3 Natural DIY Pre-workout Supplements

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With more and more athletes moving away from processed foods and products, there is a huge demand for natural, unprocessed pre-workouts. We all know that a good pre-workout shake makes us feel energized throughout the training session and gives us that boost of energy in the most tiresome of times.

Finding alternatives can prove to be challenging, but thankfully there are some easy ways you can get that boost of energy at home with ingredients you probably have in the cupboard.

What’s great about these DIY pre-workouts is that they are unprocessed, cheap, easy to make, and would be labeled as healthy. Here are 3 DIY natural pre-workout alternatives that you can make from your kitchen:

Coffee:

Coffee has proven to increase athletic performance due to its ability to release adrenaline, a hormone stored in our bodies. When adrenaline is released, our bodies enter its primal ‘fight or flight’ mode, giving us an extra boost of untapped energy for us to utilize.

If you use coffee as your pre-workout, drink your coffee at least 30 minutes before, as the effect of coffee starts taking physical affect around an hour after ingestion.

Additionally, if you’re already a daily coffee drinker, you will want to take caution if making this a routine, as coffee withdrawal side effects can occur if you drink more than the recommended dose per day.

Fruit And Fruit Juice

Fruit – being so sweet and delicious – contains mostly healthy sugars, water and fibre. Our bodies and brain use glucose – the base structure of sugar – as its energy source. By ingesting a good amount of fruit an hour before, or a sizable amount of fruit juice while you workout, can provide ample amounts of energy during your workout.

Bananas are a great fruit to eat an hour or so before exercising as they contain ample nutrients that will give you a boost in energy. If you’re juicing your fruit, go for oranges, pineapples and pears.

Pre-workout Smoothie

Perhaps the best DIY pre-workout, although a little more time consuming, would be a blend of both fruit, seeds and coffee. By mixing caffeine, fruit and seeds, you will load a powerful amount of calories, nutrients and energy into your body at once, fuelling you for the exercise session that lies ahead. Make sure to drink your shake an hour before training so that your body can break down the nutrients and prepare itself for energy exertion.

A common recipe for a DIY shake:

  • X1 mango
  • X8 Berries of your choice
  • X1 double shot espresso
  • X1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • X1 tablespoon of seeds of your choice
  • X5 dates
  • X1 cup of plant-based milk

Conclusion:

While there are tons of different pre-workouts out there, making one yourself from unprocessed ingredients not only feels fulfilling, but is also wholesome. These 3 alternative pre-workout supplements will prove to give you more energy.

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