Informed athletes know that post-workout nutrition is essential to success. While fueling your body before exercise is obviously a key factor in boosting performance, ensuring that your body has proper nutrients for recovery cannot be overlooked. For this reason, many body builders and strength-training athletes insist on having a post-workout shake as soon as possible following their last set – no reason to let muscles go without nutrition any long than they have to. Thanks to its rapid rate of absorption, most athletes reach for whey protein for recovery; this type of protein has become the standard. But new evidence suggests that it’s not the best option out there. Unfortunately, you may be missing out and sacrificing muscular strength and size by following the pack. Read more…
What’s the point in burning 1500 calories if you don’t know the correct zone to be in? With the sponsorship of BOULDER RUNNING COMPANY & POLAR, this Monday morning Jan 9th at 9am and Thursday night Jan12th at 7:15 pm, PUSH X-TREME will be holding an intense workout geared for the heart rate zone YOUR body needs to be in to achieve the results YOU’RE after!
Check out why some of our biggest losers in boot camp use Heart Rate monitors.
Five Great Reasons to Wear a Heart Rate Monitor
Improve Your Health
You don’t have to be a serious athlete in training to benefit from wearing a heart rate monitor when you exercise. Whether you’re working out to control weight, tone muscles, build endurance, strengthen your heart, relieve stress or simply maintain good health and fitness, a heart rate monitor can help you find the right pace and intensity of exercise to achieve your goals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that adults should exercise at moderate intensity (50–70 percent of maximum heart rate) for at least 30 minutes five days a week, or at a vigorous intensity (70–85 percent of maximum heart rate) for 20 minutes three days a week. Read more…
New Years Is Here, Now What?
Boulder Running Company and PUSH X-TREME invite you to join us in the “Little Black Dress” Challenge. January 1st we start a new challenge and we are excited to have you join us. This challenge is a little different and very exciting because everyone has a chance to win some cool prizes.
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Informed athletes know that post-workout nutrition is essential to success. While fueling your body before exercise is obviously a key factor in boosting performance, ensuring that your body has proper nutrients for recovery cannot be overlooked. For this reason, many body builders and strength-training athletes insist on having a post-workout shake as soon as possible following their last set – no reason to let muscles go without nutrition any long than they have to. Thanks to its rapid rate of absorption, most athletes reach for whey protein for recovery; this type of protein has become the standard. But new evidence suggests that it’s not the best option out there. Unfortunately, you may be missing out and sacrificing muscular strength and size by following the pack. Read more…
