Making Your Own Energy Drink

You’ll find lots of pre workout drinks and multi-purpose drinks out on the market. The market of energy drinks has exploded into mainstream and the sales rival those of soft drinks. Pre-mixed drinks that were once only found in supplement store coolers are now in convenience stores. There are hundreds of options, but the more options, the more confusion.

Many weight lifters prefer a much more convenient and simpler option, a homemade workout drink. A great drink can be made right in your kitchen with a blender, a bit of knowledge, and a little creativity. There are tons of options for you when you’re making your own drink. The flavor depends entirely on your own personal tastes. Adjust your consistency by adding or removing ingredients. You can also adjust how many calories your workout drink has.

First, you have to have a drink base. Water will keep calories down. Some people use milk for the extra protein while still others prefer to use fruit juice. Be careful when using juice because of the sugar content. You can adjust the consistency by adding ice. If you’re using milk, water will change it. Pick your ingredients once you’ve chosen your base.

Workout Drink Ingredients

There is a wide variety of ingredients. You can use an easily digestible, complete protein powder that is inexpensive in order to boost your protein content. Bananas will add potassium.  Protein powders are one of the best pre workout supplements you can add to your drink.  Fruits like apples, blueberries and strawberries can give you added minerals, vitamins, and flavors. If you need to increase the fatty acid content of your drink, you can add flax seed oil, fish oil, or another essential fatty acid. Even some vegetable juices can be added if you want the extra carbohydrates and vitamins. It all depends on your own personal preferences.

Add cream to increase the thickness or blend with ice for a frothy mixture. Another way to increase the frothiness is to blend it on high speed. Mixing your drink slowly will make it smoother. If you add creatine to your drink, mix it slowly so that you preserve the creatine’s integrity. Make sure to use the drink within the hour because the creatine might from indigestible creatine does not sit well in liquids.

More Ways To Make an Energy Drink

Adding a sugar substitute can enhance the flavor. Try something like Stevia since it has no calories but tastes very sweet. You can add no calorie or low calorie syrups and even a little bit of strawberry or chocolate syrup. Some think that the flavor that comes from adding protein powder or fruits is enough. It’s important to keep the calories in your drink low enough to keep from getting lethargic or bloated while you workout. Your drink should have under 300 calories if you drink it alone, and under 100 if you drink it with other food. This is because your body would have to reduce the energy it’s using elsewhere in order to process too many calories. Long last carbs and good, quality proteins are very important to make your pre workout drink complete. If you have a good mixture that has about 250 calories then start drinking it half an hour before your workout. Sip on it and water while you work out, so that the nutrients and energy is staggered and released as you go. This way you will have continual energy and your muscles will repair themselves quickly.

There are as many ways to make a homemade workout drink as there are drinks to buy. All that limits you is your own tastes and creativity. Save money and throw some inexpensive ingredients in your blender and whip up a homemade drink that’ll make the companies jealous.