Summer is around the corner and gyms in Malta finally re-open again after lockdown! Excited much!? Surely you won’t be missing those bodyweight squats in the bathroom, burpees in the bedroom or curling water bottles in the kitchen! If you’re wondering what gym supplements you need, keep on reading.
What gym supplements do I need?
As you get ready to hit the gym again, you should focus on a prudent and consistent return to gym workouts by getting your fundamentals right:
- Eating quality foods in the quantities and proportions appropriate to your body and goals,
- Training regularly with moderate weights and a strong focus on good form,
- Getting sufficient rest and quality sleep to optimise your recovery, health and body composition,
- Restore your strength & performance levels with the right supplements.
Back-to-gym supplement suggestions
Here are our top 9 supplements to help you get back into the gym:
1. Arginine
A great natural pre-workout and precursor to nitric oxide (NO) – it enhances blood flow and hence your ability to produce energy during your workout.
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NOW Foods L-Arginine 500mg€12.99
2. Beta-alanine
A naturally occurring amino acid that is a perfect workout companion, boosting your strength, exercise capacity, muscular endurance and lean body mass.
3. Creatine
Creatine helps muscles replenish energy during resistance training and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) while promoting muscle gain, enhanced strength and exercise performance.
4. Carnitine
Optimises the body’s use of fat for fuel, enabling you to exercise for longer while burning fat, and improving recovery from workouts.
5. Amino Complete
Delivers 20 amino acids in a single supplement to promote maintenance, repair, and development of muscle.
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NOW Foods Amino Complete€17.99
6. Glutamine
Replenishes glutamine stores to decrease muscle soreness and improve recovery after intense exercise, while supporting muscle growth and fat loss.
7. Omega 3s
Stimulate the release of oxygen into skeletal muscle during exercise thereby enhancing endurance and exercise capacity, as well as reducing inflammation, promoting muscle synthesis and protecting your tissues from training injuries.
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NOW Foods Omega-3 Molecularly Distilled 1000mg€5.99 – €44.99
8. CoQ10
In addition to plenty of potential health benefits, CoQ10 promotes cardiovascular health and muscle endurance.
9. Multivitamin
A high-quality, complete multivitamin provides you with a dietary safety net to stave off any potential deficiencies, particularly as a result of elevated workout demands and for those who are currently looking to shed some body fat before beach season.