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Vitargo®S2 is the super soluble form of Vitargo®, a patented molecular carbohydrate. Compared to carbohydrates such as maltodextrin and sugars used in ordinary fuel and recovery drinks and powders, Vitargo®’s patented IVg technology is university-research proven to: |
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Move through the stomach more than 2X faster, |
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deliver fuel to muscle and the rest of the body more than 2X as fast within 10 minutes after exhaustive exercise leading to |
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accelerate glycogen recovery by 168% and |
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a return to higher performance up to 23% greater. The bottom line is that Vitargo®S2 is only refueling and recovery product that is university-research proven to be the strategic solution for serious athletes to maximize performance. |
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To fully understand the Vitargo®S2 revolutionary endurance performance advantage you must understand the science and see how Vitargo®S2 stands alone among related products as it is the only product of its kind to have university-research proven superiority. |
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Carbohydrate is the critical fuel for muscle and the brain during higher intensity training and competition. |
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Carbohydrate is derived from carbohydrate stores (glycogen) in muscle and the liver as well as from carbohydrate consumed during performance.1 Glycogen is a carbohydrate polymer, made up of branching chains of glucose and is muscle’s predominant fuel during higher intensity training and competition. 2,3 Meanwhile, liver glycogen along with consumed carbohydrate is crucial for maintaining optimal blood glucose levels during intense training or competition to help fuel muscle and to maintain mental focus and optimal neuromuscular performance. 1,4 |
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Glycogen stores in muscle (and the liver) are limited and once they as depleted athletic performance decreases. |
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During intense training and competition, glycogen stores are progressively reduced mostly due to increased epinephrine (adrenalin) in the blood.1 Once muscle glycogen is depleted, fatigue and decreased performance follow closely. This can happen in just a couple hours for runners, cyclists or triathletes, especially if they push too hard, and don’t refuel strategically during the effort. 1,5 For intermittent-sprint athletes such as soccer, football and hockey players muscle glycogen stores can be exhausted earlier, however they certainly have more opportunity to refuel during breaks, halftime, etc. 1 |
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Having more glycogen at the onset of training or competition can allow you to perform at a higher level for longer. |
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Despite its critical role in high intensity performance, muscle has a limited storage of glycogen, usually around 2 to 3% for endurance athletes. 1,5 That means that the more glycogen you have at the onset of a training session or competition, the harder and longer you can perform. 1 For instance, incomplete recovery of muscle glycogen (<2%) led cyclists to fatigue more than 30 minutes earlier than cyclists with pre-exercise muscle glycogen stores in excess of 3%. 5 Applied to athletes that train or compete daily (or sooner), incomplete glycogen recovery from a previous training will hinder performance in the next. |
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Rapid muscle glycogen recovery is critical to perform again at a higher level the next day or within the same day. |
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Once depleted, glycogen stores will need to be refueled in order to train or compete at an optimal level again. The problem is that it can take a full day or more to fully recover these precious fuel reserves. Timing is critical and the sooner you can begin refueling of glycogen and to do so at an accelerated rate, the quicker the recovery will be and a return to a higher level of performance. 6 This is critical for athletes that train or compete daily and especially those that train or compete more than once during a single day (e.g. multi-sport athletes, tournaments). This can also provide a performance advantage for athletes who have breaks in training or competition such as half-times, between periods, or bench-time, etc. |
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2.3 times Faster Energy Delivery to Intestines.
