During my training I have been averaging 5-6 workouts a
week, 3 or 4 of which are runs, 2 spinning sessions which I have combined with
some weight and resistance work. As you can imagine, this is pretty tiring! My
brother who is a crazy cyclist has been using products by Bikefood for a while
and has trying to get me to use recovery drinks for ages. I was never very keen,
partially because I didn’t think I was really doing enough to warrant the use
of recovery drinks but after the first few weeks of marathon training I was
feeling constantly tired and in pain I thought that it might be time to give
them ago!
There are loads of
protein products on the market but many of them are full of artificial
flavours, chemicals and are can be very difficult for your body to digest. For
me this was one of the main reasons I have been reluctant to use protein drinks
before. If you’re already putting your body under a lot of strain whilst
training, it seems rather counterproductive to then start using drinks which
your body struggles to process.
I started using
Gymfood on the recommendation of my brother who like I said earlier has been
raving about Gymfood’s sister product Bikefood for years. Gymfood’s main
ingredient is Hemp Protein and unlike many other protein powders on the market
it has a refreshingly short ingredients list, made up of five mainly natural
products. Hemp is also a bit of a superfood, it has a complete amino acid
profile and is full of minerals and antioxidents which is obviously a bonus!
I’ve tried both the chocolate and citrus flavor. My favorite
was definitely the chocolate though both tasted were nice and had an easily
drinkable texture. You can slightly taste the grassy hemp flavor but this isn’t
unpleasant. I think with a product that is as good as this in both its
nutritional profile and performance benefits, it’s not really an issue!
Hemp is great. Period!
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