What suplements out there are best for recovery?
More specifically, I want something that would help reduce DOMS in my hamstrings and glutes (after a hard leg workout ofcourse).
tell this DOMS fella to calm down on your glutes and hammies.
seriously though for muscle soreness the best supplement is certainly BCAA's, or imo bulk leucine. leucine in particular has the ability to enhance protein synthesis which would decrease recovery time=less soreness.
DOMS is hard to avoid but i would definitlely look into a product like xtend or some other BCAA with high leucine content.
doms is a result of microtrauma caused by lengthing of the muscle fibers during eccentric portions of the lift(the negative). so if its getting in the way or training seriously you could make your negatives much shorter in duration, which should reduce doms, but this is impractical.
some non supplemental things you can do are contrast showers which are thoguht to increase circulation, but i would just use ice water, or ice as it speeds healing. light strecthing of the muscle after lifting might help but im not convinced. if you do the contrast showers which increase circulation which may remove waste metabolites(probably not the cause of doms) then try taking a swig of a diaphorectic like cayenne pepper before it as it should enhance the whole thing.
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so get bcaa's, do some stretching, and try out contrast showers(they have immune and energy benefits as well
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had to modify the post, but for general recovery associated with pain etc i would look into cissus quadragularis, it blunts inflammation by inhibiting cox-1 and depletes substance p which is involved in pain. it is close to advil in pain reduction, and actually speeds recovery of soft and hard tissue like bone. it also raises test and i found it great for soreness and increased strength.
