If you are a rower
Step 1 - Fuel your workouts
ViperEating 5-6 small meals a day provides your body with a constant fuel supply. Skipping meals may leave you feeling lethargic as your body is lacking the required nutrients for energy. Eat balanced meals containing complex carbohydrates, protein, good fats and fibre. The addition of quality carbohydrate drinks will give you the essential energy you need to train hard, delay fatigue and recover effectively when used before, during and after training. Viper is a superb formula, which addresses all of these needs and in addition helps you to retain motivation and focus during every training session.
Step 2 - Provision of protein
CycloneA lack of quality protein will result in loss of speed, slower recovery and lack of energy. To gain muscle power and speed, extra protein from high quality sources is a must. Promax, Promax Extreme, Max-Meal bars and meal replacement performance products such as Cyclone all contain whey protein to satisfy your needs. These products should not be your only protein source but should complement the proteins in your diet such as fish and lean meats.
Step 3 - Overcompensation & eliciting a training effect
When you exert your muscles, especially during high intensity resistance training, your muscle fibres are naturally broken down. Your body overcompensates for this, so you are able to do the same amount of exercise with less effort next time. This is known as the 'training effect'. The Creatamax range could allow you to train more intensely and improve your ability to repeat these intense bouts, for example, improving ability to complete weight repetitions in the gym.
Step 4 - Recover effectively
RecoverMaxWith the large exercise loads that rowers normally have, it is imperative to maximise recovery by introducing the right nutrients straight away after training. A 3:1 ratio of carbohydrates to protein has been shown to be beneficial to help the body to restore carbohydrate levels stored in the muscle (glycogen) and address muscle damage. Introduce a recovery formula such as RecoverMax to ensure you are ready for your next exercise session.
Step 5- Improve mental focus
BCAAs (branched chain amino acids) are found in some proteins and have been shown to prevent imbalances that could cause mental fatigue. Maximuscle's Viper formula contains these BCAAs as does our whey protein product, promax. For additional formulas that could give a mental and physical boost you can try 'buzz' products such as Viper Extreme (drink, bar or capsules).
