BOOSTERS & PRE WORK OUT NUTRITION

Focus on the pre-workout booster

A good pre-workout booster should contain performance enhancing ingredients such as creatine, but also muscle building ingredients such as arginine, citrulline and beta-alanine. Common to all these training products is that they contain at least one source of stimulant, most of them caffeine.
An ingredient such as creatine promotes strength gain, recovery between sets and between sessions. Creatine improves performance during short, explosive and repeated efforts.
Beta Alanine is an amino acid derivative, a precursor of carnosine. In the muscle fibre, carnosine improves ATP resynthesis and reduces the accumulation of lactic acid, which improves resistance, but also recovery and a faster restoration of the acid-base balance.
Arginine is an amino acid with energising properties, but it is often used in pre-workouts because it is the main precursor of nitric oxide, a gas that dilates the blood vessel walls. This not only increases muscle congestion, but also nourishes the muscles by increasing the blood flow to the muscle cells.
L-citrulline, or citrulline malate, a key active ingredient in the latest generation of boosters, also has the capacity to increase congestion by improving the production of N.O. It is also very effective in improving muscular endurance.
Some ingredients such as beta vulgaris (nitrates) also increase vasodilation, and are often accompanied by more or less potent active ingredients that act in synergy with the active ingredients listed above.
 

How to choose your booster?

The choice of a pre-workout depends on the objectives you are trying to achieve. If you want to gain strength, optimise your energy metabolism and increase your bench press maxes, for example, you should opt for a product containing creatine.
If you are looking to increase your stamina and optimise your muscular congestion, you should choose products containing N.O. precursors and if possible no creatine.
Boosters usually contain caffeine (up to 200mg of caffeine depending on the brand), but some sports nutrition ranges offer stimulant-free boosters. If you are sensitive to caffeine or have a history of heart disease, look for a formula that does not contain any stimulants.  

How to use it?

You use your booster before your training session, generally 30 to 45 minutes, on an empty stomach. For this reason, we advise you to drink your mixture or capsules at a distance from a meal, at least 1h30 to 2 hours afterwards.
After training, take whey protein to boost your recovery and muscle development.  

What precautions to take

Test your tolerance to the product by taking only half a dose for the first few uses. Pre-workouts contain active ingredients that may not be suitable for you

Do not drink coffee or green tea with your booster

Keep your box away from sinks, heat and light

Keep your product out of the reach of children

Boosters are absolutely not recommended for pregnant women

Only use your pre-workout booster on days when you are doing a workout