Training goal: health & well-being

The days when bodybuilding and strength training were designed solely to maximize lean muscle mass are long gone. More and more people are becoming aware of the importance of a healthy lifestyle, so that even ambitious exercisers are paying more attention to it. Health and well-being ultimately also influence the performance of the individual: Be it in everyday life or when training in the gym. Only those who take care of their body are able to perform at their best at any time.

In our fast-moving times, it is therefore more important than ever to regard your own body as your most valuable asset. In addition to sufficient sleep, avoidance of unnecessary stress and a conscious diet, the targeted use of supplements can also support the targeted improvement of one's own health and well-being.

Many exercisers have already realized that a healthy body is the basis for a healthy mind. Those who want to implement this attitude to life optimally can specifically fall back on the following supplements:

• Protein powders can help prevent deficiency symptoms. Depending on the time of day, various products offer themselves as a tasty alternative to low-quality foods.
• It is known that increased stress can often lead to a lack of glutamine. Those who want to prevent negative effects on the immune system can achieve this, among other things, through the use of this amino acid.
• Trace elements bear their name because they are only present in small quantities in the daily diet. Active people can prevent muscle cramps or improve sleep quality with additional supplementation.
• Antioxidants, with their function of neutralizing free radicals, have an important role in preventing various diseases and accelerating the aging process.

Protein powders

Protein powders are almost universal in the daily diet. Depending on the type of diet and time of day, the market offers a wide variety of options: easily digestible Whey, casein that supplies the body with nutrients for a long time, or even high-quality vegan protein such as soy isolate. Protein powders not only serve to provide the body with important building blocks for the muscles, but can also increase the satiety effect as a tasty alternative or even displace completely inferior foods from the daily diet. A Whey milkshake can taste just as good as the fast food role model bursting with sugar, but represents the significantly healthier alternative.

Glutamine

The amino acid glutamine is one of the semi-essential amino acids. This means that the body is generally able to produce it itself in sufficient quantities with the help of added food. However, in certain situations such as stress or illness, it can happen that the body no longer has enough glutamine available and an increased supply becomes necessary. Especially very active athletes benefit from the potentially shortened regeneration. It is important not to dissolve glutamine in water for a longer period of time, otherwise it will decompose too quickly. Glutamine should therefore always be supplemented fresh, with daily servings of up to 3 × 5 g considered effective among athletes.

Trace elements

Increased athletic activity and the associated increased sweating can lead to a deficiency of certain trace elements in exercisers if the daily diet does not specifically address this. An alternative to this is the supplementation of trace elements. Zinc, magnesium and vitamin B6 in particular, either individually or in combination as a ZMA supplement, can improve recovery, increase natural testosterone levels and ensure better sleep quality.

Antioxidants

More and more exercisers are becoming aware of the importance of antioxidants. Intense training, which is a specific form of stress, increases free radicals in the body. These are the cause of many diseases, not least cancer. The targeted supplementation of antioxidants helps to bind these radicals, and thus to secure one's own health, especially in the long term.