If you don’t use proper supplementation, you will never reach your full potential, no mater how hard you train or watch your nutrition. . . 

Before we go on, it’s important to clear up one notion some people have when they hear the word “Supplementation”. The word “supplementation” in our use does not mean the use of steroids or other illegal substances. In our use of the word, it means, “add as a supplement to what seems insufficient”. An example of this can be adding multivitamins or protein to a diet. 

As athlete’s we know the difference endurance makes in sports. Our ability to train and compete longer at higher intensity levels is the number one factor between winning and loosing. Endurance makes a bigger difference than talent alone.

Without enough endurance to last, the most talented athletes in sports would not beat their competition, even if their competition were less talented.

In order to perform at our full potential during competition and training; there are three vital areas we need to address, if we want to perform at our full potential.

To perform at your full potential the first area we need to address is the production of energy; also know as ATP.

When it comes to physical activity, ATP is the single most important molecule your body produces. In essence, ATP is energy and without it, your body would not be able to function. During times of intense workouts or competitions, your body’s demand for ATP increases dramatically, and our ability to supply this demand will determine how well we perform. Therefore, it’s important to know what affects ATP production and how we can maximize our production of ATP.

Our body’s best source of energy for physical activity is its stored fat

When we eat, our bodies take carbohydrates, fats and proteins from the foods we ingest and turns them into ATP for energy so can continue to function. The excess carbohydrates, fats, and proteins that we eat is converted to glycogen and stored in the liver and muscle tissue and acts as a reserve for when your body needs them later at which point your body converts the stored glycogen to ATP for energy.

During times of physical activity, such as during intense workouts or competition, your body’s need for ATP and the production of ATP increases dramatically because your body is working and burning up ATP for energy at an increased rate in the process.

Due to the increased demand for energy, your body starts using up the stored glycogen from your liver and muscles and turns it into ATP for energy. Your body does this for a while, but as we continue with our physical activity and these energy reserves become depleted and we continue exercising our body does something amazing. Our body shifts its main source of energy from glycogen to fat in times of sustained exercise. This process is commonly known as “second wind”. Our bodies do this because it knows that prolonged exercise calls for maximum energy production and it wants to provide as much ATP as possible, so you can continue to perform at your peak.

While glucose is a very valuable source of energy, it is not nearly as powerful as fat is for energy. One molecule of fat produces more than 23 time the energy as one molecule of glucose (carbohydrates) does. The breakdown comes out to 441 ATP from one molecule of fat to 19 ATP from one molecule of glucose. We can see the importance of using fat stores for energy and using these stores as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

“Most people are under the impression that carbohydrates are your body’s best energy source. While carbohydrates are important, this simply is not true. Your fat reserves are by far your body’s best energy source.”

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Cardio Surge was specifically designed to address the need for increased energy production through true fat metabolism so your body can maximize the amount of fat it converts into ATP.