Fluid - Recovery Nutrition
Fluid - Recovery Nutrition
What is Fluid?
Fluid is an award winning muscle recovery sports drink. Its unique blend of carbohydrates, protein, and glutamine provide an outstanding and all natural formula for muscle repair, regeneration, and recovery.
Fluid was originally created as part of a senior project at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. In its first year on the market, Fluid was awarded "Best Nutrition Product of the Year" and "Best Sports/Recovery Drink of 2008".
What does it do?
- Replenishes muscle energy levels
- Repairs damaged muscle tissue and aids in building new lean muscle
- Helps manage inflammation, reducing aches, pains and muscle soreness
- Provides electrolytes to replace those lost in sweat
- Supports a stressed immune system
How does Fluid work?
The secret of Fluid Recovery drink is two fold.
- The synergy of healthy all natural ingredients, in specific ratio to each other.
- The timing of using Fluid in the "Recovery Window", immediately after exercise.
Immediately after exercise, the doors of muscle cells that transport nutrients from the blood stream open wide and multiply in number. This allows the body to absorb nutrients faster than any other time of day, and repair itself at a highly accelerated level. This sensitivity only lasts for a brief time, and then disappears until the next exercise session!
Because the recovery window is so time sensitive, solid food is not recommended as it cannot be digested and absorbed in time for maximal recovery. For this reason, Fluid's formula is designed to absorb quickly, avoid any digestive problems, and start the recovery process immediately.
What's in Fluid?
Fluid contains:
- Gluten-free complex carbohydrates and all natural fruit sugar to restore muscle energy levels.
- Lactose-free whey protein isolate to repair, rebuild, and generate new lean muscle tissue.
- L-Glutamine (2500mg) to repair muscles and help manage inflammation preventing aches, pains, and soreness.
- Key electrolytes sodium and potassium to help restore electrolyte balance.
- Immune boosting Vitamin C to support a stressed immune system.
Recover faster, Come back stronger
Fluid combines ingredients that work together and provide more benefit than taking them individually. When taken immediately after exercise, you give your body the nutritional tools to recover faster and come back stronger, feeling more refreshed for your next exercise session.
100% Natural, 100% Effective.
Fluid does NOT contain:
- Artificial ingredients
- Artificial colors
- Artificial flavors
- Gluten
- Lactose
- Stimulants
- Anything trendy or unhealthy
Take Fluid after your next workout and give your body the tools to recover!
Nutritional information (Tropical & Berry Flavor) | Nutrition Facts |
Serving Size: 2 scoops (39g)
Servings about 16 |
| Amount Per Serving |
| Calories 128 | Calories from Fat 0 |
| | % Daily Value * |
| Total Fat 0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 0g | 0% |
| Sodium 250mg | 10% |
| Total Carbohydrate 25g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% |
| Sugars 8g | |
| Protein 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 166% |
| Calcium | 4% |
| Potassium | 1% |
| L-Glutamine | 2500mg |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. |
Ingredients:
Tropical Escape Flavor
Maltodextrin, crystaline fruit sugar, whey protein isolate, L-glutamine, natural tropical fruit flavor, citric acid, sodium citrate, soy lecithin, ascorbic acid, potassium chloride.
Berry Treasure Flavor
Maltodextrin, crystaline fruit sugar, whey protein isolate, L-glutamine, natural blueberry and raspberry flavor, citric acid, sodium citrate, soy lecithin, ascorbic acid, potassium chloride, beet root (natural color).
Fluid - Muscle Recovery for Optimal Performance
It's all about performance.
Whether you are an athlete training for elite competition, or a grandparent picking up their grandson and avoiding a fall, every day we have to physically perform to meet the demands of our lifestyles. Exercise can help prepare us for these challenges, but without a recovery drink like Fluid, exercise can leave our muscles depleted and dire need of muscle recovery.
Numerous university studies show the use of a recovery drink accelerates glycogen (muscle energy) replenishment, reduces muscle damage, decreases inflammation and muscle soreness, and lowers the likelihood of chronic injury and illness.
Without recovery nutrition between exercise sessions, a person's ability to stay healthy and consistently perform at peak levels is highly limited. Here is what recent research is teaching us:
- Distance runners who consume recovery drinks post-workout vs. carbohydrate beverages only consistently report less muscle soreness. (Study)
- Trained cyclists who consume recovery drinks vs. traditional sports drink show reduced post-workout amounts of the enzymes CK and LDH, biomarkers of muscle damage and breakdown. (Study)
- Non endurance athletes involved in resistance training show a 300% increase in protein synthesis when they consume a recovery drink immediately after exercise vs. those who consume the same drink 3 hours later. So not only is a recovery drink crucial, drinking it immediately after exercise is just as important. (Study)
Even more exciting, is a study on marine recruits who use a recovery drink over 54 days of basic training. The investigators report that, “Compared to placebo and control groups, the protein/carbohydrate supplemented group had an average of 33% fewer total medical visits, 28% fewer visits due to bacterial/viral infections, 37% fewer visits due to muscle/joint problems, and 83% fewer visits due to heat exhaustion.” Marines consuming a post workout recovery drink experienced faster muscle recovery, and were overall healthier than their counterparts.
According to Paul Goldberg, MS, RD, “The bottom line is that proper recovery nutrition has the potential to make a tremendous difference. Athletes who are serious about their performance should consume a recovery drink after every workout, practice, and competition. If you do so, you will be rewarded with less muscle damage, faster glycogen replenishment, improved performance in subsequent exercise, greater strength gains, and fewer injuries.”
All of the research is available online through great resources like Fluid School (http://livefluid.com/school.php), and PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/).
About Fluid
Our mission, vision, and values provide the foundation for our fundamental business practices, and the framework to build strong relationships with our employees, customers, suppliers, and the community.
Our Mission
We earn and maintain customer loyalty by consistently delivering the highest quality products. We accomplish this with a company wide commitment to excellence in developing and marketing proven products to enhance performance, health, and general well-being.
Our Vision
To harness our passion for physical fitness and nutrition and provide products that are admired throughout our industry and the athletic community.
Our Values
Our values are critical to building and maintaining customer trust and go beyond putting the customer first. These include:
- Social and Environmental Responsibility
- Commitment to Excellence
- Innovation
- Integrity
- Ethical behavior
