Hi there, my names Richard and I’m Hannah’s partner. Along with Hannah I have started to eat clean, train hard and achieve the results I want. I have already found it a lot easier to eat clean when there is someone supporting (nagging) me and giving me the motivation to carry on especially when cakes appear in the office.
Yesterday was the first time I had been back to the gym properly for around 6 months and I’m not going to lie – it was tough. Being able to lift 24kg on my arms before and only managing 18kg yesterday shows just how long the road is in front of me. I’ll be lying if I said I was a gym pro (I’m certainly anything but) however I thought I would take time to give some tips and tricks which I’ve learnt over the years.
Firstly in this blog, what I want to talk about and that you hear a lot in the gyms is protein shakes or sups. When I first started going to the gym I thought it was a gimmick and people only had used it to show off - but how wrong I was. I have found having a shake immediately after my workout session not only fills me up and stops me feeling hungry very quickly, it has dramatically helped my recovery time and you can certainly see the results after a couple of weeks. I’ve tried a variety of shakes and suppliers since I first started - normally buying ones on offer from Holland and Barratt or the local gym but now I only use one place - MyProtein on the web and haven’t looked back.
When you first go one their page it can be pretty daunting but the drop down menus under ‘Your Goal’ helps quickly identify the products that will benefit you. The prices are very reasonable, have a huge variety of flavours and arrived very quickly through the post.
Probably the mainstay of my sups supply is something called Hurricane XS and I use this after every work out. Not only does it have a high whey protein content (helps grow muscle) it also includes something called Creatine to help performance in the gym and help get an extra rep or two one a set. As I normally head to the gym after work I like to have a protein shake mid-morning/after lunch to help with recovery and give my muscles every chance of repairing. I like to use the Impact Whey Protein as this contains 20g of protein per serving and it is not as advanced as the Hurricane XS above. For the first time I have bought a new sup called BCAA 4:1:1. Apparently it helps the maintenance of lean muscle and adds to growth but I shall try it out and see.
As with any new product you buy, always start small and try them to make sure you are happy with it – there’s nothing worse than having a 2.5kg load of protein delivered only to find you can’t stand the taste! Try to be adventurous with flavours as this helps keep your diet different and becoming boring/monotonous – I have just ordered a Banoffee flavour and a Sticky Toffee Pudding flavour – look out for reviews on these soon.
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