5 Best Fitness Supplements to Prevent Burn-Out

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It’s almost New Years, which means resolution time. One of the most common New Years resolutions is no doubt something to do with exercise, but these resolutions often don’t make it to February.

Supercharge your New Years fitness routine with these natural, energy enhancing workout supplements. Many of which offer immense health benefits beyond improving physical performance.

The 5 Best Fitness Supplements for 2015

1. CoQ10

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is directly involved in the cells energy production, converting glucose energy into ATP (adenosine triphosphate). This antioxidant impacts cellular function throughout the entire body, especially important for cells with a high-energy demand.

CoQ10 can help to prevent increased lipid peroxidation following supramaximal exercise. It can also help to prevent muscle related injury in athletes when supplemented regularly.
Truly one of the unsung heros of the fitness supplement world. Directly benefiting cellular energy levels and mitochondrial health, improving total body health as well as physical performance.

2. Acetyl L-Carnitine

Most popular for its immense cognitive health benefits, Acetyl L-Carnitine (ALC) yields some remarkable benefits that will bring your exercise routine to the next level.
ALC is a powerful antioxidant that is both water and fat soluble, granting it unrestricted access to every nook and cranny in the body. It can also help to regenerate itself and other antioxidants once they have been converted into their inactive forms.

Mimicking insulin, Acetyl L-Carnitine ushers glucose into our cells when they need it most. This helps to prevent the glucose from being stored as fat. Improving energy production during your workout and boosting weight loss efforts, a double whammy in terms of fitness benefits.

3. Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAA’s)

Here is one of the more popular fitness supplements that most athletes already supplement regularly, and for good reason. BCAA’s are extraordinarily beneficial for enhancing the benefits from a workout, both during and afterwards.
Branch Chain Amino Acids are a collection of three amino acids, isoleucine, leucine and valine. Capable of improving muscle mass and overall strength. One study found that trained lifters supplementing with BCAA’s over the course of 8 weeks gained roughly twice as much muscle and strength compared to those who didn’t supplement with BCAA’s.

4. Creatine

If BCAA’s are one of the more popular fitness supplements, then Creatine is the most popular.

Creatine is so commonly supplemented because it can help enhance physical performance and muscle gain during resistance training. Playing a key role in energy production, creatine helps to regenerate ATP once it is used up and converted into Adenosine Di-Phosphate (ADP).

5. Glutathione

Lets go from the most popular to one of the least known supplements that offer profound physical benefits; Glutathione (GSH).

Known as the body’s master antioxidant, Glutathione levels are used as a biomarker for overall body toxicity levels and liver function. Essential for the function of other antioxidants like Vitamin C and E, important for combating free radical accumulation.

When a cell converts glucose into ATP, free radicals or reactive oxygen species are the byproduct. During bouts of intense physical strain, these free radicals flood the body because cells are working overtime trying to cope with the energy demand. If left unchecked, these free radicals accumulate and cause severe damage to surrounding cells, impairing their health and function.

Preventing oxidative damage and ensuring optimal cellular function helps with the repair process post workout. This can help reduce recovery times and improve overall physical performance through healthy cellular function.
A high quality undenatured whey protein can offer the building blocks to improve the body’s natural Glutathione synthesis, but you can also supplement it directly with L-Glutathione.

Author: Jeffrey Sutton contributes to numerous online health sites and publications. Having spent years specializing in natural health supplements with an emphasis on Glutathione, Jeffrey recently formulated the Glutathione enhancing supplement GSH Gold.

 

Resources:
http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4112525

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313152/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24791752

http://glutathionepro.com/what-is-l-glutathione/

Jeffrey Sutton