You go to the gym and just got done with a great workout and then you leave. You get in your car and start to drive, not really understanding what is happening in your body. By the time you get home, your window of opportunity is closing to recover from the workout and your window is closing FAST. Sometimes you may feel like eating after your workout and sometimes you do not. Tonight is a night you do not feel like eating. So you go about your night; then two hours later you eat something, and then go to bed. Why can this be detrimental to your weight loss goals or lean muscle gain?

Let me explain…

Exercise
Exercising makes you a healthier and stronger person. Strength training breaks down your muscle tissue and depletes glycogen stores. Glycogen is many molecules of sugar bound together and stored to be used for energy. Exercises and strength training utilizes most of your stored glycogen. This depletes glycogen in your muscles and liver.

Post Workout, Catabolism, and the Anabolic Window
Immediately after your workout, your body is primed for growth and repair of the muscles you just tore. Yes you did tear tiny little tears in the muscle fiber. Your body has a small window of opportunity that YOU need to take advantage of. And this window is so IMPORTANT that most forget. This window is sometimes referred to as the “anabolic window” because of the perfect storm of things happening in your body. The anabolic window increases sensitivity to insulin and increases the cells permeability to glucose. During this window, your body is sensitive to two different elements: insulin and glycogen synthase. One is a hormone which helps your body remove sugar from your blood, sending it into the muscles. The other is an enzyme which increases glucose uptake and resynthesis of glycogen in the muscles and the liver. Insulin and depletion of glycogen stimulate glycogen synthase.

High- Versus Low-Glycemic Foods:
There are two types of carbohydrates to use after a workout, but only ONE is optimal. They are low and high-glycemic foods. Low-glycemic foods give you a SLOW release of sugar into your bloodstream. This slow release increases glycogen stores, but not fast enough. Low-glycemic foods supply your body with glucose over longer periods of time. This may not be the best source, since you want RAPID resynthesis in order to replenish your cells with glycogen. High-glycemic foods raise blood sugar rapidly. This rapid increase in blood sugar may be a more efficient way to replenish your body of the glucose it so desperately needs. High-glycemic foods may also rehydrate you more efficiently. But you can’t forget about the amino acids. Amino acids are vital to the health and growth of your muscles, especially after a workout. A workout breaks down muscle tissue, resulting in a catabolic effect in your body. Catabolism is a destructive form of metabolism where your muscles are broken down for energy. You want to avoid catabolism AT ALL COSTS. Amino acids are vital to the success and resynthesis of your muscle tissue. The anabolic window makes your muscles more sensitive to insulin.

Insulin does two things:

• First, it may help glucose uptake, and therefore increase glycogen stores in your muscles.


• Secondly, insulin also increases the uptake of amino acids into your muscles, resulting in increased muscle repair and growth.

Everybody wants to increase more energy. The question is how? Whether you need to increase energy through sports or just would like more energy every day. One mistake people do is they think they can go to the gym and get back in shape after not working out for some time or just started working out with weights or cardio. Wrong! The second mistake is that they go to take a cardio class, which again is just suicide, and thinking you will be fine. Remember the instructor is or should be in great shape and as well as the other people that have been consistent with cardio and weights. Then, the next day comes and you are just way too sore. The whole entire body is feeling sick and you can't move for the next two or three days or so, sounds familiar? Most people after feeling that way stop going to the gym and say they are not in shape, which is not correct. They should be saying I am way too catabolic. Meaning, you have to start from the inside internally first. Your body is not used to all the extra pounding and jumping and running around all of a sudden. You first have to condition your body by supplementing. Getting educated in what to take to prevent from being too sore or catabolic is your first priority. Learn how to increase more energy so that your body can handle all the jumping, lifting and running around. There are seven key components to get your energy back and performing at its optimal level. These key nutrients are incredible and at your finger tips, they are called the Super Energy 7. Which has been shown by research on human clinical studies that work!

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The Super Energy 7 are the key nutrients to help your body perform at its optimal level by making sure the body has enough energy. They are:

1. Alpha Ketogluteric Acid

(AKG) is a vital component of the Krebs and glucose-alanine cycles. During strenuous exercise, there is evidence that availability of this endogenously-synthesized molecule is a rate limiting factor contributing to fatigue. (Cynober). The ornithine salt of alpha-ketoglutaric acid (OKG) may provide additional benefits via non-steroid stimulation of protein synthesis and maintenance of glutamine pools. (Jeevanandam) (Rennie)

Supplementation with AKG appears to increase oxygen delivery, reduce lactic acid buildup, and decrease recovery time. What’s more, mobilization of branched-chain amino acids depends upon adequate levels of AKG. And human clinical trials with oral supplementation have resulted in enhanced human performance. In fact, alpha ketoglutarate is the only substance that, when taken orally, has been demonstrated to increase VO2 MAX, thereby enhancing aerobic and anaerobic energy production. (Marconi).

