Your best running performances only happen, when the balance between training and recovery is just right. It sounds easy, but 9 out of 10 long distance runners get this simple equation wrong, over train and get injured [1]. The problem is all too common - you’re building up the miles, taking it steady, then from nowhere you get that niggly pain and tendonitis (inflammation of the tendon).
How much could you knock off your PB with an injury-free season?
It’s so frustrating. Just as you were getting closer to your goals and really getting the result you wanted, you are forced to cut back on training for days or even weeks to allow your body time to recover and heal itself, by which time you seem back to square one again! I bet you didn’t know that aerobic conditioning drops by 10% after just 10 days of reduced activity [2]? This crazy 3 steps forward, 2 steps backwards syndrome, doesn’t have to be the norm. Imagine how much you could improve your PB with an injury free season of just running and improving? Sounds like a dream - it isn’t!
More than ever before exercise scientists are recognising the importance of nutritional supplements - even in athletes consuming a well balanced diet. Maximuscle’s team of top sports scientists, nutritionists and exercise physiologists have formulated a unique range of supplements each with scientifically proven performance enhancing ingredients or protective effects, specially for runners like you.
Maximuscle’s Ache Free is the secret addition in many a footballer and long distance runners bag of tricks. It contains a unique combination of four active ingredients Glucosamine, chondroitin, curcuminoids, and N-acetyl-l-cysteine, which help improve connective tissue repair, whilst also protecting against injuries caused by exercise. Although there are many Glucosamine products on the market you will not find another formula with this unique research proven combination of ingredients or potency. It’s this that makes Ache Free so popular and a market leader. Whilst other Glucosamine products compete on price, Ache Free competes by giving you the dosages and ingredients that work, fast!
Why you need Ache Free
Running applies large forces to your body - so big in fact they damage the connective tissue that makes up tendons, joints, bones, ligaments and muscle. The endorphin rush you get from running may give you great pleasure and a high, but high volume running pounds your body and it is therefore essential to protect yourself, if you want to avoid injuries and keep enjoying your sport. Every stride you take during training and competition exposes your body to forces 4 times greater than your own body weight! This will happen about 40,000 times over the course of a marathon. No wonder your joints and muscles ache so much the next few days after a marathon. Scientists have only recently recognised how damaging exercise can be to connective tissue. In fact, one recent study found evidence of increased connective tissue breakdown after only 50 muscle contractions [3].
After training, it’s relatively easy to refuel the body’s energy stores, using a carbohydrate drink, but damaged connective tissue recovers very slowly, because it has a poor blood supply and the nutrients which help it repair are only delivered in small concentrations. Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplements greatly improve delivery of these nutrients to your connective tissue with dramatic results! After using Ache Free regularly, you can expect fewer injuries and less muscle soreness.
Complete relief from joint pain
Independent studies and clinical trials have reported incredible benefits after Glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation; in fact the American Medical Association reported that the majority of research demonstrated ‘moderate to large effects’. One study on osteoarthritis of the knee conducted by the US Naval Special Warfare group found several significant effects, including an improved physical examination score and relief of knee joint pain [4]. These findings were supported in a separate study on 68 athletes, who suffered knee joint pain. After only 20 weeks supplementation more than 75% of them were pain free and able to resume normal training [5].
Maximuscle’s Ache Free contains the exact highly effective ingredients Glucosamine and chondroitin which speed up healing of damaged connective tissue. It also contains N-acetyl-l-cysteine, a powerful anti-oxidant which helps protect your connective tissue against damage by free radicals, (toxins caused by training) and Curcuminoids, an extract of turmeric, that is a highly research proven anti-inflammatory. Regular use of Ache Free will make you less susceptible to injury during training, reduce muscle fatigue and help you recover faster for the next training session. If you take your training seriously you’ll know that a research based formula, such as Ache Free , is just as important as good running shoes, comfortable clothing and a rehydration drink. Don’t let your enthusiasm for running cause the very injuries you’re trying to avoid.
References
1. Bohmer et al. (1984) Treatment of chondropathia patellae in young athletes with glucosamine sulphate. In: Current Topics in Sports Medicine (Eds. Bachl N, Prokop L, Suckert R), pp 799-800. Vienna, Austria: Urban and Schwarzenberg
2. Bovens et al. (1989) Occurrence of running injuries in adults following a supervised training program. International Journal of Sports Medicine 10, 3: S186-190
3. Brown et al. (1997) Indices of skeletal muscle damage and connective tissue breakdown following eccentric muscle contractions. European Journal of Applied Physiol 75: 369-374
4. Leffler et al. (1999) Glucosamine, chondritin and manganese ascorbate for degenerative joint disease of the knee or low back: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. Military Medicine 164 (2): 85-91
5. Lippiello et al. (2000) In vivo chondroprotection and metabolic synergy of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate. ClinOrthop 381:229-240
6. McAlindon (2000) Glucosamine and chondroitin for treatment of osteoarthritis: a systemic quality assessment and meta-analysis. JAMA , 283(11):1469-1475
7. Coyle (1984) Time course loss of adaptations after stopping prolonged intense endurance exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology 57, 1857-1862
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