Get The Best Sports Supplements For Your Money
New sports nutritional supplements products hit the market every day. There are so many supplements today that it is almost impossible to know each product that is available. Many athletes stick to a product they know very well and stick with it. Others feel that the ‘old’ ones just don’t do the job and switch to something new. Products are also getting better. But there is nothing wrong with the ‘old’ ones.
This huge supply of products is interesting. In a free market where products are competing against each other, manufactures are forced to lower prices to stay in competition. In this competitive market you are the winner. You can find equally good supplements for lower prices if you don’t choose the latest or hottest products. With the marketing for new products this can be hard to resist. Manufacturers are persuading you to step into the latest craze, it is up to you to resist or not.
But what are you looking for in this huge market? Of course you’re looking for quality products for a good price. The objective here in this article is not to sell you any brands or point you to (web) stores. As difficult as it is not to name any brands or store(s) we will try to it clear which products are the must haves. The aim here is to make you realize the big opportunity to save money.
If you need lots of energy to complete a rigorous exercise program or to peak during competition you could take carbohydrates. Carbohydrates maintain blood glucose levels and increase muscle glycogen, during intense exercise. This will supply your muscles sufficient energy. Carbohydrates can be taken before or during exercise or competition. It comes in solid form like a bar or liquid form like shakes or special drinks. It is also important to consume liquids during exercise and liquid carbohydrates fit this need. Experts suggest that 350 ml of a sport drink with carbohydrates should be taken every 20 min during exercise. Of course this will not be possible for all sports, but you need to see this as a guideline.
Proteins are very important for athletes. They are needed for muscle growth and repair. Many physical sports need muscle growth and stimulation although the aim of the sport itself is not muscle growth per se. These products are often offered at a good price and quality is also good.
Since men crossed the oceans with wooden ships we know that vitamin C is extremely important in fighting diseases. It took a while before researchers found out that all the oranges and lemons contain vitamin C. Now research has pointed out that it also plays an important part in restoring t-cell damage resulting from physical activities, and even during extreme emotional stress. Too really benefit from this one needs several thousands of milligrams of vitamin C to restores these cells. It takes an awful lot of oranges and lemons to get these amounts. It would be hard to consume them all on a daily basis. Supplements are the solution. This way you can consume the needed amount without drinking or eating excessive amounts of citrus fruits.
Another useful product is bee honey. Research shows that bee honey improves performance. You need to take this before and during exercise to benefit. It also is capable of maintaining blood sugar in consistent levels, even several hours after exercise. Honey is also unique in sustaining restoration of muscle energy, after the exercise. Honey is therefore not only found in your local supermarket but also in the supplement shops.
When it comes to recovery after exercise, glutamine is an important supplement. Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in your body. Your skeletal muscle and plasma contains the most concentrated supply of glutamine. Glutamine is important in the transfer of nitrogen between the internal organs. It also plays an important role in detoxifying ammonia.
Keep in mind that supplements are only needed if your body needs more than your daily food diet offers. The dosage is on an individual basis, every one has different needs and more is not always better. It is always best to consult a nutrition specialist or a personal coach. But if you would like to start with these supplements, take note of this huge market and buy economically.
Bryan Wong
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why do people think its ok to push young horses?
i’ve seen a lot of answers defending training at early ages because of futurities and so forth. Just because there are classes for 2 year old horses doesnt mean they should be filled, or even sponsored. the only reason the classes are available is because someone PAID to sponsor the class.
a four to 6 year old is just as eligible to earn points in the ring and prove themselves as a worthy competitor, or become a world champion as a 2 year old who won futurities.
there are too many disciplines in the horse industry complying with the mindset that it is ok to back a horse, do speed, events, and push horses beyond their physical limits at young ages.
all of them do it. Saddleseat, Racing of any sort, cutting, reining, jumping, dressage, and the list goes on. there is proof that no horse of ANY breed is mature enough to withstand the pressure put on them by any sort of riding before the age of 4. and that they really shouldnt be competing in speed events, jumping or any other demanding sport before the age of 6 when the last joints finally fuse.
people like to use the excuse that its a business, and you cant feed horses for that long before you sell them. well quit breeding so many and the prices would double. especially if they had to wait longer to be trained. if the supply would be limited the demand would go up. yes a business is a business, but the horses are the ones paying the price. yes some horses have little noticable problems, but most do have problems.