2. CoQ10

CoQ10 is a naturally-occuring compound found in every cell in the body. CoQ10's alternate name, ubiquinone, comes from the word ubiquitous, which means "found everywhere." CoQ10 plays a key role in producing energy in the mitochondria, the part of a cell responsible for the production of energy in the form of ATP.

3. N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine or L- Carnitine

Acetylcarnitine (also spelled as acetyl l carnitine, acetyl-l carnitine, or l-acetylcarnitine) and carnitine play several important roles in the human body. These nutrients shuttle acetyl groups and fatty acids into mitochondria for energy production. Without carnitine, fatty acids cannot easily enter into mitochondria. The acetyl group of acetyl l carnitine is used to form acetyl-CoA, the most important intermediary in the generation of energy from amino acids, fats, and carbohydrates. Therefore, acetyl l carnitine serves as an energy reservoir of acetyl groups and both acetylcarnitine and carnitine help improve energy production. The acetyl group of acetyl l carnitine is also used to make the important brain chemical acetylcholine. Some studies suggest that perhaps acetyl l carnitine can even act as a neurotransmitter itself. This name of this nutrient is sometimes abbreviated as ALC or ALCAR. What you may notice by taking an acetylcarnitine supplement. Those who take carnitine pills notice an increase in physical energy.

4. Chromium Picolinate

Chromium is a mineral that humans require in trace amounts. It's found in small quantities in foods such as brewer's yeast, calf liver, whole grains, processed meats and cheese. In 1959, chromium was first identified as an element that enables the hormone insulin to function properly. Since then, chromium has been studied for diabetes and has become a popular dietary supplement.

Chromium is also believed to help the body process carbohydrates and fats. It is marketed as a weight loss aid for dieters and an ergogenic (muscle-building) aid for bodybuilders and athletes. One form in particular, chromium picolinate, is popular because it is one of the more easily absorbed forms.

5. Potassium Aspartate

Potassium Aspartate is used as a mineral transporter to the metabolizing cells, aiding in metabolic process by replenishing potassium, thereby contributing to efficient production. Potassium is a mineral that is classified as an electrolyte, a substance that has electrical properties when it is dissolved in the fluid part of the blood. Potassium works closely with sodium to maintain the body’s proper balance of fluid and acid-base; specifically, potassium controls the amount of fluid inside the cells while sodium maintains the balance of fluid outside the cells. Potassium is involved in maintaining the body’s fluid and acid-base balances. It also is essential for proper muscle function and various metabolic processes.

6. Magnesium Aspartate

Magnesium helps convert blood sugar into energy and it is necessary for effective nerve and muscle functioning. It is often referred to as the anti-stress mineral. Many people are deficient in this mineral because of reliance on processed foods and because magnesium is easily depleted by stress, some diseases and medicines, and intense physical activity. Magnesium is an important mineral to promote health because it enhances around 300 enzyme-related processes. This mineral converts blood sugar into energy, facilitates effective nerve and muscle functioning (transmissions of impulses among nerve cells and muscle cells), and it is involved in bone and tooth formation. Magnesium (along with calcium and potassium) regulates heart rhythm, clots blood, and assists the body in producing and using insulin. Magnesium's role as a cofactor in calcium utilization is very important, for without it the enzyme that facilitates the passage of calcium across cell membranes fails to act, resulting in both calcium and magnesium deficiencies.

7. Alpha Lipoic Acid

Alpha lipoic acid is a fatty acid found naturally inside every cell in the body. It's needed by the body to produce the energy for our body's normal functions. Alpha lipoic acid converts glucose (blood sugar) into energy.

Alpha lipoic acid is also an antioxidant, a substance that neutralizes potentially harmful chemicals called free radicals. What makes alpha lipoic acid unique is that it functions in water and fat, unlike the more common antioxidants vitamins C and E, and it appears to be able to recycle antioxidants such as vitamin C and glutathione after they have been used up. Glutathione is an important antioxidant that helps the body eliminate potentially harmful substances. Alpha lipoic acid increases the formation of glutathione.

Alpha lipoic acid is made by the body and can be found in very small amounts in foods such as spinach, broccoli, peas, Brewer's yeast, brussel sprouts, rice bran, and organ meats. For maximum absorption, the supplements should be taken on an empty stomach.

Alpha Lipoic Acid is not a form of energy, but as an antioxodant that helps mop up the extra energy you leave behind in the blood and that is why it is part of the Super Energy 7.

All the Super Energy 7 combined with the right dosage of DHEA, you will go the extra mile as far as your body will perform at it's best. I hope this information helps! Please always consult with your doctor if you are taking medications so that it won't counter act with your meds.

Now you are increasing more energy. You want to make sure you are doing something with the extra energy, like workout or do cardio, or just stay active. Your body is ready to perform at a optimal level. If you need extra help burning that extra energy give me a call at (425) 939-6857 or email me at ray@pureresultsnow.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it on questions you may have about this article. My clients have an extra advantage because they are well educated in exercise and nutrition. As a result they see dramatic fat loss or increased lean muscle gain and muscle retention, that's the key!