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Sports Supplements - A Martial Art perspective . . .
Duane Wilson- Arakan Senior Instructor & Sponsored Athlete
As an Arakan Martial Art® Senior Instructor teaching in excess of 50 hrs per week; including private lessons, group training, corporate training, seminars, as well as my own personal training- I need to be at the top of my game. Before coming across Australian Sports Nutrition (ASN) I had very little idea about what supplements were and how they could benefit my training. Over the past five months I have introduced supplements into my daily regime and as a result I have grown from strength to strength.
In particular as a Martial Arts Instructor we require the use of anaerobic and aerobic energy systems on an hourly and day-by-day basis. We have little time to switch off, wind down and rest from the demands of hours of physical and mental exertion and there were times when I felt like my body wouldn’t recover and perform like I wanted it to. Before starting up on a sports supplement stack I often fatigued quickly and sometimes would feel like I had hit a wall come the middle of the day. Since introducing some of the latest recovery and health products on the market into my diet, there has been considerable improvements to my endurance, explosiveness, energy levels, and more importantly I can back it up again and again, which is crucial in my area of work and success as an instructor.
One sports supplement that has played a key role and had an enormous impact on my performance is Xtend by SciVation. I train super hard at all times and taking Xtend with its Branch Chain Amino’s and Glutamine has helped my muscles recover much quicker and I am able to back up my strength, power and energy levels for training the next day. I could say I actually feel refreshed and recovered from it almost overnight. Another sports and health supplement I take is “SOG by CitiDirect”. It is a super organic fuel which contains chlorophyll properties for nutrient replacement and has facilitated my ability to give more to my students and towards my personal training. I find this supplement is vital to my body’s health, especially as we are living in a time where we are no longer able to get the necessary nutrients from our fruit and vegetables.
I have been teaching the highly motivated and energetic ASN (Australian Sports Nutrition) team on the Gold Coast in a corporate group capacity for the last 5 months and it is from this relationship that I have been made aware of the value of sports supplementation and the role is plays in increasing my nutritional intake. With my supplement stack they took the time to ask what goals I had and what recovery I needed and then suggested the best product/s for my personal needs. It was a supplement pack designed to adapt to my endurance and strength recovery needs particular needs and exertion levels.
Since including the above products and some other sports rehydration and recovery supplements into my eating plan I have been able to step up a level with my training. ASN has developed the art of assisting people, propelling them towards their goals and showing they care about your progress by investing time and energy into establishing and maintaining relationship with each customer. Due to this I am able to pass on small amounts of knowledge I’ve learnt giving me the ability to help my students with their training and recovery too.
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