Okay, so why the wacky title? Because Vega Sport Energizer gives you the pep you need to GET.MOVING.
Do I sound like an infomercial? Or how about Billy May’s replacement? (have you ever seen the auditions for his job? very interesting).
As mentioned in previous posts, my epilepsy meds tend to make me quite sleepy and low on energy. That coupled with a debilitating bout with depression last year, I’ve gotten in the habit of lots and lots of couch sitting. I’ve tried numerous products to get myself moving, including some that probably weren’t the healthiest. You know, the kind that are LOADED with ingredients that nature hasn’t ever heard of – yeah, those. So, it appealed to me that this was a natural product and plant-based. I also showed my office mate the package and he is completely natural. He is/was very intrigued and is taking it with him on his epic bike trip in the next few days.
I first tried Vega Sport Energizer on a regular training run. I run in the evenings and I didn’t exactly follow the directions on the amount of water to add to the powder. This was a mistake as it certainly affected the taste. I will completely admit, I was worried about the flavor. It’s definitely an earthy flavor and I wasn’t sure this was for me. For instance, while I like my supplements more natural, I drink my coffee very sweet so these counteracted each other a bit.
I drank it 20 mins prior to working out as instructed. The boost was very real. In fact, I could feel it’s effects long into my run, which I wasn’t expecting. I really needed the energy and Vega Sport came through for me. On a more recent training run, I decided to half the packet and it seemed to work out for an evening run. If I could manage to get my booty out of bed in the morning, I think a full packet would be perfect. As it was, I had lots of energy!
Next, I decided to try it out for the 25k. A few years ago when I did the race, I took a gel at the beginning and then two more later in the race. Gel-sickness set in and it wasn’t pretty. This time around, I took Vega Sport and also followed the water mixing instructions. Again, I was very impressed with the results. Even though I learned my lesson, I still WANT to take a gel at the start of the race. I’m just not a morning person and while I drink coffee before the race, this only partially helps (I only drink a half cup). This time around, I had the energy I’ve craved at the start and could evenly space my gels at mile 5 and mile 10.
Vega Sport also has Sustain products that I would love to give a go. I would like to feel more evenly fueled as opposed to certain bursts and then kind of falling with regular gels. I also think this would really help my pacing. There is recovery products/drink also that is on my radar but we all know, I am lousy at recovering properly so of course this is lower on my priority list <— please note some of the sarcasm here!
Again, I was really pleased with Vega Sport. I am looking forward to hearing what office mate has to say and unfortunately, I’m posting this before he returns. So #FuelYourBetter and check it out – I think you will be impressed as well. I know many people are looking for a different version of fueling and I like this option a lot. I dig the whole proper prepping of my muscles for what I am about to inflict and ask of them. Another BIG plus of this product is it doesn’t interfere with my epilepsy. I’ve tried other things that have made me so wired that a) I could see sounds and b) it was too much for my brain. With epilepsy, my brain is “easily agitated” so I need to be conscientious about fueling properly and safely. Vega Sport is a win in this category without the side effect of what I call “shaky energy”.
Seriously, this is good stuff. I was able to try out this product for freesies but I asked to review it since I appreciated what the product contained and promised. That’s my disclaimer folks…
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