4X Boost Juice! Certified Nutrition Staff Recipes for what we put in our water jugs to keep us recovering, building muscle, burning fat, energizing us, hydrating and generally feeling better everyday!

If you have ever been in the store or seen any of our Certified Sports Nutritionists at the gym or an event, then you will also see our Gallon Jugs of Boost Juice right by our sides.  We get the question, "What's in the jug?", all the time.  So we decided to have each Nutritionist share their favorite Boost Juice recipe with all of you.  

Carrying the jug around with us gives us an easy way to make sure we get the fluid we need each day and since we are drinking all that fluid gives us an opportunity to re-fuel our bodies with a formula to accomplish many different goals we may have for our fitness and health.  Everyone has different goals, but staying properly hydrating is shared by everyone so this is a quick easy way to speed up your results no matter what your goal.  Come in the store or email us today and we can help you put your personal Boost Juice recipe together!

MARC SCHARPHORN, CERTIFIED SPORTS NUTRITION SPECIALIST:
I call mine  Marc's Go-go Juice...   :)  

The main ingredients I use in the water are:

NutraKey Envie - Multi Vitamin and Minerals plus digestive enzymes to supply me with all the crucial nutrients and antioxidants  throughout the day - being in powdered form I know it will enter my system faster and being in the jug it will be working in me all day. 1 scoop

Choice Recover Blend or Cellucor Alpha Amino - (Fruit Punch or Icy Blue Razz) - both give me the recovering matrix of BCAA's and Glutamine I need for the active lifestyle of working out, softball and work. Increases my protein synthesis as well as combats muscle soreness and enhances muscle growth. 2 scoops

Condense Pre-Workout by PurusLabs - I find that one serving provides me with a nice sustained energy for the day.  With out the crazy amped up feeling or crash.  Condense is my favorite because it has no Creatine in it!  I typically will use Fruit Punch Flavor. 1 scoop

Occassionally  I will add Define8 to increase fat burning - 1 scoop

For added flavor I usually add a packet of Crystal Light Lemonade Flavor.

DAVID POLK, CERTIFIED SPORTS NUTRITION SPECIALIST & PERSONAL TRAINER:

Recovery Blend

I used AMINO D Strawberry Limeade Flavor by Puris Labs for muscle recovery.

Lemonade (with sugar that gives me extra carbs) to replenish glycogen levels with extra Choice Nutrition Systems powdered unflavored L-Glutamine through out the day before during and after workouts to improve digestion, sleep, reduce muscle soreness and fatigue.

SETH CAIRNS, CERTIFIED SPORTS NUTRITION SPECIALIST & PERSONAL TRAINER:

My Pre-Workout "Beast Juice"

Fruit Punch GAT Nitraflex & BPI Sports Beta-Alkaline to start

And then half-way through my workout I add BCN Amino-X Any Flavor with BCAA's and electrolytes and other vitamins and minerals to power me through the rest of my workout and set-up my recovery.

PAPA STACE HOUK, CERTIFIED SPORTS NUTRITION SPECIALIST:

Mine is called, "How an old guy keeps up with guys half his age boost juice deluxe!"

I sip mine all day in a gallon jug and strive to drink at least half of it while at the store and then get the rest of my water throughout the day.

2 scoops Alpha Amino Fruit Punch BCAAs and Electrolytes

1 scoops D-Fine 8 (any flavor) - for removing excess water, giving me fiber, and giving me mental focus and energy to get through the day while burning fat without making me jittery

1 scopp Nutrakey Inno-Flex - powdered lemon flavored joint and connective tissue repair with Collagen, Glucosamine, MSM, Chondroitin and essential minerals and vitamins to keep my old bones and joints in good repair so I can keep training.

1 scoop Choice Unflavored L-Glutamine to improve digestion, sleep, reduce muscle soreness and fatigue and improve growth hormone levels.

1 scoop Beauty Greens - I don't eat enough fruits and raw vegetables so I get the equivalent of two pounds of each in once tasty scoop along with digestive enzymes and probiotcs for good gut health.

