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Baseball Nutrition Guide

Baseball success requires physical agility, explosive strength, healthy joints, aerobic endurance, mental acuity and well-developed hand-eye co-ordination.

The baseball athlete must be agile, have explosive strength and cardiovascular endurance, and efficient hand-eye coordination.

While athletic conditioning and nutritional measures are often strictly implemented, nutritional supplementation is sometimes neglected. Intelligent supplementation can be the difference between victory or defeat. Consequently, supplementation deserves your utmost attention.

Here are some products that can help keep you on top of your game:

Multivitamins

Athletes are always on the move, and this can greatly stress the body. Multivitamins help to offset the stresses of practice and game play, and they provide an increase in energy and mental focus. Taking a multivitamin will allow you to have the focus you need on the field, and will allow you to recover from the stresses of practices and games. Some of our top Multis are:

Univeral Animal Pak

1st Step for Energy

Optimum Opti-Men

Optimum Opti-Women

Men's Ultra Daily by Twimlab

Women's Ultra Daily by Twinlab

Creatine Monohydrate

Creatine is a critical because it greatly increases explosive strength, energy levels, and it prevents muscle loss. Creatine has been scientifically proven to improve memory, thinking, and hand-to-eye coordination. Creatine can help you to see the ball better, helping you become a better hitter and fielder. It also helps increase size and strength to help you hit the ball farther!

Creatine has been proven safe for millions of athletes around the world and is used by most of today's top baseball athletes.

Popular Creatine Products are:

COMPLETE CREATINE POWER 1000 GM by ISS

Muscle Creatine by Dimaxx 250 ml

Natures Best Creatine Monohydrate 300GM

Creatine Select 500 grams by Beverly International

ALso See Kre-Alkalyn, Creatine Ethyl Ester



Glutamine

Glutamine helps support your immune system, it prevents muscle loss, and it enhances your ability to recover from stressfull practices and training.

Some Popular Glutamine Products:

Optimum Nutrition Glutamine Powder 1000

Prolab Glutamine Powder 300 + 100GM Free

Ultra Pure Glutamine Powder

Glutamine Select Plus BCAA's 552 grams Beverly International

Amino Acids

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Proteins are the building blocks of muscle. A long game can put you at a risk of losing muscle. Branch chained amino acids can protect your muscle tissue. Aminos can be taken pre and post game to aid in prevention and recovery.

Some Popular Amino Products are:

Amino 1000 By Jay Robb

Animal Nitro 44 packs by Universal

American Amino 2000

Whey Protein

Whey protein isolate is the best protein supplement to supply you with energy. It is quickly absorbed by the body and is the highest known quality protein source.

Whey Protein has also been shown to promote fat loss. Building lean muscle and creating a lean muscular physique can aid in a faster more agile athlete on the field. It is perfect for post game and trainging.

Some Popular Whey Protein Products are:

100% Whey Protein 5lb by Optimum

Natures Best Isopure 8.8lb

Multi Pro Whey Isolate? 2 lb by IDS Sports

Glucosamine & Chondroitin

Joint health is important for everyone, especially baseball players. Pitchers depend on healty joints and ligaments to help keep their shoulders,elbows and fingers in tip-top shape. Catchers also benefit from glucosamine & chondroitin because they are constantly in the crouching position. Their knees and back take the brunt of the weight.

Taking a joint care supplement can aid in prevention of joint stiffness and breakdown. This could translate into a longer more successfull career.

Some Popular Joint Care Products are:

Beverly International Joint Care

Sci Fit’s Joint Enhance Plus MSM 180 caps

FluidJoint, Chewable Tablets

Flexicose 32 day Supply

Caffeine

Caffeine can help to reduce error that can come from fatigue, and it can enhance your focus and memory.

Some popular Caffeine Products are:

Caffeine 90 Capsules/200 mg by PrimaForce

Caffeine Speed Gels 90 count