because if you get in a wreck, your screwed...basically.

3. Muscle Milk
There was a time when I didn't like or ever suggest muscle milk, for one reason - collostrum. Collsstrum is a milk that is produced by mothers during the first stages of breast feeding.  Mother, remember when your milk "first came in?" That was collostrum.  I never believed that homo-sapien adults needed to take collostrum.  At some point, the chemists changed the structure of the blend, and to the best of my knowledge, collostrum is no longer included in Muscle milk. I really like this because it's quick and easy and yummy.  I usually pick mine up at Costco in the easy drink packs.

4.
Amino Vital
This is a blend of Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAA).  These aminos are what your body dips into during high intensity and prolonged events.  I never feel like I get fatigued when I take this supplement.  I take the original 2,400 mg blend.  It does have aspertame in it, but the other form made with Stevia is nasty.  I take this 30 prior to and immediately after SOME fast glycolytic WODs (10k, 5k, Fight Gone Bad, Cindy or Chelsey, etc).

to be continued....