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Burn Fat / Gain Muscle: Recovery Shakes are the key to achieving your goals.
Recovery Shakes keep your metabolism humming, which in turn burns more calories and ultimately burns more fat. Did you know that in order to burn more fat, glycogen (stored sugar) must be present?
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But, following a workout your glycogen stores have been depleted so your body begins burning your hard earned muscle tissue for energy. BAD! Your metabolic rate drops like a stone!

The best time to store glycogen is within 30 minutes of your workout while the enzyme glycogen synthase is more active. By drinking a Recovery Shake now, all sugars are shunted directly to your muscle fibers. Not one gram of sugar goes to those pesky love handles or stubborn hips. Sugar is not stored in fat, it is stored in muscle. Once in your muscles, recovery can begin, however, that recovery window closes after one hour. Take advantage of this time, you earned it! 

Timing is Everything!

It is imperative to the overall success of your personal fitness goals that the timing of certain nutrients be understood and adhered to. Timing is everything.

Before you exercise:

Your largest meal should be eaten at least 2 to 3 hours prior to your workout so that sufficient quantities of glycogen can be stored prior to exercise.

Your body burns glycogen much more efficiently than carbohydrates that were just consumed.

You need enough glycogen in your muscle tissue to sustain an intense workout.

During:

Ideally you should be sipping on water during your workout.

It is recommended to sip on a 9-12 oz. high glycemic glucose/fructose sports drink during your workout.

Having a little glucose/fructose drink during exercise can keep you on top.

After:

This is the most important meal of the day.

The body has a 30 to 45 minute window to optimize its workout.

By drinking a high glycemic drink immediately following your workout, the sugars race into your muscles replenishing the lost glycogen and keeping your metabolism humming. This is key to weight loss and muscle gain.

The body will not gain an ounce of fat but you will realize your fitness goals quicker.