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| Shock Your Muscles |
| by Anthony DeAngelis, NPC Competitor, Natural Pro |
 It is Monday morning; you're off to your nine-five job. You packed your two food meals and two shakes which include the right amount of protein and carbohydrates, you have your gym bag packed, with the tools you go to war with--belt, chalk, wrist straps and knee wraps. Five o'clock is here and you are pumped to train. Driving over to the gym you put in your favorite CD, loud music, hard bass going crazy, ready to blow out your speakers, thinking about chest day. You arrive at the gym fired up to blast through another tough workout. In the locker room, you are feeling, all of a sudden, sluggish, tired, not motivated to train. Was this the same person who just five minutes ago was going to beast his personal best on the incline barbell, three hundred and sixty five pounds for eight reps? Sound familiar?We all have times like this, it is normal, but to stay in the gym and give it our all is what we have to do, not just “go through the motions” or even worse, pack it up and head home. What to do? Soon as I walk into the gym, or touch my first step in my home-basement gym, I have my Shock Therapy in hand (Grape Splash) mixed with ice water. I down it, one and a half servings--normally one serving is good, but on back and leg days, I need a little something extra, and to keep me fired up. I then warm up for a good 5-7 minutes on the bike or treadmill, thinking about my workout, and feeling the Shock Therapy working, getting more vascular, a steady release of bottled up kick-ass energy running through my body, my mind focuses on training hard, heavy and smart. Shock Therapy is a Creatine blend and a Nitric Oxide (NO) releaser with stimulants. The production of Nitric Oxide occurs when the amino ccid L-Arginine is converted into L-Citrulline through an enzyme group known as Nitric Oxide Synthase. Nitric Oxide increases blood flow, which is very beneficial to powerlifters and bodybuilders, as increased blood flow will serve to deliver more nutrients to muscles, helping muscles become larger and stronger when subject to stress (weight resistance exercise). Nitric Oxide also affects the endocrine system. It affects the release of gonadotroptin releasing hormone, as well as the release of adrenaline for more kick-ass-energy. NO is also present each time a muscle contracts and blood vessels dilate. Shock Therapy includes a very important amino acid in its ingredient list, L-Taurine. L-Taurine is critical in NO production. Low levels of L-Taurine lead to a reduction of NO production. Shock Therapy adds L-Tyrosine to the mix which will aid in preventing overtraining. L-Tyrosine helps to offset fatigue. Supplementing with L-Tyrosine will heighten mental alertness, increase feelings of well being, and offset physical and mental fatigue--just what we need when that lackadaisical feeling strikes. We also can't forget about Beta-Alanine--this is an amino acid produced naturally in the body and found in foods such as chicken and fish. Beta-Alanine, once it enters into the metabolic pathway in your body, produces another biochemical called Carnosine. Carnosine is a powerful buffering agent. It has the ability to neutralize lactic acid build-up in your muscles. The build-up of lactic acid in muscles is one of the main limiting factors in muscular performance. Therefore, the more Carnosine your muscles hold, the longer you'll be able to delay the accumulation of lactic acid in your muscles during intense exercise, and the longer you'll be able to exercise at peak levels. Beta-Alanine is a hot button supplement growing in reputation in bodybuilding circles. Along with your usual tools for construction in the gym, make sure to make several servings of Shock Therapy a gym bag staple. Try a serving on the way over to the gym or when changing into your battle gear in the locker room, because it will be a battle, and who do you want to win, you or the weights? With Shock Therapy in hand, victory is a foregone conclusion. |