Week 3 - Starting with supplements for Vertical Jump Bible

This past week, I've been finding myself feeling a bit flat on the court during games. I originally thought it might be overtraining, but then again, I didn't the same feeling in the first 3 weeks of the program, when my conditioning would have been significantly less. I realised that the dip in my energy co-incided with me stopping using nutritional supplements pre- and post-workout, so now I'm going to be using the below as pre-workout primer / post-workout recovery aid to make sure I'm gettign enough nutrients to my body. Hopefully these items will give me back that energetic feeling:

Protein
I've chosen a soluble protein solution from Musashi, an Australian sports nutrition company. It's a bit more expensive than the bulk discount proteins you can get, but it comes recommended by a number of people I've spoken to, including personal trainers and my sister, who is a trained nutritionist and natural therapist. The protein in question is Musashi WPC blend. It's a high whey-protein, lo carb blend, which I'm going to be taking an hour before working out, then immediately after working out. This should help ensure my muscles have all the fuel they need to effectively finish my workout, aswell as all they need to repair themselves post-workout, and be ready to go for the next workout or game day. I chose the lo-carb blend, as I'd ultimately like to drop 2 or 3 kilo's of body fat to help with the hops. I'd been using Musashi's P30 formula prior to this which is much higher in carbs, so I'll see if reducing the amount of carbs consumed post-workout effects energy levels at all... I can always go back to the P30 :)

N.O-Xplode
In addition to the protein, I've chosen to go for a workout booster - NO-Xplode. This is the first time I've used one of these products - I've seen mixed reviews of N.O-Xplode online - it is effectively an energy booster, designed to help you mentally focus and have higher energy levels during your workout. BSN, the company who make it, call it a 'Performance Igniter' - after reading plenty of reviews on the web, many people seem to share that description of it. N.O-Xplode also has a whole bunch of synthetic substances in it too, and generally don't like the idea of using highly synthetic products, but I figure I'll give NO-Xplode a go to see if I can go harder during my weight sessions, and thus try for better results. I'll report back on the effects I see.

I've just finished the final week of Phase 1 of the Novice Plyometrics program and Phase 1 of the Novice Weights program - and I'm taking the weekend off before starting Phase 2 of both programs next week. You know what that means... time to measure!! I'll wait until tomorrow to measure, because my legs are thrashed, but be sure to come back tomorrow to see my gains from the first 3 weeks of training.