A recent study on protein has revealed that protein increases endurance as well as obviously creating muscle and strength gains. The increased endurance comes from protein’s long term effect of increasing the bloods ability to carry oxygen.  You’ll also be able to recover from your workout quicker.  That is why a great protein supplement is so essential in order to make progress in the gym.  With the many protein products out there its hard to know which ones are the best or which ones taste the best.  Here are two great tasting protein products that I love and have heard great things about.

I’ve always used Optimum Nutrition’s 100% Whey protein.  I love their vanilla flavor, despite protein’s reputation for vanilla tasting terrible and chocolate being the only bearable flavor.  I’m not a chocolate lover and prefer vanilla, so it could just be me, but its by far the best tasting vanilla protein supplement I’ve tried.  If you also add a tablespoon of dextrose it will sweeten it up while providing you with necessary post-workout carbs.  Optimum Nutrition also includes a ton of amino acids such as glutamine.  It’s the best protein supplement for it’s price.  You get 77 servings at 24 grams of protein per serving for just $27.15, no other protein supplement is able to beat that.

Men’s Fitness gave their praise to Nature’s BestnIsopure protein. It contains 50 grams of 100% Ion Exchange Whey Protein Isolate and has zero carbs and tastes great.  It also contains glutamine and is lactose free. Isopure also provides 50% of essential vitamins per serving such as Vitamin A, C, E, K, B6, B12, and various other vitamins and minerals.

A reader of Maxim submitted a a question to the magazine asking “Do vitamins really do anything?”  Well, they actually they do. In this article I’ll discuss the importance of taking mutli-vitamins and what they can do for your body.

The article from Maxim magazine adds: It would be best if we could get all our nutrients from our food,” Dr. Lamm adds that certain multivitamins work as effective preventive measure (albeit one with limit “It doesn’t cure cancer”). The doc even has a favorite: “I take omega-3′s” Yeah, those omega-2s totally blow.

So what makes taking multi-vitamins so important?

For the human body to perform at its maximum potential, it must be fed a vast and complex array of vital nutrients. Becoming deficient in just one of these essential vitamins or minerals breaks down the metabolic pathway that produces optimum efficiency and performance declines. Not good! Daily consumption of a high-potency multivitamin/multimineral formula may help ensure the presence of essential cofactors necessary for thousands of metabolic reactions.

When should you take multivitamin?

Take your multivitamin first thing in the morning, and IMMEDIATELY after your weight training, take one multivitamin/mineral plus your extra antioxidants. On the days you don’t train, take only one serving of vitamin/mineral formula in the morning, and in the afternoon take your antioxidant protection.”

What’s the best multi-vitamin?

There are so many multi-vitams to choose from, my favorite is AST Sport Science’s. It has tons of B-vitamins and a lot of minerals. It’s the most complete multi-vitamine for its price and it was designed to have a regular weight-lifters goals in mind – to replenish what the body expends during intense exercise.

L-Glutamine is an amino acid, just like protein. It is the most abundant free amino acid in muscle tissue, and it plays a principal role in protein metabolism, cell volumizing, and anti-catabolism.  I’ll discuss what makes glutamine an important supplement to take and where you can get it for a great price.

What is L-Glutamine?

L-Glutamine is an amino acid, just like protein. It is the most abundant free amino acid in muscle tissue, and it plays a principal role in protein metabolism, cell volumizing, and anti-catabolism.

Why should I use L-Glutamine?

Most people find that L-Glutamine comes in handy the most when they are trying decrease their body fat. During this phase you are also trying to maintain as much muscle as possible which is why L-Glutamine can be extremely useful for anyone trying to lose fat and keep as much muscle as they can.

How you should I use L-Glutmaine?

This supplement will be most effective when taking about 10-15 grams total each day, with the most effective times first thing in the morning, before you go to bed, and directly after your workout.

NO X-plode produces immediate results in energy, size, strength, pumps, performance, mental focus, and training intensity…You will literally see and feel NO Xplode working within minutes of taking it! Find out what it does, how it works, and what users have to say about it.

How does it work?

It delivers a powerful blend of the new muscle volumizing creatine matrix that only NO-Xplode provides.

What is the result?

It produces immediate results in energy, size, strength, pumps, performance, mental focus, and training intensity…You will literally see and feel NO Xplode working within minutes of taking it!Your veins will stick out and your muscles will be jacked up beyond belief.

What people have said about it:

“I’ve been using this product for a few months now, and it’s the most mentally-enhancing supplement I’ve ever taken. I’ve easily added 50 lbs. on my bench in 10 weeks.”

“I started at the gym about 4 months ago, benching 125 and I swear I am up to 205 now. This stuff is amazing, it gives you that drive at the gym.”