Category: Supplements
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Nitrates

Nitrates improve exercise endurance by enhancing “running economy.” They increase plasma nitrate concentrations to increase nitric oxide, which has a variety of vascular and metabolic effects that reduce oxygen cost during exercise. This means that athletes can achieve better performance with the same amount of oxygen they consume or maintain the same level of performance…
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Glutamine

Glutamine is an amino acid (building block of proteins) that is widely used in sports nutrition, mainly due to its immunomodulatory role. Glutamine is involved in cell proliferation, energy production through gluconeogenesis (energy production from proteins rather than carbohydrates), maintenance of acid-base balance, body temperature and heart rate. Our bodies produce enough glutamine for our…
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Energy gels

Energy gels are carbohydrates in a gel form and help to replenish your depleted carbohydrate stores. Energy gels used in endurance events (running, cycling, climbing etc) and in every other athletic sports activity that you need to replenish carbohydrates in a short time like ipsc shooting matches. Τhe carbohydrates contained in the energy gels are…