Nutri-Sport Nutrition Tip: Pre-workout “go-go juice”
April 12, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
“Pre-workout” formulas are one of the most popular supplements on the market today. While we don’t put them above a post or intra training supplement, they do give an edge for your workout.
The main goals of an effective pre-workout are increasing blood flow, reduce fatigue, increased energy and mental focus. In the video below, Ryan Irwin demonstrates what he does for his pre-workout formula.
Again, don’t neglect your recovery supplements (as most do) since they are more important than a performance aid, but if you have this covered, give a pre-workout a test for your next training session.
For more information on this or other supplements, nutrition coaching or personal training, email ryan@nutrisportFPT.com or visit either our Clive or Altoona locations, where you want to go for results and not a sales pitch!
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Nutri-Sport and Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportfpt.com
515.331.2141
Nutri-Sport Altoona
1003 8th St SW, STE K in Altoona (next to Hairy’s Day Spa)
Altoona, IA 50009
515.266.2225
Nutri-Sport Nutrition Tip: BCAA’s spell recovery
April 10, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
research has come out revealing that if meals spaced out 4-6 hours apart can keep your body in an anabolic state by sipping on/taking BCAA’s in between meals (but still take advantage of fat loss). BCAA supplementation has grown in popularity in recent years by the use of both bodybuilders and athletes alike for the benefit provided by these supplements.For more information on this or other supplements, nutrition coaching or personal training, email ryan@nutrisportFPT.com or visit either our Clive or Altoona locations, where you want to go for results and not a sales pitch!
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Nutri-Sport and Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportfpt.com
515.331.2141
Nutri-Sport Altoona
1003 8th St SW, STE K in Altoona (next to Hairy’s Day Spa)
Altoona, IA 50009
515.266.2225
Nutri-Sport Nutrition Tip: Post workout recovery cereal
March 29, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
The most important meal you have during the day is what you have after your training session. This is what sets you up for proper recovery and muscle growth.
As we’ve discussed before, you want carbohydrates and protein immediately post workout. In the video below, Ryan Irwin demonstrates a variation to the typical recovery shake and shares his post training power cereal goodness recipe.
Important to note that this or any recovery shake/meal should be injested within 30 minutes after training to optimize uptake. As I mention in the video, I will alternate items such as creatine, beta alanine, DAA and other supplements as well as amounts of macro nutrients but the base of carbs and protein is always there.
For more information on this or other supplements, nutrition coaching or personal training, email ryan@nutrisportFPT.com or visit either our Clive or Altoona locations, where you want to go for results and not a sales pitch!
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Nutri-Sport and Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportfpt.com
515.331.2141
Nutri-Sport Altoona
1003 8th St SW, STE K in Altoona (next to Hairy’s Day Spa)
Altoona, IA 50009
515.266.2225
Nutri-Sport Training Tip: Lower body warm up sequence
March 27, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
Proper warm up is crucial not only for performance but also injury prevention. Often people make the huge mistake of just stretching a cold muscle then get right into their activity. Shame on them!
Ideally you want a warm up that gets the tissue activated and ready to fire, blood flowing and limber. What you don’t want is to exhaust yourself during the warm up or do anything that is proven to reduce performance (such as stretching a cold muscle).
In the video below, Mike Beiter demonstrates a warm up sequence for the lower body. This is done prior to touching any weights and is repeated if there are still areas of tightness. Once lifting has begun, we start out with an empty bar with the goal of being able to have a full range of motion prior to adding weight.
Similar to the shoulder warm up you can view here, do this prior to any lower body work. If you have areas of extreme tightness or are wanting increased mobility, this sequence can be performed daily.
It's always good to have a reliable training partner on leg day!
For more information on this or other supplements, nutrition coaching or personal training, email mike@nutrisportFPT.com or visit either our Clive or Altoona locations, where you want to go for results and not a sales pitch!
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Nutri-Sport and Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportfpt.com
515.331.2141
Nutri-Sport Altoona
1003 8th St SW, STE K in Altoona (next to Hairy’s Day Spa)
Altoona, IA 50009
515.266.2225
Nutri-Sport Nutrition Tip: Foundational supplements
March 1, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
When clients and customers ask us what supplements they should be taking, we always start with the foundation. As Ryan Irwin explains in the video below, these include a multivitamin, fish oil and a good protein.
No matter what people’s goals are, these three supplements are often filling gaps of most individual’s intake and part of staying healthy and optimizing performance.
Certainly based on specific goals there are other products that can be added to this stack, but the foundation is the place to start.
For more information on this or other supplements, nutrition coaching or personal training, email ryan@nutrisportFPT.com or visit either our Clive or Altoona locations, where you want to go for results and not a sales pitch!
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Nutri-Sport and Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportfpt.com
515.331.2141
Nutri-Sport Altoona
1003 8th St SW, STE K in Altoona (next to Hairy’s Day Spa)
Altoona, IA 50009
515.266.2225
New hours on Friday and Saturday effective today (2/24/12)
February 24, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
To better serve our clients and customers, both the Clive and Altoona Nutri-Sport locations will have the following hours on Friday and Saturday:
Friday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Monday thru Thursday will remain 10AM to 7 PM, closed on Sundays.
We’d love to hear from you! We’re always available at our stores. We’re just east of I-80/35 on Swanson in Clive or just east of hwy 65 in Altoona.
