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What Are EAAs?
Essential Amino Acids (EAAs) are the building blocks of protein that your body cannot produce on its own. They must come from your diet or supplements. EAAs include nine amino acids critical for muscle repair, recovery, and overall performance.
Why Take EAAs?
- Muscle Recovery: EAAs help repair muscle tissue broken down during workouts, speeding up recovery.
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Muscle Growth: They stimulate protein synthesis, supporting lean muscle growth.
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Energy & Endurance: EAAs can improve stamina during workouts by reducing muscle breakdown and fatigue.
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Reduced Soreness: Faster recovery can lead to less post-workout soreness.
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Readily Available Form: EAAs in supplements are already in their “free-form” state, so your body can absorb them directly into the bloodstream without the extra step of breaking down protein structures.
- Faster Absorption Time: Whole protein sources like meat must go through the digestive process, which can take hours. EAAs bypass this, delivering the amino acids your muscles need in as little as 20-30 minutes.
When to Take EAAs?
- Pre-Workout: For energy and reduced muscle breakdown during training.
- Intra-Workout: To maintain energy and hydration while exercising (Electrolytes!)
- Post-Workout: To kickstart recovery and muscle repair immediately after.
Benefits You’ll See:
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Improved workout performance and endurance.
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Enhanced muscle recovery and reduced soreness.
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Support for muscle maintenance during calorie deficits or fasting.
- Better hydration when combined with electrolytes.
EAAs are a simple, effective supplement for anyone looking to maximize recovery, build muscle, and improve workout performance. Whether you’re lifting weights, running, or doing CrossFit, EAAs can help you perform better and recover faster.
Daily Strength – 12 Minutes (5 Rounds for weight)
Front Squats (Boring But Big)
5 Sets of 10 @ 45% of 1RM
Athletes, we’re going to do some front squat maintenance today within the cycle to give everyone a break on load capacity and aim for volume capacity at light moderate weight today.
Despite the weight, shoot for good quality sets every time. This will move fast so make sure to use the 12 Minutes wisely.
Daily Conditioning W.O.D. – 18 Minutes (Time)
4 Rounds for Time
400 Meter Run
40 Air Squats
Intermediate:
4 Rounds for Time
400 Meter Run
20 Air Squats
Beginner:
4 Rounds for Time
200 Meter Run
20 Air Squats
Stimulus:
– Complete the workout in 9:00-14:00.
– Finish the runs in 2:15 or less.
– Complete the air squats in :60 or less.
– Adjust the difficulty of the movement or reduce the volume to hit the stimulus of the workout.
– Consider this workout a “test” for Murph.
Today’s Rx’d workout contains 160 air squats and 1,600 meters of running. Although this is roughly half the squats and running you will see in the Rx’d version of Murph, it can begin to help you understand the challenge Murph presents, as well as your current capacity with these movements.
Advanced athletes who have completed the prescribed version of Murph previously can consider performing today’s workout with a vest.
– Run substitutions
– 500/400 Meter Row
– 30/24 Calorie Echo Bike