Spinning with VOLUMAIZE®

By Luis Olivares

The increasing popularity of Spinning is an interesting phenomenon. Though people have been using stationary bikes for quite some time, the concept of an organized 40-minute interval riding session provides a structure and intensity to this type of cardiovascular workout that allows it to straddle the line between aerobic and anaerobic activity. The unique nature of this form of exercise places a unique combination of demands on the body that cannot be optimally mediated by water or ordinary sports drinks alone. For this reason, VOLUMAIZE® was created to meet all the nutritional demands of intense physical activity while you train, filling a critical void in the world of supplementation and providing a unique host of benefits that gives users a leg up over their competition.

The Best of Both Worlds

What makes Spinning such an interesting workout is that it takes a traditional cardiovascular form of exercise and imbues it with elements of what’s known as high-intensity interval training. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a method of cardiovascular exercise that increases performance and endurance through counterintuitively short training sessions. It’s long been held that low-intensity, prolonged cardiovascular activity is the most effective method of increasing endurance and shedding body fat, due to the fact that fat oxidation occurs after some 30 minutes of continuous exercise. However, recent evidence supports the popular contention that HIIT is in fact more effective than traditional methods of achieving these resultsi. Combining short bursts of maximum intensity activity with short periods of rest provides a concise workout that can lead to pronounced increases in resting metabolic rate and maximal oxygen consumption, allowing athletes to reap performance increases as well as prolonged post-exercise fat metabolism. Additionally, the short bursts of max-effort activity place a demand on the muscles that moves this type of exercise into anaerobic territory, meaning that interval training like Spinning is not just an effective cardiovascular workout, but also has the potential to increase lean muscle mass, which of course further boosts metabolism and improves overall athletic performance.

Pushing Through the Wall

Of course, the anaerobic nature of this kind of exercise means that your muscles’ glycogen stores are being depleted, and eventually the muscle tissue itself will be needed as fuel. This is where VOLUMAIZE® comes in. The proprietary blend of performance-mediating carbohydrates is designed to saturate the muscle cells with the nutrients necessary to replenish glycogen stores while you train and the inclusion of essential amino acids helps to spare lean muscle tissue from being wasted and broken down for fuel. By keeping glycogen levels elevated, muscular fatigue is combated and performance and endurance are improved. And beyond allowing you to keep your hard-earned muscle, the inclusion of beta-alanine in VOLUMAIZE® works to buffer lactic acid levels and hydrogen ion proliferation, preventing the accumulation of performance-inhibiting waste products in working muscle tissue. By preventing this waste build-up, you can avoid “hitting the wall” and push your body farther and longer than those who train without VOLUMAIZE®.

Hydration is Key

Another important factor to consider is, of course, hydration. High-intensity exercise like Spinning will naturally lead to fluid loss, and preventing dehydration should be a foremost concern for any athlete. Aside from drastically limiting performance, dehydration can be very dangerous and even lead to more serious health problems. Performing intense exercise indoors further increases the chances of your body overheating, as its ability to cool itself through convection is impaired and your sweat’s rate of evaporation is slowed. Keeping yourself cool and well-hydrated is essential to maintain endurance and proper muscle function, as well as to prevent injury and illness. And while water is certainly better than nothing, it’s not the ideal solution. Fluid loss also robs your body of essential minerals and electrolytes; and without adequate sodium, for example, no amount of water intake will keep your muscles working properly. For this reason, VOLUMAIZE® is formulated with valuable minerals and electrolyte replacers, to keep your body hydrated and saturated with the proper amount of nutrients necessary to stave off overheating and maintain healthy cardiovascular and muscle function. Keeping your body properly fueled and hydrated during your ride with VOLUMAIZE® is a smart step to a healthy, efficient workout, and allows for optimal athletic performance and endurance.

Intra-workout (N-Training™) nutrition is an often overlooked area for all kinds of athletes, but it’s a vitally important one to ensure workouts aren’t wasted and quality results are achieved. Spinning’s stationary nature lends itself very well to real-time supplementation; the question is, what are you supplementing with? Again, water is great, but during intense fluid loss it’s just not going to provide much more than a cooling effect and mediocre hydration. Cheap sports drinks will do better in the hydration department and provide some carbohydrate replenishment, but offer little protection against the muscle degradation that can result from 40 minutes of intense anaerobic exercise. To really see quality performance increases that will have you outperforming and outlasting your peers, you need quality N-Training™ supplementation. With VOLUMAIZE®, you get all the minerals, electrolytes and ultra-premium carbohydrates your body needs to perform, amino acids for quick muscle-sparing energy and protein synthesis, and designer insulino-mimetics to increase uptake and storage of every high-quality nutrient. The VOLUMAIZE® formula works synergistically to propel your body through the most intense training session, keeping you engaged, energized and well-nourished so you can take on the ride of your life and finish strong, every time.

iTremblay, A., Simoneau, J.A., Bouchard, C. “Impact of exercise intensity on body fatness and skeletal muscle metabolism.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8028502

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