if horses were started later, there would be less demand for injections, chiros, bute, and all the other things we use to keep horses sound. if you just waited till they were 4 to back them the money you paid in feed would have no comparison to the money you would save on supplements injections, chiro, work and drugs. why cant people see or understand this?
everyone is contributing to the problem and just want to blame all the problems with the equine overpopulation/poor market on racing and back yard breeding. when in fact each discipline with all of the so called "professionals" are just as guilty as the next.
if you do think it is ok to start or train horses to perform at the ages of 2-3 please read this article. it is fact based not opinion. and written by a world class vet. I hope it changes your mindset. we as horsemen/women need to start putting the horses best interests at the forehand. We all love them, care for them, and want the best for them, that is the reason we base our lives, and livelihoods around them. Right?
http://www.equinestudies.org/ranger_2008/ranger_piece_2008_pdf1.pdf
so thats my opinion, whats yours? feel free to debate, but please dont get nasty. im not attacking anyone, or any discipline. just want to make you think and hear what you think. hopefully the more people who start to see things for what they are, the more likely we would have a movement to make a change. It is already being done in many European countries, and i would like to see it reach the US as well.
Hollywood, that is exactly my point, the outrageous vet bills you pay to keep these horses sound are 10 times the amount you would pay to feed them an extra year. if you have no lameness problems, why are your vet bills so high???????
get the jest?
im in no way saying they dont get wonderful care, im a lisensed harness groom in 2 states and Ontario, i know how good these horses have it when it comes to the care taking aspect, i spent over 80 hours a week taking care of 10-14 horses. but i also see all the injections, chiro work, and drugs it takes to keep them sound to ensure their stall. if they were able to mature before starting a career as a sport horse, the horses wouldnt need half of the meds, injections, and so forth. our young racehorses, get breaks to grow up, and mature a bit between racing, but they still need too much vet work to make a good profit, if they were just started later and didnt have to take the breaks they would be able to race more consistently for longer pe
periods of time, make a lot more money, and not have to be injected left and right to stay on the track. the horses love their job there is no question in my mind about that, im sure your 2 year olds do as well, but the fact is they love it because it pleases us.
im not one to td opinion questions, so if you get any, they arent coming from me. and i dont have less respect for you as a fellow horse person for running your business and devoting your life to the horses in your care. and i very well wish we could ban together and get the racing commissions to re-evaluate their rule books. as it is rule that a tb must win a race before the age of 4 to be eligible for a racing career.
My opinion they don’t care they see these horses as money not animals, there disposable there replaceable. My mother had a friend who trained and showed cutters for people he did it for years and one day when a women wanted him to get on a 16 mo old who had already been green broke to finish him so she could enter him in a show ASAP he looked at her and walked away and never went back.. to him it was disgusting what people were doing to horses so they could get them in the ring as fast as possible just to keep there reputation up.
You see it now on YA! these teens with horses that are injured or had previous injuries that should retire them wanting to know when can they get back to jumping,barrels and so forth. theres one right now whos broke three suspensory ligaments! and she wants to still jump him!!
i dont belive in starting a horse tell there 3 at least Or at 2 if the horse is strong enough to get on and do some light work Just to get them used to weight on there backs maby get them to learn comands like step up or whoa but no trotting,cantering or galloping!
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I would like to Add there are people out there like hollywood who actually give a dam about there horses. SHE does not push them beyond there limits and like she said if they need to be she stops and lets them rest.. SHE is a true horse Person not a rich snob in it for the Fame and glory! I TU you hollywood!!
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I completely agree with you that two, or even three, is much too young for the heavy training and competition that dominates many parts of the horse industry. I wish there were a way to motivate the professionals involved to change, but I don’t see how. Most of the long-term costs you mentioned aren’t borne by the breeders (because they sell their horses as yearlings or younger) or the trainers of young horses (because the horses that don’t make the cut due to lack of ability or injury get actioned off, and there’s always a new crop of youngsters to train.) The vast majority of horse owners in this country are amateurs who ride for pleasure and therefore tend to buy mature horses who already have some training. It’s difficult, therefore, to create a system of incentives that would reward breeders and trainers for waiting until their horses are four.
