Sustagen For Sport / Sustagen Sport Protocol
Sustagen for Recovery
After a heavy training session, it sometimes becomes difficult to decidet what to eat. Sometimes you lose your appetite and need a quick fix – how often do you raid the 'candy bar'? However, if you do not eat properly for recovery, you will continue to feel tired.
Sports Dietitians prescribe recovery plans, which feature Sustagen Sport in order to meet all 3 goals for recovery. The three nutrition goals essential for recovery are:
- Restoration of muscle and liver glycogen stores so that you can train effectively later that day or the next day (refueling)
- Replacement of fluid and electrolytes that are lost in sweat (hydration)
- Regeneration, repair & adaptation processes following the catabolic stress and damage caused by the exercise (repair).
Refueling
If you have less than 8 hours between your training sessions, you can maximize your glycogen stores by consuming 1.2 g carbohydrate/kg body mass per hour immediately after exercise. This is relevant to all sports that require endurance and strength. The carbohydrate should be consumed as small amounts over 4 hours. One serve of Sustagen Sport provides 40g of carbohydrate.
Inclusion of Sustagen Sport as part of your training diet provides a nutritious source of carbohydrate.
Re-hydration
Replacement of sweat losses is critical for all types of athletes. No matter how long you have been exercising for. One serve of Sustagen Sport made with water provides 250 ml fluid, assisting with maintaing adequate hydration. If you are calorie restricted, you need to choose fluids that are multi-functional. Sports drinks are designed for re-hydration and electrolyte replacement. Substituting a sports drink with Sustagen Sport maximises recovery by also providing carbohydrates, protein and other nutrients.
Repair
Similar nutrition rules apply for repair as for bulking up. All athletes can optimize muscle repair by consuming a carbohydrate rich, moderate protein snack within 1 hour of the session. One serve of Sustagen Sport provides enough high quality protein and carbohydrate to maximize repair of muscles that have been under stress during high intensity resistance or endurance training. If you are an endurance athlete you require less protein on a daily basis compared with team sport athletes or athletes following strength programs, as your major goal is to replace protein losses, synthesize enzymes and repair muscle protein damaged during intense training (as opposed to bulking up). So you only need 1.2 – 1.4 g protein/kg/day. Sustagen Sport can be used at other times of the day to help you to meet these goals.