The Ultimate Power Of Raw Vegan Protein Powder

How well you recover today will be a huge factor in how well you perform tomorrow. You must consider the recovery process as part of your exercise routine. If you give equal emphasis to recovery as you do the actual exercise, you will enhance your performance tremendously and keep yourself as healthy as possible. We’ve all heard about the “window of opportunity” that’s present immediately after a workout.

Optimally, you should take advantage of helping the body “refill the tank.” Your body will adapt to the training you’re putting it through by storing more glycogen, its primary fuel source. This adaptation process allows you to put your system through another strenuous exercise session, and be more prepared with a reservoir of available fuel. It makes perfect sense to replenish essential nutrients shortly after a workout when the body’s supplies have been depleted or exhausted. Here are some guidelines for what to use and how much and when to use it to optimize your recovery.

Strenuous exercise can exhaust you. If you don’t recover properly, you will not be ready to perform well when you next exercise and that can lead to other problems.

Optimally, you want to rid your muscles of lactic acid and other waste products. Proper recovery will allow you to restore nutrients, get rid of lactic acid and refuel energy storage. Intense physical activity is likely to lead to a severe depletion of carbohydrate stores (glycogen) and dehydration. It is important to start replenishing soon after exercise. Glycogen synthase (the enzyme that controls glycogen storage) is highly active immediately after exercise when muscle glycogen stores are low.

The amount and type of fuel will depend on various circumstances, but there are advantages to liquid forms.

First, it is more convenient. Sun Warrior raw vegan protein powder can satisfy thirst, requires minimal preparation and is extremely easy to carry around. Sports drinks are not optimal for recovery since they contain large amounts sugar and little protein or fiber. These will slow gastric emptying, and impede the recovery process. Fluid replenishment is a vital component of post-exercise recovery. Water and electrolytes are lost through sweat, therefore glycogen and protein must be replaced as quickly as possible to ensure that you’re ready for the next workout. You can jump start the muscle recovery window by consuming a protein filled drink. The nutrients in the drink will help diminish nutritional deficits after the workout. Sun Warrior raw protein powder will help deliver the optimal amount of both energy and fluid to aid in recovery process.

Drinks that contain mostly fructose can slow down absorption and cause stomach cramps. Sun Warrior raw vegan protein powder is fast-absorbing a minimum of sodium to help maintain a sufficient concentration of blood glucose and help sustain a high rate of recovery. Taking protein powder immediately after training and again within the next three hours, gives you a head start on refueling your muscles after a workout. This blend of raw vegan protein powder is essential to rebuilding muscle cells, and boosting the production and release of insulin from the pancreas. Insulin is an anabolic hormone that has a positive impact on protein synthesis in muscles, and tends to suppress protein breakdown. Protein amplifies the recovery process to increase insulin secretion. Muscle cells are highly receptive to insulin, the hormone responsible for transporting glucose and amino acids through the blood stream and into the muscle cell. Consumption will synthesize twice as much muscle glycogen as someone who waits for several hours.

Essentially, the two most important components of recovery are replenishing the glycogen fuel burned during the workout, and rebuilding the muscle proteins that are destroyed. The sooner we begin, the better^ chance of recovery for the next exercise session. During workouts, muscle protein is damaged, leaving your body with a net loss of muscle protein. Glycogen synthesis and protein rebuilding proceed much faster in the first two hours following exercise. Protein maximizes insulin release, and maximizes the rate of glycogen/protein synthesis. Generally speaking, a person can safely consume approximately 1 gram of amino acid protein per every 20 lbs of body weight within an hour or so of completing a workout.

Be cautious not to drink too much since large amounts of protein will slow down gastric emptying and severely alter the muscle recovery window. Using Sun Warrior raw vegan protein powder should result in a greater stimulus for muscle glycogen storage. Optimizing your muscle glycogen storage has important implications post exercise to replace muscle glycogen and protect lean body mass. The amount you need depends on your size, the degree of carbohydrate depletion, and the severity of fluid loss. Overall consumption immediately post-exercise helps rapidly store muscle glycogen. This essential aid gives stressed muscles the fuel they need to speed the recovery process. In addition, electrolyte replacement is also crucial as electrolytes help control the energy used for normal bodily function including muscle contractions. Replacing electrolytes is an extremely important part of nutrition recovery, as performance can be severely altered if adequate levels of electrolytes are not present. The solution for proper electrolyte replenishment during exercise is to do it gradually so it does not override normal body mechanics.

