Below are the type of products I used until now. Be aware that this is a list that is dynamic. It will be updated based on my behaviour and experience. It’s not an advice for you because it depends on your lifestyle, your nutrition in general and on the intensity of your activities and your body.
In general (99% of the cases) I train in the mornings with no or a very light breakfast. I already started to do that more than 10 years ago when I was running, even distances up to 20K. It’s a kind of intermitted fasting which work very well for me.
Pre training
For flexibility, tendons and muscles and a healthy skin : Collagen. When you’re ageing, your body is no longer enable to produce enough collagen, that’s why I use it on almost a daily basis. According to a study, the consumption of white tea will protect the breakdown of collagen by activities of enzymes. I still have to change from drinking green tea to white tea, so I have no experience and don’t know the difference. When I have breakfast I add it to my meal otherwise I take a bit of Alpro and add the collagen to it.
After training
- Magnesium (I’m using Magnesan Forte Plus from Bonusan – powder or pills)
- Protein bar: Barebell
- Water
- Multi vitamins
- Oatmeal + flax seed + Chia seed + some walnut and a Brazil nut with Alpro vegetarian yoghurt or Skyr
The best moment to take magnesium is at the end of the day because during the night you body is working on repairing damage and the magnesium is contributing to that. Just before I go to bed, I take one pill with some Alpro.