THE SCIENCE BEHIND AFTER GLOW

ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS AND MUSCLE PROTEIN RECOVERY FROM RESISTANCE EXERCISE

  • Carbs + protein enhance muscle protein synthesis
  • Net muscle balance is negative without a recovery agent
  • EAAs convert body from catabolic to an anabolic state Study Link:
  • Citation: Børsheim E, Tipton KD, Wolf SE, Wolfe RR. Essential amino acids and muscle protein recovery from resistance exercise. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2002;283(4):E648–E657. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00466.2001

CM FOR RECOVERY FROM EXERCISE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Protein + Carbohydrates Formulation

  • Improves:
    • Glycogen replenishment
    • Time to exhaustion
    • Subsequent exercise performance

Reduces:

    • Muscle soreness
    • Markers of fatigue
    • Citation: Amiri M et al. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2019). Systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating chocolate milk and exercise recovery. DOI: 10.1038/s41430-018-0187-x

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SPORTS NUTRITION POSITION STAND: NUTRIENT TIMING
20 or ~10g EAA maximally stimulates muscle protein synthesis

  • 20g Protein and/or 10g EAA support maximum muscle protein synthesis (MPS)
  • 50% faster glycogen replacement
  • Most effective when training fasted
  • Reduced soreness
  • Citation: Kerksick CM, Arent S, Schoenfeld BJ, et al. International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: nutrient timing. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2017;14:33. doi:10.1186/s12970-017-0189-4

NUTRIENT TIMING AND ITS EFFECTS ON MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY AND STRENGTH
Nutrient timing around workouts significantly improves:

  • Lean muscle mass
  • Strength gains
  • Muscle fiber growth
  • Citation: Stark M, Lukaszuk J, Prawitz A, Salacinski A. Protein timing and its effects on muscular hypertrophy and strength in individuals engaged in weight-training. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2012;9(1):54. doi:10.1186/1550-2783-9-54

SUMMARY
Training creates breakdown → nutrition drives recovery
EAAs trigger muscle repair
Carbohydrates + protein accelerate recovery and performance
Timing enhances the effectiveness of both
After Glow is designed to deliver all three in a single post-workout recovery system.