Post Work Out - Replenishing the body with nutrients immediately after a workout has overwhelming evidence that shows countless benefits. Ingesting nutrients directly after a workout will increase your body’s naturally occurring Human Growth Hormone which has been deemed the ‘building block of life’. During workouts muscles break down and should be rebuilt as soon as possible. Consuming protein after a training session increases the rate of muscle recovery or protein synthesis. Additionally, training depletes glycogen (sugar) stores in muscle, which also must be replenished in a timely manner.

Juicing products fully squeezes the sugars out and leaves behind the fibers necessary to digest those sugars. Leaving fruit whole as mother nature intended will keep fiber intact to enable the body the ability to disburse sugar. 

Healthy foods containing natural occurring sugars, like fruits, should be eaten to help recovery and increase performance. However, if a person’s goal is heavily based o...