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Rubber Mats For Horse Stables And Other Uses

Rubber Mats For Horse Stables And Other Uses

When you own horses it is important to see that they have safe and comfortable surroundings. Rubber mats for horse stables goes along way towards providing these two essential needs.

These large animals average in weight of about 1,000 pounds. Most times they are kept outdoors where they can move about freely. However, when stall-kept they do stay cleaner and are less likely to get bitten up by insects in the pasture or scars from fencing, etc.

If there is a run-in shed in the pasture or a shelter in a corral these are the perfect solution to keep a barrier between ground and hoofs, especially if there is inclement weather happening.

If a horse is kept in a stable, or box stall, they are more prone to colic, boredom and leg problems (from lack of movement). One way to cushion the stall is with thick rubber. This is a … Read More

Isaiah Hughes by — September 8, 2019 in Endurance Athlete Supplements
Endurance Supplements – Support For Athletes and Runners?

Endurance Supplements - Support For Athletes and Runners?

Out there are many performance and recovery products for top athletes, runners, cyclists, etc – more commonly known as Endurance Supplements. Some of them might support athletes, as being formulated to increase athletic performance, stamina and endurance, some of them even allowing quicker recovery times.

Yet no one knows exactly what a “good” endurance product should be able “do”. Do they meet certain vital requirements? Here are some of the main criteria:

Being Loaded with Electrolytes such as Sodium

Electrolytes are essential for our muscles to function – they even affect pH and fluid balances in our body. After continuous sport activities and endurance performances it is important to replace lost electrolytes. The electrolyte nutrients that are most often added to athlete’s drinks are potassium and sodium.

During endurance events such as cycling, adventure racing and triathlons, inadequate repletion of sodium can lead to a dangerous condition known as hyponatremia … Read More

Isaiah Hughes by — August 22, 2019 in Biking Endurance Supplements
Athletes Diet – 5 Facts Athletes Should Know

Professional Athletes as well as amateurs are aware of the fact that they must meet certain dietary requirements in order to stay fit and maintain peak performance levels. What athletes eat, drink and supplement influences greatly improvement, endurance and strength.

–              Athletes Diet No 1 Fact – Calories / Carbohydrates: Athletes should consume about 1800 or more calories a day. They should replace the estimated calories they burn by eating carbohydrates twice each hour. Carbohydrates are important once athletes want to increase power and endurance, as sugars and starches are the body’s preferred source of energy. Consuming sufficient carbohydrates balances muscle glycogen stores and energy levels.

Athletes Diet - 5 Facts Athletes Should Know

–              Athletes Diet No 2 Fact – Avoid Certain Foods: Athletes should try to avoid gas-forming foods, high fibre foods, and very salty foods and stay with foods they know. Don’t experiment during the event! Try pH neutral or alkaline foods.

–              Athletes Diet … Read More

Isaiah Hughes by — August 13, 2019 in Endurance Dietary Supplement

Eating food with a lot of nutritional value is part of the absolute MUSTS of gaining muscle mass for both average people and competitive bodybuilders.

5 Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition Tips That Can EXPLODE Your Muscle Growth IF Applied Right
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The problem with the whole topic of eating is that we have a tendency to take it for granted, food is available to us all the time and we don’t think about what kind of food it really is.

Food generally goes into 2 categories:

a. Nutritional food (Fruit, Veggies, Fish etc.), this is natural food, stuff that usually has only ONE ingredient and can only be grown in farms or caught in a lake(fish).

b. Comfort food (Candy, Pizza, Hamburgers etc.) which tends to replace normal food these days, most of the time it is made up of a lot of different ingredients, many of which can not even be pronounced.

I am not going to lie to you by saying that … Read More

Isaiah Hughes by — July 23, 2019 in Bodybuilding Nutrition Advice

Creatine is an important part of your body. Not only is it in your vertebrae, but it supplies energy to your muscles. In the human body half of the stored amount of Creatine was actually created by food that you ate. You need to eat foods that are high in Creatine, and vegetables are not one of those foods.

Creatine Supplies Energy and Increases Muscle Growth
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Unlike other organic acids which are used mostly to produce protein, this organic acid is instead stored in our bodies skeletal structure. It does not stay inactive forever, it gives people the ability to use the energy within their body and turn it into muscle. This is extremely important, especially when you are weight lifting or doing any other activity where muscle is going to be created.

Just like many of the bodies other naturally occurring materials, this one is being investigated to see whether it holds any promise … Read More

Isaiah Hughes by — June 11, 2019 in Bodybuilding Supplements Advantages