How to Use Endura to Increase VO2 Max Capacity

How to Increase Your VO₂Max for Better Stamina with Endura

As an athlete, you're always looking for a competitive edge - that special something to help you finish faster and stronger, one step ahead of the pack. You’ll do whatever it takes, whether that means following a rigorous training schedule or making sure you have the best equipment available. To get the winning edge, you also need to build yourself up nutritionally to give yourself the fuel required for intense physical activity. If you’re serious about getting results, there are several supplements that can build your stamina, fitness, and increase your VO₂Max.

What is VO₂Max?

Also known as maximal oxygen uptake or aerobic capacity, VO₂Max is a measure of the greatest amount of oxygen your body is able to utilise for energy production during increased intensity exercise. To put it simply, the body uses oxygen in order to “burn fuel” to make energy. As exercise intensity increases, your body increases the amount of oxygen it utilises, up to a point where it can no longer keep up with demands. This is known as VO₂Max. Once we get to this point of maximal oxygen uptake, there is less oxygen available to make energy and we start to rely on the lactic acid system for energy production. The lactic acid system has its downfalls; it is a less efficient way of producing energy and also causes a build-up of lactic acid in the muscles – bringing with it, that all too familiar post-exercise muscle soreness.

Increasing VO₂Max allows you to reach a higher level of fitness, as well as enhancing your ability to sustain high intensity exercise over longer periods of time, with less muscle soreness afterwards.

Work it to the Max

Magnesium is a vital mineral that is well known for its ability to improve energy production and support muscular health by relieving muscular aches and pains. Did you know that magnesium can also increase VO₂Max? Research has shown that female endurance athletes who supplemented with magnesium were able to run at maximal intensity for longer and had increased VO₂Max.¹

Taurine is an amino acid worthy of recognition that may increase exercise performance by increasing maximum oxygen consumption. Using taurine at a dose of 6 g a day for seven days, has been shown to improve VO₂Max significantly. It also has been shown to increase exercise time before exhaustion and maximal workload, while reducing exercise-induced cellular DNA damage.²

Endura Max combines magnesium and taurine at therapeutic doses and may enhance performance through increasing VO₂Max. Other benefits include improving muscular health and recovery, reducing cramping and spasm, and assisting to prevent delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) following exercise. Taking one serve of Endura Max twice per day will give you 6 g of taurine and 600 mg of elemental magnesium, which are effective doses for maximum results.

Jump Ahead of the Q

Co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a nutrient that is an essential component of the energy production chain that occurs in every cell of the body. Supplementation with CoQ10 has been shown to increase energy during endurance exercise.³ Use Endura Co-Q10 150 to maintain your stamina and endurance during training and events as well as to assist with post exercise recovery.

Max Power

Carnitine has been shown to improve VO₂Max and power output when taken at a dose of 2 g, one hour before exercise.⁴ Long-term supplementation has also been shown to be beneficial. Marathon athletes were given 2 g of carnitine per day for six weeks; this resulted in a 5.68% increase in running speed, improved oxygen utilisation and a decreased heart rate in a treadmill test following supplementation.⁵ The N-Acetyl form of carnitine is not only good for VO₂Max, but also helps improve focus and concentration during exercise; this is due to carnitine’s ability to pass through the blood-brain-barrier and into the brain. Take Endura N-Acetyl-Carnitine at a dose of ¾ scoop of 1-2 times daily, 1 hour before exercise for better focus and increased power, energy and VO₂Max.

Power Ahead

If you’re serious about reaching a higher level of fitness and stamina, focus on increasing VO₂Max. Improved oxygen utilisation may just be what you need for that extra competitive edge and to aid post exercise recovery. Let Endura help you power on and provide you with all the nutrients you need to finish faster and stronger.

*References available on request