Sweet potato and Big YAM, a natural tasting gainer

When we talk about weight training in the gym, certain topics quickly come up. We talk about creatine , of proteins , amino acids, sometimes peptides and pre-workout. However, most practitioners never mention the role of carbohydrates despite their primordial importance. It's strange but bodybuilders rarely think about the essential role of carbohydrates, except when it comes to cutting, muscle definition, mass gain or carbohydrate rebound. Carbohydrates, and glucose in particular, are however inseparable from the muscle strength , post-exercise recovery, or muscle growth. While it's true that creatine will help you gain strength and stimulate hypertrophy a little more intensely, it's also true to remember that your creatine stores only last a few seconds. After this short delay, the creatine is relayed by your glycogen stores, in other words, chains of glucose.

Glucose is the primary fuel for your muscle fibers.

If glucose forms chains by storing itself as glycogen in your muscles, this glucose replenishment can occur in different ways, depending on whether your glucose intake is more or less rapid or slow. If sugar gives you energy quickly, it will always be more efficient to replenish your glycogen stores gradually with slow sugars . Let's say that this is an old convention since it is no longer really possible to speak of “fast” or “slow” sugars. However, depending on food what you eat and what they contain, we will instead talk about Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load. But the problem with oses (let's call them "fast sugars" or monosaccharides for simplicity) is that they create an insulin spike. In other words, they give you energy for a few minutes but then kill you. In short, rely on your glycogen reserves first and avoid "fast" sugars (high Glycemic Index) in order to release energy over time. You could consume sugars during training, but even then, there's no evidence that you end up using them during exercise. So, what foods should you favor to optimally replenish muscle glycogen?

Sweet potato flour is ideal for replenishing your muscle glycogen stores.

Yam Nutrition chose sweet potato flour for its nutritional qualities and slightly sweet taste. Available in many varieties (white, red, purple, or pink flesh), sweet potatoes are an ideal source of carbohydrates for athletes and sedentary people alike. The advantage of sweet potatoes lies primarily in their moderate glycemic index, ranging from 50 to 70, unlike potatoes, whose GI can vary from 75 to 95% when baked. Sweet potatoes also stand out from other starchy foods because they are alkalizing, with a Pral index of -8.19. Ideal for making pancakes with eggs and milk, sweet potato flour also provides you with minerals such as potassium (330 mg/100g on average) as well as trace elements such as manganese and copper. It also contains antioxidants, mainly carotenoids.

Yam Nutrition's white sweet potato flour is ideal for cooking and creating delicious recipes. You can easily imagine excellent savory or sweet recipes. For example, sweet potato cake is a unique and deliciously sweet pastry. But even more so, its nutritional qualities also make it an ideal food for gaining muscle mass. A source of medium-absorption carbohydrates, sweet potato flour can be added to your pre-workout or post-workout protein. In all cases, sweet potato flour is gradually absorbed, replenishing your muscle glycogen stores.

YAM Nutrition has created Big YAM, a blend of sweet potato flour and whey concentrate

The principle of Gainer has always been open to criticism, but it remains true that to gain muscle, an additional intake of calories will necessarily provide you with additional energy. Gaining mass is based on this principle, from the moment you know how to assimilate these additional calories without storing them unnecessarily in fat. To do this, a quick calculation of your daily caloric needs (basal metabolism + exercise) will allow you to know the approximate number of calories you will need to gain weight and release energy.

It is on this coherent nutritional basis that Yam Nutrition has developed the Big YAM , a blend of sweet potato flour combined with an excellent quality whey concentrate. With 40% protein and 60% carbohydrates, Big YAM stands out as a simple and natural Gainer. Made without added sugar, glucose or maltodextrin, Big YAM provides you with what your muscles need, carbohydrates for energy and proteins for muscle building. Naturally, Big YAM is a Lean Gainer that does not contain artificial vitamins or indigestible minerals or colorings added to the starting product. Our food supplement is not hypercaloric per se but it provides you with high quality calories, useful for muscle growth. With this type of Lean Gainer will reduce your risk of gaining fat, which is what bodybuilding athletes strive for. Take it as a ready-to-drink shake, or mix a scoop with an egg to make delicious pancakes or with milk to make crepes.

Big YAM is the first 100% natural gainer on the market!

Made from high-quality sweet potato flour and whey protein, Big YAM Yam Nutrition's Big YAM is naturally the 100% natural gainer you need to gain mass. Likewise, Big YAM is not a 2000 calorie per dose formula that requires 150 grams of powder like most gainers on the market. Big YAM is the first gainer to truly meet the nutritional needs of bodybuilders and strength athletes. Our gainer provides you with healthy and useful calories to help you gain strength, endurance, and muscle mass. Gaining mass is not synonymous with gaining fat. Its exceptional and natural taste has also seriously contributed to its success. Today, you have the choice between 4 unique flavors: cookie, cappuccino, chocolate, chocolate hazelnut, or Stracciatella. In addition, Big Yam does not contain any chemical or artificial flavors. Its taste is all the better for it. Add to this a box of Virilis V2 , from Naturabolic and Epi-Myo-Statin and you will quickly reach your muscle mass goals.

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