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The CrossFit Open is here — a time when athletes worldwide test their limits, whether aiming for the CrossFit Games or engaging in friendly competition at their local box.
To maximize your performance this season, consider how the tips and tricks below can be your ally in three crucial areas.
1. Elevate Your Nutrition
Fueling your body with the right nutrients is paramount. Beyond counting macros, be mindful of refined sugars and caffeine intake. Traditional energy drinks laden with high sugar, artificial sweeteners, and synthetic caffeine can hinder more than help. The quality, quantity, and timing of how you fuel your body matters.
- FITAID offers a superior alternative with its clean Energy line, featuring zero-sugar options naturally sweetened and packed with 200mg of caffeine derived from green tea.
This clean energy boost ensures you’re primed for every WOD or dialed-in judging.
For athletes on the move, FITAID’s convenient powder packets come in six refreshing flavors, allowing you to maintain optimal nutrition wherever your training takes you.
2. Optimize Recovery
Intense workouts demand effective recovery strategies. Some strategies include mobility, active recovery sessions, contrast therapy, massage therapy, and hydration. Ensure you have a gameplan for pre- and post-workout.
- FITAID’s RX line is formulated to support both cognitive and muscular recovery, containing essential components like encapsulated creatine, BCAAs, and electrolytes.
Each can also provides a modest 40mg caffeine boost, aiding in muscle repair and mental clarity post-exercise.
3. Prioritize Quality Sleep
Restful sleep is the cornerstone of athletic performance. Protein synthesis, cellular repair, and energy restoration all occur during sleep. Getting a solid eight hours can help reduce inflammation and cortisol in the body, ensuring your body is ready to attack the WOD.
Evening training sessions can make winding down challenging, especially with caffeine-laden beverages. Luckily, there’s a solution for those committed to their caffeine cutoff time.
- FITAID’s Recovery line offers the post-workout solution, enriched with BCAAs, turmeric, electrolytes, and vitamins B, C, D3, and E, promoting muscle recovery without disrupting your sleep cycle.
If you need some extra help getting good sleep, FITAID also makes DREAMAID, a powdered stick pack complete with L-Theanine, chamomile, and valerian root extract.
- As Aaron Hinde, President and Co-Founder of FITAID, aptly puts it, “Would you put 87 gasoline in your Ferrari?” Your body is your most valuable asset; fueling it with premium nutrition is essential, especially during the demanding Open season.
The Bottom Line
As you gear up for the Open, make sure you’re dialing in these three key pillars.
As you know, what you put in your body reflects in how you show up in the world (and in the gym). Embrace the clean, effective nutrition of FITAID and elevate your performance to new heights.
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