RECOVER FASTER

Ingredients: Turmeric extract [HydroCurc®] [with Coating [LipiSperse™] (Vegetable Oils (Coconut, Citrus, Olive)), Emulsifiers (Mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, Lecithins (Sunflower, Oat))], Antioxidant (Alpha Tocopherol), Anti-caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide)), Magnesium Rich Complex [Aquamin®], Palmitic Acid Monoethanolamide (PEA) [Levagen+®] [with Coating [LipiSperse™] (Emulsifiers (Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, Oat Lecithin))], Capsule Shell (Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Colour (Copper Complex of Chlorophyllins)), Zinc Methionine Blend [OptiZinc®] (Zinc Methionine, Zinc Sulphate, L-Methionine, Natural Flavouring), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate). Allergens: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Warnings: Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied diet. The product should be stored in a cool, dry place, out of sight and reach of children. Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any prescribed medicine.

Who should take U ULTRA Recovery supplements?

U ULTRA Recovery is a solution for everyone who experiences muscle soreness, regardless of their fitness level. Muscle soreness that shows up a day or two after exercising can affect anyone. That’s because exercise causes microscopic damage to muscle fibers. Those muscles then become inflamed, which triggers the body to respond and repair, causing muscle soreness or stiffness. 

The goals of recovery nutrition are to appropriately refuel and rehydrate the body, promote muscle repair and growth, boost adaptation from training sessions, and support immune function. Proactive recovery nutrition is especially important if you complete two or more training sessions in one day, or two sessions in close succession (e.g. an evening session followed by early morning session the next day). However, if you’re exercising once a day or a couple of times a week, recovery nutrition is still important.

U ULTRA Recovery provides a solution for those individuals in particular who:

• Want to reduce sore muscles during and post training

• Need the ability to recover from training and workouts in quick succession, such as daily

• Want to train harder, longer and faster

• Want to replenish their electrolyte balance post-workout

• Lack energy post-workout

• Are looking to reduce muscle, tissue or joint damage

• Want to reduce inflammation, tiredness and stress-related fatigue

How do I use U ULTRA Recovery supplements?

As per the directions for use on the label, adults should take 2 capsules daily with a glass of water, ideally during or after exercise, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner. Do not exceed the stated dose.

How soon should I eat and drink after exercise?

Rehydration should commence within half an hour after exercise. However, the urgency for carbohydrate and protein following exercise depends on how long you have until your next exercise session. The body is known to be most effective at replacing carbohydrate and promoting muscle repair and growth within the first 60 to 90 minutes post-exercise. This process will continue to happen for another 12 to 24 hours. 

If you have a quick turnaround between workout sessions, it’s a good idea to maximise your recovery in the first 60 to 90 minutes after you finish exercising. Alternatively, you could use your next regular meal after the session as your recovery nutrition.

How soon during or after exercise should I take the Recovery supplement?

As per the directions for use on the label, adults should take 2 capsules daily with a glass of water, ideally during or after exercise, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner. Do not exceed the stated dose.

Why is recovery particularly important for people who exercise?

It is now well-established that optimum recovery is a key factor for optimal sport performance.

Post-exercise your body enters a recovery phase in which it restores fuel levels (metabolic recovery) and repairs damage to the musculoskeletal system (mechanical recovery). 

Many athletes and individuals who train either do not know about, or do not take advantage of the post-exercise nutrition “window of opportunity” that facilitates optimum recovery.

Carbohydrates and water have the most scientific research for their role in recovery, but the role of post-exercise protein or nutrients contributing to protein synthesis such as zinc, magnesium and vitamin B6, caffeine, and antioxidants may have important impacts on endurance athletes.

What are the main contributing factors towards optimum recovery?

Multiple variables can influence recovery, such as nutrition, sleep, and travel. And numerous factors can enhance recovery; chief among these are nutrition and rest. Nutrition promotes muscle regeneration, glycogen restoration, reduces fatigue, and supports physical and immune health, which helps you prepare for the next competition or training session throughout the duration of a season. Nutritional aspects of recovery primarily focus on macronutrients, carbohydrates, and protein, as well as fluids.

How important is protein for recovery?

According to an objective and critical review by the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) regarding protein and exercise, an acute exercise stimulus, particularly resistance exercise, and protein ingestion both stimulate muscle protein synthesis (MPS). They work in synergy when protein consumption occurs before or after resistance exercise.

While it is possible for physically active individuals to obtain their daily protein requirements through the consumption of whole foods, supplementation is a practical way of ensuring intake of adequate protein quality and quantity, while minimising caloric intake, particularly for athletes who typically complete high volumes of training. 

Rapidly digested proteins that contain high proportions of essential amino acids (EAAs) and adequate leucine, are most effective in stimulating muscle protein synthesis. Different types and quality of protein can affect amino acid bioavailability following protein supplementation. Athletes should consider focusing on whole food sources of protein that contain all of the EAAs (i.e., it is the EAAs that are required to stimulate MPS). 

Endurance athletes should focus on achieving adequate carbohydrate intake to promote optimal performance; the addition of protein may help to offset muscle damage and promote recovery. Pre-sleep casein protein intake provides increases in overnight MPS and metabolic rate without influencing lipolysis.

The key to long-term muscle health is the ability to rapidly increase protein turnover in response to trauma and maintain protein balance. Increasing protein turnover means increasing the rate of both protein synthesis and breakdown within muscle. When this happens, the result is better muscle function. 

Increasing protein turnover is essential during the football season in order to repair muscle fibers damaged during training or games. Proteins are broken down to replace damaged fibers and provide a stimulus for muscle repair. As a result, protein breakdown is proportional to protein synthesis, and trained athletes can recycle the amino acids that are released from the breakdown of damaged muscle, resulting in larger and stronger muscles when turnover is high.

Traditionally, endurance athletes have placed less of a priority on protein in comparison to carbohydrate. However, adequate protein intake and timing of intake are critical to any athlete, whether endurance or resistance training.

How important is nutrient timing for recovery?

According to an objective and critical review by the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) the timing of macronutrients consumption, in reference to healthy, exercising adults and in particular highly trained individuals on exercise performance and body composition, is important. Nutrient timing incorporates the use of methodical planning and eating of whole foods, fortified foods and dietary supplements. The timing of energy intake and the ratio of certain ingested macronutrients may enhance recovery and tissue repair, augment muscle protein synthesis (MPS), and improve mood states following high-volume or intense exercise.

Meeting the total daily intake of protein, preferably with evenly spaced protein feedings (approximately every 3hrs during the day), should be viewed as a primary area of emphasis for exercising individuals. Ingestion of essential amino acids (EAA; approximately 10g) either in free-form or as part of a protein bolus of approximately 20-40g has been shown to maximally stimulate muscle protein synthesis (MPS).

Pre and/or post-exercise nutritional interventions (carbohydrate + protein or protein alone) may operate as an effective strategy to support increases in strength and improvements in body composition. However, the size and timing of a pre-exercise meal may impact the extent to which post-exercise protein feeding is required. Post-exercise ingestion (immediately to 2-h post) of high-quality protein sources stimulates robust increases in MPS.