This leads to more efficient digestion and absorption as well as delivery to muscle after exhaustive exercise. |
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Virtually all other sport refueling and recovery drink formulas use carbohydrates such as maltodextrin; and sugars like glucose (dextrose), fructose and sucrose. The problem with these carbohydrates is that they result in a beverage that has a high osmolality, which refers to how aggressively it will pull water. This sponge-like property slows the movement of those carbohydrates through the stomach, which in turn slow refueling efforts. On the other hand, Vitargo®S2 is patented molecular carbohydrate which has a relatively low osmolality and is university research-proven to empty from the stomach 2X faster within the first 10 minutes than ordinary carbohydrates.7 This break-through in accelerated performance refueling and recovery is due to the Vitargo®’s patented IVg technology.Other, less effective products, which may cost a little less, might make similar but unproven claims related to their carbohydrate source. What they should really be claiming is that It’s Cheaper to Lose™! |
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Vitargo®S2 refuels muscle more than 2X faster in as little as 10 minutes after exhaustive exercise vs. other carbohydrates. |
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The problem with carbohydrates found in ordinary sport fuel and recovery drinks and powders is that they can stay in the stomach longer and are absorbed more slowly than Vitargo®. This means that muscle must wait for critical refueling carbohydrate. One university study comparing Vitargo® to the carbohydrates in ordinary sport fuel and recovery products found that Vitargo®, when given immediately after glycogen depleting exercise, increased blood glucose levels at a two times faster rate and within minutes.8 Furthermore, despite delivering fuel twice as fast, Vitargo® did not lead to a blood sugar crash.8 Let’s face it, every minute counts when it comes to glycogen refueling and recovery after intense training or competition. Therefore, it simply doesn’t make sense to make muscle wait longer than it has to for carbohydrate to refuel! |
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Vitargo®S2 does not cause bloating or a “heavy stomach” like other sport fuel and recovery products formulated with maltodextrin and simple carbohydrates. |
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University research conducted in subjects at rest showed that Vitargo was able to transit out of the stomach twice as fast as ordinary carbohydrates. This may explain why many of our elite and pro athlete users notice no bloating or “heavy stomach” feeling when they use Vitargo S2 before or during training or competition. |
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1.68 times Greater Glycogen Recovery in First 2 Hours. |
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Researchers have found that there is a one to two hour “window” of opportunity after training or competition when glycogen recovery is most rapid. Vitargo® basically bypasses the window and “blows the roof off” of the process by recovering glycogen stores 168% faster than carbohydrates found in ordinary sport recovery drinks. 9 This break-though in glycogen recovery is due to the patented IVg technology of Vitargo®S2. Furthermore, the fructose found in many ordinary sport refueling and recovery products either as fructose, half of sucrose or half or more of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is absorbed much slower thand other carbohydrates and has been shown in university research to be an inferior refueling and glycogen recovery carbohydrate.4 For serious athletes this carbohydrate source simply doesn’t cut it! |
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Up to 1.23 times great Max Endurance Performance. |
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Faster recovery results in better performance more quickly. How much better and how much quicker? A university study found that when individuals used Vitargo®S2 – after glycogen-depleting exercise – they were able to perform up to 23% better after just 2 hours of recovery than when using an equal amount of carbohydrates as those found in ordinary sport recovery drinks and powders. 8 Superior recovery means that you can be sure that your glycogen stores will be more refueled when you head out to train or compete again the next or even the same day. |
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References: |
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Wildman REC and Miller BS. Carbohydrates in Exercise. In: Sport and Fitness Nutrition. Wadsworth Publishing, 2004. |
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Romin JA, Coyle EG, Sidossis LS, et al. Regulation of endogenous fat and carbohydrate metabolism in relation to exercise intensity and duration. American Journal of Physiology 1993: 265: E380-E391, 1993. |
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Coyle EF, Coggan AR, Hemmert MK, Ivy JL. Muscle glycogen utilization during prolonged strenuous exercise when fed carbohydrate. Journal of Applied Physiology 1986 Jul;61(1):165-72. |
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Casey A, Mann R, Banister K, Fox J, Morris PG, Macdonald IA, Greenhaff PL. Effect of carbohydrate ingestion on glycogen resynthesis in human liver and skeletal muscle, measured by (13)C MRS. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2000 Jan;278(1):E65-75. |
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Bergström J, Hermansen L, Hultman E, Saltin B. Diet, muscle glycogen and physical performance. Acta Physiologica Scandanavica 1967; 71(2):140-50. |
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Jentjens R, Jeukendrup A. Determination of post-exercise glycogen synthesis during short-term recovery. Sports Medicine 2003: 33: 117-144. |
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Leiper JB, Aulin KP, Söderlund K. Improved gastric emptying rate in humans of a unique glucose polymer with gel forming properties. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 2000 ;35:1143-1149. |
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Stephens FB, Roig M, Armstrong G, Greenhaff PL. Post-exercise ingestion of a unique, high molecular weight glucose polymer solution improves performance during a subsequent bout of cycling exercise Journal of Sports Sciences, 2008; 26(2): 149 – 154. |
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Aulin KP, Söderlund K, Hultman E. Muscle glycogen resynthesis rate in humans after supplementation of drinks containing carbohydrates with low and high molecular masses' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2001; 81: 346-351. |
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