9992 Swanson Blvd, Clive, IA 50325
1003 8th St SW Suite K, Altoona, IA 50009
Clive 515.331.2141
Altoona 515.266.2225
Email: ryan@nutrisportFPT.com
Nutri-Sport Nutrition Tip: Digestion
February 23, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
Digestion is a key factor that is often over looking in sports nutrition. However it can be a major impact positively or negatively.
As Ryan explains in the video below, when you put food into your stomach, blood and energy is used to process and digest the nutrients. This is needed but when you are calling on your body to exert energy and perform in an athletic event, it can hinder performance. This is in addition to the obvious factor of possibly throwing up and causing an embarrassing and gross situation.
If you need to supplement the digestion process, we have enzymes, probiotics and gluten/lactose enzymes as well.
For more information on this or other supplements, visit either our Clive or Altoona locations, where you want to go for results and not a sales pitch!
For information on supplements, personal training or nutrition coaching, email: ryan@nutrisportFPT.com
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Nutri-Sport and Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportfpt.com
515.331.2141
Nutri-Sport Altoona
1003 8th St SW, STE K in Altoona (next to Hairy’s Day Spa)
Altoona, IA 50009
515.266.2225
20 years of consistency and training for Ryan Irwin
February 20, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
Today marks the day 20 years ago that I decided I would be a bodybuilder. I remember distinctly walking into weight room at Saydel High School the Monday after the state wrestling tournament (I watched, as a wrestler I never made it to state myself) with a mission to compete as a bodybuilder.
Day after day, I consistently keep hitting the weight room, eating right, learning everything I could and taking the skinny weak kid who didn’t have to cut weight to make the 103lb class to someone who was confident enough to step on a bodybuilding stage, which I did a little over a year later as a young teen.
Over the years, my goal turned into my passion and I have competed over 20 times. In that time I have made sacrifices, gone through struggles, accomplished goals and have seen great things that the iron has taught me.
While I am proud of my accomplishments, consistency, progress and dedication, I know there are things that are much more important to life than bodybuilding and powerlifting. I also know there are others that have overcome many times more difficult trials and completed much more impressive feats (like the soldier risking his/her life for another, or the single mom who raises her kids cause their loser father walked away).
However I do know the iron has made me a better person today, a better husband and a better father. It also has allowed me to take this passion to help others. Having someone come up and say you changed/saved their life is powerful. Celebrating the victories with others is constantly fulfilling.
It has been an amazing journey and I can say that when I walked behind the bleachers to the high school “weight room” that day 20 years ago, while I knew the goal that I set, I had no idea what other aspects it would bring. Here’s to another 20 years!
For information on supplements, personal training or nutrition coaching, email: ryan@nutrisportFPT.com
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Nutri-Sport and Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportfpt.com
515.331.2141
Nutri-Sport Altoona
1003 8th St SW, STE K in Altoona (next to Hairy’s Day Spa)
Altoona, IA 50009
515.266.2225
Nutri-Sport Nutrition Tip: Creatinol-O-Phosphate, then latest breakthru supplement?
February 17, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
Creatine is one of the most tried and tested supplements on the market today. It works, period. A new supplement in the industry has an identity crisis and is being mistaken for creatine, which is creatinol-o-phosphate (COP).
While COP is a molecular compound that enhances muscular performance as well, it does it in a different manner. Once absorbed by the muscle cells it prolongs anaerobic glycolysis. What this basically means is that when pH levels normally would cause fatigue and the muscles to stop contracting, COP can help you push through to trigger more muscle and strength gains. By increasing time under tension, you can bust through plateaus in your training.
Creatinol-O-Phosphate
We recommend combining it with your pre-workout formula and consume it 30 minutes or so prior to your training session.
For more information on this or other supplements, visit either our Clive or Altoona locations, where you want to go for results and not a sales pitch!
For information on supplements, personal training or nutrition coaching, email: ryan@nutrisportFPT.com
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Nutri-Sport and Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportfpt.com
515.331.2141
Nutri-Sport Altoona
1003 8th St SW, STE K in Altoona (next to Hairy’s Day Spa)
Altoona, IA 50009
515.266.2225
Supplement review: Raspberry ketones for fat loss
February 9, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
The latest buzz in the fat loss world is raspberry ketones, many due to Dr. Oz’s mention of it on his show (world take note, if you have a product, get his endorsement and you’re set!)
Raspberry ketones are not new. In 2005 there was a study done showing that they reduce the amount of fat that is absorbed by the body and also demonstrated an increase in lipolysis (fat burning).
While these are both great effects, raspberry ketones can be even more effective by combining them with other proven fat loss aids such as green tea, caffeine for example.
Of course, no dietary supplement is effective without a proper exercise and nutrition program in place. If you need assistance getting this going, we can help with either personal training and/or meal planning and nutrition coaching.
To emphasize, there are no quick fixes, but with proper workouts, the right nutrition and smart supplementation (which might include raspberry ketones for you), you can look and feel your absolute best!
Visit either Nutri-Sport location to pick up raspberry ketones and other fat loss or muscle gain supplements, where you want to go for results and not a sales pitch!
For information on personal training or coaching, email: ryan@nutrisportFPT.com
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Nutri-Sport and Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportfpt.com
515.331.2141
Nutri-Sport Altoona
1003 8th St SW, STE K in Altoona (next to Hairy’s Day Spa)
Altoona, IA 50009
515.266.2225
