Recovery Drink. 4lbs Original flavor Review
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
by Larry Selden
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(More customer reviews)I am 49 years old, a veteran marathon runner and have been incorporating a recovery drink into my training for the last few years.I have tried most of the quality formulas on the market, switching up as one or the other went on sale.I tried Mike's Mix for the first time a few months back as a sample at a local event.I enjoyed the flavor, which is mild and not overly sweet or chemical tasting like some of the others.When I went to find Mike's Mix on-line I was pleasantly surprised to find that it beat every other recovery mix on price hands down.
I have used Mike's Mix for a few months and probably won't go back to any of the others.It seems to be the most effective recovery formula I have tried. I very rarely get sore and have greater reserve energy on my long runs.It tastes adequate, is all natural, and best of all it's the most affordable product on the market.I just wish that they would come out with a couple other flavors so I could switch it up occasionally.
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Never Waste a Workout! Every athlete can sympathize with a poor workout and the frustration of feeling tired, weak and sore. These symptoms can be avoided with proper nutrition by maintaining your body's hydration and glycogen levels, which for many are chronically low.
Glycogen is your muscle's way of storing energy, the more you have the greater your performance potential. By consuming an adequate supply of nutrients your body synthesizes its own glycogen, but here's the catch: timing is essential. After exercise, your muscles are glycogen deprived and you have only a short window of time to replenish them. If you don't, levels may be compromised for several days and future workouts will suffer. In fact, what you consume after your workout is almost as important as the workout itself.
Mike Lohre, a trainer, coach and scientist understands the importance of proper nutrition for athletes. In his search for an honest post-workout product he found that most supplements fell short of expectations. Thanks to years of research we know exactly what should be in a recovery supplement, but most don't resemble this formula. Many manufacturers use sugar and high-fructose corn syrup as main ingredients; they taste sweet but are not the foundation of a quality supplement. Some, consistent with the research contain the right combination of nutrients but are ridiculously overpriced. So Mike took matters into his own hands and formulated the exact blend of nutrients to provide the quickest and most complete recovery in a post-workout supplement: Mike's Mix was born! With the highest quality of all natural ingredients, Mike's Mix consists of the optimal proportion of quickly digestible carbohydrates and protein without the laundry list of additives. Mike's Mix is offered at an exceptional value, a formula made for an Olympian but available and affordable to everyone. Enjoy!
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P90X Results & Recovery Formula 30-Day Supply (26 Servings) Review
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
by Larry Selden
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(More customer reviews)I always get fed up reading other reviews that don't help me figure out if I want to buy a product or not, so I figured I'd write one on a product that works for me.
The P90X Results and Recovery shake is a good combination of after workout Protien, Creatine, and Amino-Acids. What does this mean? It means that it has all of the things that every extreme athelete is looking for after a solid workout.
I'm a health nut, and I was already a body builder before I started the P90X system. While my normal workouts were tough, they never really pushed me to the point of wanting to dry heave, but the P90X really allowed me to stretch my self. The first month I went with a standard mix of Creatine* + Protien a couple of times a day and mixed with fruit punch for my recovery drink, but I found that I really needed a lot of electrolyte replacement as well. I was feeling very sick (just completely exhausted) after my workouts and I had to drive over to the corner store to pickup a gatorade/powerade before I would start feeling good again. That really started to change my opinions about the need for a purchasing a recovery drink that focused on post workout recovery.
I purchased the P90X Results and Recovery formula during my second month of the P90X workouts and when I got exhausted it really made a huge difference in the 20 minutes directly after the workout. It already has the Creatine, Protien, and electrolytes all ready to go for the second your done.
Now for the important questions... Was it worth buying? It depends. If you are just doing the workouts and getting slightly winded but not really pushing yourself to an extreme state of fatigue, you can get away without using a recovery drink. If you are pushing yourself as hard as you can, to the point of complete exhaustion then a recovery drink directly after a workout is mandetory, and this one works very effectively. I'm starting my third rotation of P90X and I use this after all of the really intense workouts, and my normal protien + fruit punch for all the other workouts. One tub usually lasts me about 2 months.
I gave it 4/5 stars because it does cost a little more, and you can get other brands that seem to do as well. You could use a creatine/protien blend and a good sports drink after every workout for the same results, although the over all price of doing that would probably be a little bit more than just getting a recovery drink that is specific for post workout recovery.
*Creatine Monohydrate is a dietary supplement that hydrates your muscles and aids in recovery. It is used by a large majority of athletes and body builders to aid in increasing how far you can push yourself in workout sets and minimizing the time between workouts. It is generally recommended to use it for 3 months and then to take a 2-3 month break.
** Several reviews were saying you get the same out of Chocolate Milk... You can't, period. There are specific suppliments in a recovery drink that are health industry known for helping in recovery. Ie.. Creatine, L-Arginine, and L-Glutamine. You can get all of these from other recovery drinks. But chocolate milk won't do it, even if it has similar calories to a recovery drink. It's not about the calories/fat/sugar, it's about everything else.
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P90X® Results and Recovery Formula - After-Workout Drink.
Recover faster and see better results! A great-tasting shake that's specially designed to provide the precise nutrients you need to recover quickly after intense workouts, P90X Results and Recovery Formula offers a unique mix of:
• Simple and complex carbohydrates for optimum glycogen replenishment
• A high Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER) blend to provide the critical building blocks for rapid muscle resynthesis
• Vitamins, including antioxidants, to help reduce muscle soreness and assist in repair and growthStudies show that with proper nutrition during the first hour following a workout you can increase your body's ability to recover more than 100%. The key component to maximizing this "window of opportunity" is a formulation of approximately 4 parts carbohydrates to 1 part protein. P90X Results and Recovery Formula combines the proper nutrients into this state-of-the-art, great tasting, body-shaping cocktail that's guaranteed to take your P90X workouts to the next level.
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