In other words, don’t try to replace all the fluids at one time - it can lead to hyponatremia (over diluted blood sodium levels) or too little salt. Electrolytes are beneficial by maintaining a proper balance of sodium; potassium and magnesium that help prevent muscle cramps during and after exercise.

Vegan protein is considered a premium protein, and can be used after workouts to enhance the recovery process and also contains a high percentage of essential amino acids. Your body does not produce these protein building blocks, so you have to eat them. Raw vegan protein powder clearly has some nutritional advantages. It contains high levels of branched-chain amino acids to help boost the immune system and increase the production of glutathione, a natural antioxidant. Additionally, raw protein is absorbed rapidly in the intestines. This results in a nice rise of amino acids and helps recovery. Dietary glutamine plays a key role by helping to maintain muscle mass, enhance glycogen, promote healing, increase growth hormone levels and help prevent muscle catabolism. Vegan protein has no lactose and is an acceptable part of a vegetarian diet. Leucine, isoleucine and valine are essential amino acids that play important roles in muscle tissue repair. All of the essential amino acids and proteins can be obtained by consuming a variety of raw foods. Proteins containing all the essential amino acids are complete (high quality) proteins.

Enhancing your recovery and performance

Electrolytes help the body hold fluid and replace depleted glycogen stores for re-hydration and adequate fuel supply. Use complete proteins, and take advantage of glutamine.

Limit empty calories, fats and sugars to less than 25 percent total intake.

Scott Josephson, M.S., R.D. is the Director of Operations at Hippocrates Wellness and a national level conference speaker throughout the United States and Canada. Scott is a recipient of numerous awards and is frequently published covering a wide range of health related topics. In 2006 Scott was nominated and awarded the prestigious Operations Director of the Year at an industry conference for his excellence in teaching continuing education units. In addition to several certifications, he has a master’s degree from the University of Miami and is on the advisory board of the American Health Professionals and the American Wellness Association. His work portfolio includes Geraldo Rivera, Wimbledon Champion Chris Evert and athletes from the New York Giants and New York Mets.

They’d tried it and liked it

Elias Zalavarria, CEC

Sun Warrior Protein has improved my athletic performance by decreasing my workout recovery time and increasing my body’s lean muscle mass. I am an avid runner hitting the pavement at least three times a week, and like any athlete, I am striving to be the best that I can be. I have been running for five years, three of which I ran competitively in distances ranging from 800 meters to half a marathon.

Over the years, I have learned the importance of recovery. I have discovered that the plateau my body hits while recovering from a workout is directly connected to a lack of bio-available amino acids it needs. These deficiencies tax my body tremendously, making the recovery process much longer than I want. A long recovery takes time away from my ability to put in 100 percent of my effort during practice, a day just as important as event day to most athletes. After taking Sun Warrior Protein for one day, I noticed my muscle fibers felt more tightly packed and able to perform significantly more work. I decided to test my body, and so I went out for a six-mile run. A run like this would usually leave my calf muscles sore for about two days. Amazingly, the very next day I had almost no stiffness or soreness. I was so astonished by the result, that I started taking Sun Warrior Protein every day. I noticed that I was able to do more and more while my energy levels continued to elevate. After two weeks, I had increased my running by about 30 percent and was experiencing very little muscle soreness. I decided to check my weight, and when I stepped on the scale I was surprised to find that in such a short time I had put on nearly nine pounds of muscle. That’s when I became fully convinced of the difference a truly bio-available form of protein can make in the human body. Sun Warrior is a raw vegan protein that is easily assimilated and, from my experience, gives quick and highly effective results. Sun Warrior Protein is a phenomenal product that I would recommend to any athlete looking for an extra edge by building lean muscle mass while keeping a clean body capable of running on all cylinders.

In our study of Sun Warrior’s effectiveness, Danielle and Chuck are good examples of how the raw protein powder can work. Forty-year-old Danielle drank one Sun Warrior Protein shake after her daily workout. As a result she beefed up her biceps, adding ¼ inch of lean muscle tissue there, and lost 4 lbs in six weeks.

Chuck, 45, also downed one shake daily post workout. He added a half inch of lean muscle tissue in chest, ¼ inch to his quadriceps and 1/4 inch in his biceps in six weeks.

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