My recipe is definitely the ugliest looking version of everyone's but one just lasts me two days and keeps me going strong even at my age!

Come in today and we can make your recipe today!  Thanks to our staff for sharing their secrets!

Improving the Amount & Quality of Your Sleep to Recover, Refresh and Feel Great!

Are you getting enough sleep?  Are you training hard at the gym, eating a healthy diet and staying active?

All the training and healthy eating you are doing along with the supplements you are taking can all be for nothing if you’re not getting the rest the body and mind needs to recover.

In today’s busy world our schedules rarely give us time for 8 hours of sleep a night and even if we do have the time are we really getting the proper sleep?  Less than eight hours a night of sleep can be ok if you are getting the right sleep.  

What is the right sleep? There are two types of sleep,  nR.E.M.  and R.E.M. 

The first type nR.E.M. (non Rapid Eye Movement) has 4 stages:

Stage 1 – between awake and asleep or light sleep,

Stage 2  - Onset of sleep, disengaged from surroundings, breathing/heart rate are regular and your body temperature drops.

 Stage 3 & 4 – Deep restorative sleep, blood pressure/breathing slows, blood supply to the muscles increases, tissue growth, repair and hormone release occur.

The second type of sleep is R.E.M – (Rapid Eye Movement).  R.E.M. sleep first occurs about 90 minutes after falling asleep and recurs about every 90 minutes, getting longer later in the night.  It also provides energy to the brain.  During this stage the brain is active and dreams occur.  It also supports daytime performance.

Resurrect PM by Ronnie Coleman Signature Series has the ingredient make up to help you obtain the necessary sleep and recovery you need as an active person to stay on top of your fitness program and help you succeed in your goals.

Let’s look at some of these ingredients and how they help you obtain the necessary rest and recovery.

Some of the Vitamins and Minerals found in Resurrect PM are key to its success as a recovery and rest product.

Vitamin A is an important antioxidant that can enhance the immune system and also aids in protein utilization. 

Vitamin B-6 aids in the health of the nervous system and Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant to assist in a healthy immune system.

The lack of Magnesium in your system can cause you to wake up and not allow you to go back to sleep during the night so this is another ingredient found in Resurrect PM that helps prevent this and makes sure you are getting the proper sleep cycle.

Zinc another mineral found in Resurrect PM has many advantages. Zinc is the number one mineral for raising testosterone levels it also protects against prostate problems. It is a powerful aromatase inhibitor making it an extremely effective anti-estrogen. Finally, Zinc is crucial for the immune system and will help you to train harder without over-training and it balances copper in the body leading to greater energy levels and clearer thought processes.  All key to a bodybuilder or fitness regimen.

The other main ingredients of Resurrect PM are designed to aid in the neurological health, mood enhancing and growth hormone production areas to again assist the bodybuilding and fitness persons recovery and well being. 

GABA or Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid is a naturally occurring neurotransmitter that helps nerve impulses communicate. GABA supports the nervous system as well as natural hormone production. GABA has been linked to supporting stable mood, relaxation and restful sleep.  It may also help support the production of hormones that can build lean muscle and metabolize fat.

Mucona Pruriens or otherwise known as Velvet Beans are a tropical legume.  This herb has a high L-Dopa content and converts into dopamine, an important brain chemical involved in the support of mood, sexuality and movement.  It also may help with the natural production of GH and Testosterone in the body.

Creatine Gluconate is an amino acid and is linked to increased GH release during sleep and is paired with Arginine for even more support of GH Levels. 

L-Ornithine which is also found in Resurrect PM helps increase the efficiency of energy consumption and promoting the excretion of ammonia.

The last of our Growth and repair ingredients is HICA.   HICA is an amino acid packed with Leucine that has also been linked to increased natural GH release during sleep.

Resurrect PM is what you are looking for in a supplement to enable you, the athlete to get the necessary sleep and recovery needed to reach your goals. On sale this month at 4X Nutrition for $39.99 through July 31, 2014.

Deep Sleep, G-H Support, Anti Catabolic, Recovery, Anabolism and Relaxation.