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It’s a business plain and simple. Get the NCHA and the Jockey Club to change the rules and we’ll change how we train. Until that happens we’re starting them at 2. What bothers ME is when people say "every single flipping horse that had a person on their back before the age of three is guaranteed to be lame no matter what". It’s a delicate process to start a 2 year old and most people don’t care enough to do it right. Most people will push their horses too hard for the money, but not all. We start every horse we have at 2. Every single one. If they’re a bit smaller or more delicate, we give them a few extra months before we start them. We also won’t work those horses quite as hard or as often. If after a few months of training, they aren’t showing enough potential to be a Futurity horse, or they get sick or something, we cuss up a storm but show down on their training or give them time off. If we have a horse we start at 2 that won’t make it as a Futurity horse, we don’t push them harder to try and get them to be one. That’s where most people go wrong. They will push the horse even if it won’t be good enough. Our trainer that starts horses has yet to lame a horse. With our cutters, our oldest that he’s started is 4, but he got sick as a 3 year old so had time off and didn’t make the Futurity. He has a 7 year old cutter that he started at 2 and is sound as any horse started at 4. We have a 6 year old stud that shows regularly, finished 7th at the Futurity, and was started at 2 and doesn’t have a single lameness issue. Hicapoo, arguably the greatest cutting mare of all time won the World Championship at ages 10 and 11. We have several horses that aren’t cutters that our trainer started at 2 and they’re in their teens and are as sound as can be. My 16 year old mare wasn’t a cutter but is cutting bred. She was started at 2. She is now 15 and has no issues.
It is possible to start horses at 2 and have them sound until their 20s. The horses that are broken down were started by trainers who pushed them too hard and didn’t pay attention to them. You also have to realize these horses get the best care of any horses out there. I don’t even want to know what we spend on vet bills if one of our horses gets a little cough or takes one step off. These horses are pampered beyond belief.
At the end of the day, like I said, it’s a business. That’s not an excuse, that’s a fact. It’s hard enough to make money doing it so we have to do all we can to make ends meet. It’s not ideal but it’s just the reality of the horse industry. It is doable to start horses at 2 and keep them sound, most people just don’t care enough to do it.
And all of you can TD me all you want. Until you are trying to run a full scale horse operation you have no idea what all it takes.
EDIT: Our vet bills aren’t from chronic lameness issues or joint degeneration. It’s like any athlete or any horse of any age. Sometimes you’ll pull a muscle, sometimes you’ll be a little sore. We do vet checks if a horse does show signs of anything if they don’t go back to normal after 2 days. So far all our vet checks for soreness confirm that the horses are sound. We have had a few cases of ulcers that we’ve had to treat, but those have been in our older horses.
We do have 2 horses that we got from a different trainer that have to have regular injections but needless to say we fired him. They are the cause of our most expensive vet bills, but they are the only 2 horses we own that aren’t sound on their own, and we were not the ones that started them. Our trainer that starts every 2 year old we have has never lamed a single horse. That obviously says something.
But honestly it doesn’t really matter what the vet bills are for or how much we pay if our horses are sound. The fact of the matter is, if you want to get ANY money in the cutting industry AT ALL you HAVE to start them as 2 year olds. Period. You can have the occasional horse that isn’t finished as soon as the others but how much money do they make compared to the others? Like I said, I wish we could wait a year for the sake of the bad trainers out there that do ruin horses, but we don’t ruin ours that we start at 2 and we have to keep up with the industry. I hate trainers that ruin horses just as much as anyone, but until the NCHA moves the futurity back a year, there’s nothing we can do.
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There is too much profit motivation going on to get anything done about this. Not only do the breeders, trainers, and investors benefit when babies are started into training to get them out there competing asap, but so do the drug and nutraceutical manufacturers who make billions off of the products they sell to deal with the damage to joints, tendons, ligaments, and other related inflammations and pain issues, Even many of the professionals entrusted to promote equine well being like equine vets and chiros look the other way as horses are started way before their bodies and minds are ready for the stresses, since they stand to profit by affiliating with the big competition barns and administering the joint injections or performing the spinal manipulations that keep these horses working.
These horses are already bitted before their mouths have matured and all of their teeth have erupted, and are bearing weight long before their bones have matured. Of course it is detrimental, and there is no denying it. There is now and always has been only one reason to start horses when they are skeletally immature, and that reason is always about industry and profit. I don’t see the motivation to change that coming from anywhere within the horse industry in the near future.
At least within the private sector, there is hope for seeing a change as people become more aware of what is best for their horses in the long run, and hopefully let their babies be babies for awhile longer.
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Registered Nurse and 58 years with horses
Hollywood hit it spot on. Couldn’t have said it any better.
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