Vegabolic Drive - Phil Richards Performance

The most powerful Vegetable protein recovery drink on the market, bar none.

Vegabolic Drive is a precise mix of carbohydrates, proteins, glutamine, creatine, R-Lipoic Acid & Chromium Picolinate, specifically formulated to help you regenerate and recover more quickly after training and competition.

• Contains a high, quality source of Rice, Pea and Hemp Protein

• Combination of Maltodextrin & Glucose to stimulate Insulin & replenish muscle Glycogen

• Glutamine is the primary fuel source for the immune system

• Creatine increases glycogen storage in muscle for greater performance

• Chromium Picolinate helps insulin to fit into the cell more efficiently

• R-Lipoic Acid enhances insulin sensitivity

• Mint Flavour

The most powerful recovery drink on the market, bar none.  Gives your body a precise mix of essential nutrients specifically formulated to help you regenerate and recover more quickly after training and competition.

Recommended use:

Take one heaped scoop (65g) mixed with water during and after training

Vegabolic Drive is a precise mix of essential nutrients specifically formulated to help you regenerate and recover more quickly after training and competition.  Including Rice, Pea & Hemp Protein, Maltodextrin, Glucose, Creatine, Glutamine, R-Lipoic Acid and Chromium Picolinate, which help provide your body with optimal during and post - excercise replenishment.

Plus it tastes good with natural pineapple and mango added. Rice, Pea & Hemp Protein is a highly absorbable and nonallergenic protein source, made from a powerful blend of hemp, rice and pea proteins. Maltodextrin & Glucose are absorbed into the bloodstream quickly and create an ‘Insulin Spike’, which is useful for shuttling important nutrients such as Creatine,

Glutamine, amino acids and protein to the muscle cells where they can be utilised. Glutamine increases your ability to secrete Human Growth Hormone, which helps metabolise body fat and supports new muscle growth. Glutamine is in high in demand throughout the body.  It is used by the immune system to maintain optimal performance.

Research shows that after intensely working out, glutamine levels in the body are cut in half since the body needs glutamine as cellular fuel for the immune system.

Creatine monohydrate is a dietary supplement that athletes and many bodybuilders use to increase high intensity exercise performance, increase strength, have fuller looking muscles, increase body mass and have faster post workout muscle recovery.R-Lipoic Acid significantly increases insulin sensitivity, enhances glucose transport, increases metabolic rate and reduces the gain in body fat.  Chromium Picolinate helps insulin to fit into the cell better thereby overcoming insulin resistance.

When protein is added to carbohydrate, the insulin concentration in the blood rises.  Insulin is a facilitator and stimulates glucose uptake by the muscle and the conversion of glucose into the highly valuable glycogen, as well as increasing the rate of protein synthesis when the supplement is taken immediately after exercise.

Because muscle breakdown occurs faster during exercise, consuming a supplement that includes protein while exercising gives muscles some of the protein they need to produce extra energy. The result is less muscle damage. Similarly, maintaining blood glucose levels by ingesting carbohydrates during exercise leads to less depletion of glycogen stores and less fatigue.

In one study conducted, cyclists drank a fluid containing carbohydrate and protein in a 4:1 ratio, they saw improved endurance of 57 percent compared with water and 24 percent compared with a carbohydrate drink.

Carbohydrate/Protein supplementation during exercise reduces the rise in cortisol and decreases specific agents responsible for producing inflammation.

Bishop & colleagues from Loughborough University England showed that carbohydrate alone could reduce the biochemical markers of inflammation by almost 50%.

During strength training cortisol levels can increase fivefold.  Strength/Power athletes who ignore the benefits of a protein/carbohydrate drink during & post exercise place themselves at a greater risk of experiencing muscle loss, viral infections and loss of performance.

In the 30 minutes following a workout, a muscle’s potential to rebuild peaks, and it is extremely sensitive to insulin. To take full advantage of the muscle rebuilding benefits that can occur in this golden window of opportunity, the right combination of nutrients, such as carbohydrate and high quality protein, glutamine & creatine, as found in PRP Vegabolic Drive, should be consumed within 15 to 45 minutes after exercise.

Insulin sensitivity and the ability of muscle fibers to pack in as much energy as possible, falls significantly one hour after exercise.

After two hours, muscles not only lose their sensitivity but actually become insulin resistant and muscle breakdown occurs.

Even though activity has stopped, the muscles continue to lose protein and nutrients without supplementation.

Researchers from Iowa state, Vanderbilt University, and the United States Marine Corp found that individuals consuming a carbohydrate/protein supplement drink post exercise had 28 % fewer visits to the doctor due to bacterial or viral infections than those consuming a carbohydrate only supplement

In addition to reducing cortisol levels, a carbohydrate/protein supplement has also been shown to increase glutamine levels post exercise.   Because glutamine plays a critical role in supporting the immune system function, this may be an additional reason why a carbohydrate/protein supplement heightens an individual’s response to infection.

Nutritional details:

Per Serving

Rice/ Pea/ Hemp Protein                                                 15000mg                    

(Providing 12,000mg actual protein)

Maltodextrin                                                                         14785mg                    

Glucose                                                                               15000mg                           

L-Glutamine                                                                        5000mg                      

Creatine monohydrate                                                      5000mg                             

Chromium                                                                           200mcg            500% rda

Alpha Lipoic acid                                                               100mg                                                                                                          

The serving size is 65g