Overdrive, a Sports Supplement
June 10, 2010
Overdrive is a Sports Supplement produced by the company Pharmanex and provides a blend of B-vitamins, antioxidants, mineral cofactors, proteolytic enzymes and unique electrolytes to enhance energy metabolism during exercise and normal post-exercise muscle recovery.
Overdrive, as a supplement to complement my own training has been very interesting and over the week I have noticed a very marked difference in the way my body feels during and post-exercise.
After doing predominantly Pilates over the past few months, I know for a fact that I would have less Type IIA/B muscle fibres in my body, but I found that I was mentally and physically able to push all the weights that were mapped out in the designed circuits and also able to push the lactate threshold training for metabolic conditioning, all in one day.
28th May 2010 Training Program:
Lactate Threshold Training: 15 minutes
15 sets of Deadlifts at 40kg x 8 reps & 10x Press Ups off the bar on the minute.
Circuit: 13 minutes
Gecko Crawls, Swiss Ball Jacknifes, Eccentric Chin Ups, Renegade Rows, Cleans, Squat Presses, Arnold Presses, Pull Ups, Bench Push/Pulls, Bike, Rower, BOSU Planks.
During the workouts, I felt drained after the first 10 minutes, but as I felt the shift into the second and third gears, my mental confidence just grew and I was able to push it out a bit more. With that in confidence, arousal levels peaked with a little bit more with me powering out on the rower.
With 2 tablets before and 2 during and 2 post exercise. There is a significant tightness around the gluteus maximus muscles and in the back, but only when I move it to a certain range of motion.
It is day two now post workout, 29th May and still feeling fine. Should be able to go a for a workout of some sort later on.
Day Three post workout and still not feeling any soreness at all. There is a tightness in the muscle when moving into certain ranges of movement, but there is significantly no soreness or D.O.M.S. at all. This is truly amazing. I am expecting to be feeling like I have been hit by a bus, but there is no reason to whinge or moan.
Verdict: Highly recommend this product to anyone who is terrified of D.O.M.S. or moans about being sore from training. Or also for those who love training so much that they would need to recover very quickly and stay exercising every couple of days. With supplementation of Overdrive, you will see a significant increase in strength and stamina levels, not to mention accelerated recovery from high intensity workouts.
Bjorn Voon
The Effects of Exercise
May 23, 2010
What can Exercise do for you? Well, get your pop corn and get ready for a long 3 hour epic. I won’t bore you with all the details, but because I am so passionate about it, I will scratch the surface a little bit for you.
Depending on your current situation, exercise will
- Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis.
- Improves your cardiovascular fitness.
- Improves metabolism which will reduce your risk of being overweight.
- Increases endorphin release.
- Improve your productivity
This simple activity is becoming more and more scarce with the way our society is changing. We were designed to move, hunt and gather. Today we mostly sit, push buttons and walk to the supermarkets for our foods.
All the diseases mentioned in the first point are classed as diseases that can be prevented if we only changed our lifestyles. Sedentary-ness, malnutrition, lifestyle and sometimes genetics are possible factors of how we develop these dangerous and deadly diseases that are claiming many lives by the hour. All of which can be fixed with a little bit of a lifestyle adjustment and a bit of exercise.
The Department of Health has a Find Thirty Everyday campaign that recommends for a 30 minute activity everyday. In an attempt to get the public moving and more active again. The message is clear. We are not moving or getting active enough. But is it really enough to get us losing the weight? Probably not. But it is a good start.
Metabolism is a fantastic thing. It is the amount of energy needed to keep your body running or you alive. There are many factors that can affect your metabolism. Learn how to maximise your energy burning potential by raising your basal metabolic rate. I will cover this in another blog post later on down the track.
As a fitness professional, we have probably heard of the many excuses or barriers put up by folk who do not want to exercise. These may be because exercise is too hard to do, hurts too much, do not have time for it, it costs too much, the trainers yell too much, the exercises they make me do are too difficult and the best of the lot, just could not be bothered. These are all lame excuses. They do not work anymore and the only person you are kidding is yourself. Sedentary folk need to understand that there is a problem, realize that there is and take the appropriate action.
Everyone needs to exercise. No matter where you come from, what sort of lifestyle you may have, cut the ridiculous and get exercising.
