GREEN TEA: When fitness pros talk about green tea, they usually extol the thermogenic effect that green tea has on the body (the main active component is epigallocatechin gellate). What we've overlooked in the past is a decrease in delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), the muscle pain you get a day or two after an intense lifting session. To make walking up stairs after a serious leg workout easier, reach for the green tea extract. Researchers from Baylor University found that taking green tea extract for two weeks significantly reduces muscle pain after a grueling workout.
CAFFEINE: Research shows that the world's most addicting and popular drug lessens muscle pain during strenuous rep routines, which allows you to train harder. Caffeine blocks the chemical adenosine, a byproduct of the post-workout inflammation process that leads to DOMS.
THE STACK:
500-1000 mg of green tea extract
200-400 mg if caffeine
In the morning and 30 minutes prior to workout
-Recomended Dosage by Jim Stoppani, PHD
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