How to Make Your Own "Recoverite" Beverage At Home for 30 cents per Serving!

I just mixed up 40 servings of homeade "Recoverite" at home for about $12 (30 cents/serving)! This recovery beverage costs $50 on the Hammer nutrition site for 32 servings. "Recoverite" is a Hammer nutrition product made to "minimize post-exercise muscle soreness, rebuild muscle tissue, and restore muscle glycogen". It has a 3:1 ratio of carbs to protein, and a "whopping 3 grams of l-glutamine per serving, which is called "the key recovery amino".

I have been mostly using fruit smoothies after workouts, but the advantage of this beverage is that the nutrients are exactly measured, and it is very quick and easy to drink right after a workout, ensuring that you take rapid advantage of the "exercise window" when the muscles are extremely receptive to fuel.

If you are ready to experience "rapid recovery" from hard workouts, you can head on over to the Hammer Nutrition website and pick up some Recoverite, or you can "mix it at home" like I do. Hammer nutrition makes the highest quality sports fuel products on the market, here is a great page describing their various products. I guess imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery: here is my "home brewed" recipe:

Homeade Recoverite (makes about 40 servings)
1 lb. (450g) Whey Protein (the flavor you use will determine the flavor of the mix)
3 lbs. (1350g) Maltodextrin (I use "carbo gain" from NOW)
4 oz. (120g) L-Glutamine powder
20 "scoops"of Hammer Endurolyte powder
6T Stevia powder (for sweetness - any low-carb sweetener can be used)

(if you don't have a scale, 1 cup=about 120g)
Measure all ingredients, and mix together in an empty 5 lb Whey Protein Container or other large plastic container. Shake it up well! 1 serving is 2 "protein scoops" worth. Blend in a blender for about 5 seconds for best consistency.

You can buy all these ingredients easily at my favorite online supplement store, bodybuilding.com. Warning: this beverage gives you a gnarly insulin rush -- that is the point - it is the insulin that drives the nutrients deep into the muscles for "instant recovery". Only to be used by serious athletes after a hard workout!