3 Ways to Enhance Your Performance Naturally
June 9, 2009
As more and more people are working out and looking for quick results, the nutritional supplement industry is sky rocketing. People are looking for ways to increase their performance and build more lean muscles mass and they are turning to supplements to do so.
Unfortunately, there are limited amounts of performance enhancing products that can safely produce results without dangerous side effects.
Many of the performance enhancing supplements in the market are either dangerous, such as Ephedrine, or they do not show the results that they promise, such as Orthonine.
There are three products, which seem to live up to their claims. They are: creatine, caffeine, and carbohydrates.
Creatine has proven time and time again that it is a result oriented performance-enhancing supplement. Creatine is naturally produced in the body by a combination of three amino acids.
It is stored in the body as creatine phosphate. Creatine provides the body with energy by supplying ADP with the necessary phosphates to convert back into ATP so that the body can increase its energy levels.
When creatine converts ADP back into ATP, the body is able to perform quick, high intensity workouts. This is why creatine is so widely used by body builders and sprinters.
The body produces approximately 120 grams of creatine. We take in approximately 1 gram from certain foods that we eat. By increasing our creatine levels with an additional 20 grams of creatine a week, we can see performance levels increase by 20%.
Creatine should also be taken by dissolving the powder supplement into a high carbohydrate beverage and drinking at least two hours prior to performing any form of exercise.
Creatine is considered a safe way to increase muscle mass and enhance performance. While there are no known dangerous side effects, some consumers have reported feeling bloated or having an upset stomach.
Aside from using creatine as a natural performance-enhancing supplement, evidence shows that caffeine can enhance an athlete’s performance.
Olympic athletes are known to take in high levels of caffeine in order to reduce their fatigue. Caffeine enables the athlete to build endurance. It has also been determined that caffeine can increase a muscle’s maximal voluntary contraction.
Caffeine can be found in several types of beverages such as coffee and colas. It is also available in tablet form. Caffeine should not be used in combination with creatine because it affects the creatines ability to be absorbed by the body.
A third supplement that is not usually thought of as a supplement is carbohydrates. Studies show that when a person has low blood sugar he feels extreme fatigue.
By eating carbohydrates, the carbohydrates are then converted by the body into sugar, and the person’s energy level is boosted. While consuming carbohydrates cannot improve one’s performance, it can give the necessary energy to endure an activity.
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