What's all the hype about preworkout
People take a pre-workouts for many reasons, some include-
Extra energy boost, endurance during workout, fitness gains, a motivational technique (mental game), and I'm sure there's others…
Through my schooling, I've learned it's not NECESSARY to take a preworkout supplement, but it sure can be convenient. To fuel you food wise- grab yourself a piece of toast with some PB, or a fruit sweetened smoothie/ juice. Did you know beets are a great food for nitric oxide? That means it helps to dilate and open up blood vessels for maximum blood flow which increases nutrient and oxygen delivery to your muscles! FOOD IS SO COOL.
Whether you use a supplement or food, and whether you call it a “preworkout" or not, we all need a lil’ something in the energy reserves to maximize our results. If convenience is your thing, then make sure to choose a CLEAN preworkout! Here are 3 things to look out for when picking one:
Sucralose- 😝😵 - talk about tainting the brownie with poop. In my book, sucrose is up there with aspartame. It is a fake and highly processed sweetener that, honestly, the body doesn't know what to do with it. Which means long term use will create imbalances in the body in the form of neurological firings, cell mutations, and gut functions. Just. Say. No. Anytime you see sucralose on an ingredient list label.
Caffeine - this is a tricky one. Caffeine is not inherently bad. It's in all types of foods from small amounts in breakfast cereals, matcha plants, to the more well known chocolate. The problem becomes when we are unaware of our consumption and the effect its having on our bodies. In small amounts, it can be a great tool for an energy boost or extra blood flow. But too much over a long period of time can lead to issues, starting with a physiological dependence, which is what happened to me. I had to stop taking my CLEAN pre-workout that I loved because it was killing my natural motivation to exercise. Think of it literally as a drug- you use it to help lift you above your “baseline" energy, but then when the “hit" wears off, you're actually left starting a little below baseline. Imagine this slow but sure process continuing until you have a NEW baseline that is so low that you now CRAVE the caffeine just to get you back up to what used to be your normal baseline, so you can just feel normal again??? What sense does that make. Say no to drugs- and a lot caffeine most of the time.
Additives and Preservatives - this is really easy to start with just all food in general, as well as, a preworkout. It's similar to consuming “food-like substances" instead of actual food ingredients. And even that wouldn't be a terrible deal except some these “food-like substances" aren't real food, the body won't be able to digest and process them and we already learned what issues those can cause as our body tries to adapt (and then fail) at what we're feeding it. Check out my post (https://www.krunchytrainer.com/blog/how-to-read-ingredient-labels) to learn more about reading nutrient labels in general.
But did you know you to get a high quality supplement don't have to pay crazy amounts of money?? Trust me…I've looked. I've tried. I've paid (while following my educated gut haha). I was tired of all the good stuff being over priced, so instead I decided to use my own Organic Superfoods Green powder as a pre-workout 👌
It's a serving of greens
Has an amazing fruity watermelon taste that gives me that “pick me up”
Added nutrients + a little fiber
Sweetened with fruit + Stevia (no I can't taste the stevia!)
No sucralose, caffeine, or gross fillers
If that interests you for an affordable price of <$1/ day to get all those yummy benefits, head over to me store and check out out!
Let me know what you're “using” these days 🤣 and whatever it is, THINK STRONG. BE STRONG.
