The stresses resulting from training overload caused by an imbalance between work and recovery can cause a drop in performance known as overreaching syndrome, which, if left untreated, can degenerate into overtraining syndrome, characterized by immunological, behavioral, hormonal, and cardiovascular symptoms.
For this reason, if sport is practiced at high intensity, it is important to limit the decline in performance by improving lifestyle and nutrition, using products aimed at recovery, to quickly promote recovery from the metabolic stress resulting from physical exercise.
Nutrition and supplementation immediately after sports activity are the essential foundation for speeding up the post-performance regeneration phase, positively modulating the endocrine and immune systems, and promoting the resynthesis of muscle glycogen stores and carbohydrate reserves, which, along with rehydration and the correction of metabolic acidosis, represent the primary nutritional goal after physical exertion.
Therefore, neglecting recovery by not providing high-glycemic carbohydrates, amino acids, antioxidants, and minerals immediately after training through abundant hydration can cause, particularly in endurance sports but also in speed sports, a gradual weakening of the immune system due to an imbalance in the lymphocyte system, an increase in the catabolic effect of cortisol on muscle tissue, and a slowdown in the synthesis of reserve carbohydrates, which overall leads to a decrease in performance but also in well-being.
Studies show that a supplement taken after strenuous physical effort is highly effective if it contains a combination of high glycemic index carbohydrates and a blend of 6 glucogenic amino acids (Leu, Ile, Val, Gly, Ala, Gln) that ensure faster glycogen resynthesis and increased protein synthesis for the purpose of optimizing muscle mass.
The presence of Glutamine (Gln) in the formulation improves the reactivity of the immune system by promoting the regeneration of lymphocytes and strengthening the IgA defenses of the upper respiratory tract, which are particularly compromised in outdoor sports and post-workout, where a physiological state called "open window" prevails in which the lack of fundamental nutrients associated with an increase in cortisol and a lowering of defenses, leads to greater susceptibility to infections.
To support these moments of body crisis, the need arises for technical products where the supplement becomes an indispensable and synergistic addition to the diet, to improve performance, well-being and health.
Dr. Manuele Vezzali (Sanis Professor)
