I have a basketball tournament tomorrow. It will probably last all afternoon and I was curious if there is something special I should do, a scaled down version of the protocol, or some Surge Recovery, during, after or before the games etc…???
Which products do you have at your disposal?
I have the full protocol, Surge Recovery, bcaa’s, and an NO2 product, which I have not used in awhile. I am out of the Surge Workout Fuel which I wish I had.
I would suggest the NO2, especially if you haven’t used it in a while. Take it 30minutes to and hour before a game. It will give you the stamina and focus boosts you need to give you an edge on the competion. I recently wrote up an assisting routine for a sprinter friend of mine, to go along with his daily track workouts involving submaximal-explosive lifting and plyometrics once or twice a week. I also have him taking a dose of N.O. 30-60 minutes before a meet. Last year he ran a 12.3 in the 100meter.
After following the routine I put in place for him and following my other instructions (including supplementing N.O. before meets) he ran a 11.15, which turned out to be the fastest time at the meet. The credit goes to him for the hard work and dedication, but I believe all of the factors I gave him to work with, including having him take N.O. before a meet, definately helped improve his performance.
Surge Workout Fuel and FINiBAR would have been ideal for something like this. Since you only have FINiBAR, I’d go with one prior to the start with another every hour.
Surge Recovery could be used during, but I’d be careful with it if you have multiple games to play since it could cause blood sugar fluctuations. Ideally you want to experiment with new protocols prior to something like this. If you do use it during the tournament, I’d mix it with twice the volume of water recommended and sip as allowed during the games. A full serving at the end of your last game is a good idea.
Alpha-GPC prior to the first game is a must if you have it.
[quote]Emain123 wrote:
I would suggest the NO2, especially if you haven’t used it in a while. Take it 30minutes to and hour before a game. It will give you the stamina and focus boosts you need to give you an edge on the competion. I recently wrote up an assisting routine for a sprinter friend of mine, to go along with his daily track workouts involving submaximal-explosive lifting and plyometrics once or twice a week. I also have him taking a dose of N.O. 30-60 minutes before a meet. Last year he ran a 12.3 in the 100meter.
After following the routine I put in place for him and following my other instructions (including supplementing N.O. before meets) he ran a 11.15, which turned out to be the fastest time at the meet. The credit goes to him for the hard work and dedication, but I believe all of the factors I gave him to work with, including having him take N.O. before a meet, definately helped improve his performance. [/quote]
I’d be weary about using the NO product prior to something like this if you haven’t tried it under similar circumstances as some of these products have a tendency to make users nauseous when there is a lot of running involved.
There’s a big difference between running sprints with full recovery between them and sprinting up and down a basketball court.
Thanks, yeah I wish had some of the Surge Workout Fuel too, thanks. I go have the Alpha-GPC also.
[quote]Mod Brian wrote:
[quote]Emain123 wrote:
I would suggest the NO2, especially if you haven’t used it in a while. Take it 30minutes to and hour before a game. It will give you the stamina and focus boosts you need to give you an edge on the competion. I recently wrote up an assisting routine for a sprinter friend of mine, to go along with his daily track workouts involving submaximal-explosive lifting and plyometrics once or twice a week. I also have him taking a dose of N.O. 30-60 minutes before a meet. Last year he ran a 12.3 in the 100meter.
After following the routine I put in place for him and following my other instructions (including supplementing N.O. before meets) he ran a 11.15, which turned out to be the fastest time at the meet. The credit goes to him for the hard work and dedication, but I believe all of the factors I gave him to work with, including having him take N.O. before a meet, definately helped improve his performance. [/quote]
I’d be weary about using the NO product prior to something like this if you haven’t tried it under similar circumstances as some of these products have a tendency to make users nauseous when there is a lot of running involved.
There’s a big difference between running sprints with full recovery between them and sprinting up and down a basketball court.
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Agreed, I didn’t take into account his possible reactions to the shake, mixed with the intensity of sport. Well, I wouldn’t necessarily dismiss NO, because the stamina boost could be very beneficial, but if it makes you nauseous by any means, I would stay just steer clear. It’s kinda hard to stay focussed on the game if you’re trying to hold down vomit. lol.