By C.M.N. Shakoor
As a supporter of coconut water I am usually not the one to hype sports drinks, but there is however one that I have used in the past and continue to use for my intense workouts at the local track. Accelarade is an excellent sports drink that in my opinion is one of the most underrated on the market. I say underrated because it seems like to me it does not receive the hype that some of the major sports drinks receive. Accelerade, with a 4:1 carb to protein ratio is designed to fuel your muscles during intense workouts and aid in recovery. Let me give you an example of what I call my Accelerade induced workouts that would probably make most in my age bracket puke (I have actually had people who tried to keep up with me puke during this workout).
The AFS Accelerade Workout:
Warm-up
1. Power walk 1 mile to the track uphill and down hill
2. 40 pushups
3. Jump rope 5 sets 100 reps
4. Stretch
The Workout
1. Tire press throw and sprint-Sprint 40-50 yards to tire then lift the tire over head and throw sprint to the tire between each toss until you reach the starting point of the original sprint. (I do this 6-8 times)
2. Tire overhead toss 3 set 10 reps jumping rope between sets.
3. Run 1 lap around the track stretch it out a little to loosen up then hit the ground for 20-30 push-ups shake it off to loosen up the arms a bit then run stairs, the high school stadium bleachers on both sides of the track I go up and down twice the first time skip 1 step the second time I hit each step before preceding to the next flight. PLEASE NOTE after completing one side I drop for 20 push-ups and jumprope 100 jumps before preceding around the track either run or power walk and throw in a set of lunges before dropping to the ground doing another 20 pushups & jump rope...take a 30sec-1minute breather before starting the other side of the steps. (I do this for 2-4 times around the track.)
Cool Down
Walk 1 lap around the track stoping to stretch along the way
Walk 1 mile back
Stretch and loosen up
To some of you just getting into the fitness arena this may seem to be a pretty demanding work out. But as you become more acclimated to working out you will sometimes feel the need to challenge your body. And as a a member of the over 40 club this is a challenging workout. While I am pounding my body thru this workout I am sipping my Accelerade which is my beverage of choice for this workout. I tried this a few time without drinking Accelerade there was a MAJOR difference.
