How many times have you heard opinions on your protein needs as an athlete? What about the difference between the needs of endurance athletes versus strength athletes? I know I’ve had this conversation myself with several people, especially as one who follows a mostly plant-based diet.
That’s probably why the lesson on “Protein for Athletes” in the Clean Sports Nutrition section of Thrive Forward jumped out at me.
The video below goes into detail on this topic between Brendan Brazier and Aaron Simpson (Professional MMA Fighter). I loved the discussion around the difference between needs of athletes in different sports (endurance vs strength). They talk about the ratio of carb to protein (4:1) after workouts, types of protein, BCAAs, & Glutamine. This is my favorite video I’ve watched so far!
Although they don’t mention any Vega products in this video, I’ll add that the Vega Sport Performance Protein is what I used when I was training for running & triathlon – and is the one I’m still using for strength training. What I didn’t realize until last week that it also contains 5g (5000mg) of Glutamine and over 5g of BCAAs in the mix, which means I’m getting everything I need from one scoop in my post-workout smoothies.
I’m enjoying working my way through the different lessons on the free Thrive Forward program – have you signed up yet?
Now an exciting announcement…
Since I’m (obviously) a huge fan of Vega products, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m a Vega Blogger Ambassador for Blend Retreat 2013! This means that I’ll have some awesome Vega products to share with my Blends this year – so you know you’re going to want to be nice to me if you’re attending. 🙂
I’m also get a chance to ask lots of questions to a Vega Educator, so that I’m able to answer any of your questions. So ask away – I’m already making a list!
Just in case you’ve miss all my posts about Blend in the past, I want to share a little about this amazing event:
The BLEND Retreat (named so because we wanted to combine “blogger” with “friend”) is a relaxed, laid-back weekend retreat for healthy living, food and fitness bloggers from across North America and Canada. Instead of focusing on seminars and formal speakers, our focus is on friendship and having a weekend away to get to know and connect with one another in real life.
And I heard there are still a few tickets left if you want to join the fun. It’s an amazing weekend with some amazing women that is SO much fun!
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Questions for you:
- What is your take on post-workout recovery – Protein, BCAAs, & Glutamine?
- Any Vega questions you been wanting to ask?
- Am I going to see you at Blend Retreat?
