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Your Guide to Caffeine, Collagen, and Cross-Country Chaos
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The coffee seizures started somewhere around Kansas City. Not the normal caffeine jitters that amateur coffee drinkers complain about, but the deep, primal awareness that we were 800 miles from home with our SUV (aka Black Sunshine the 2017 Lexus GX 460) packed to brim with kites, kiteboarder's and eveyrthing we brought with for the last 6 weeks. I feared we were starting to look suspicious at every state crossing. "We can't stop here," I told my wife Jodie, "This is corn country." Fast forward to a late Monday night with the temperature hovering at a number that would make a polar bear weep, we were home! Today my mind is finally settling into the divine clarity that only comes from sleeping in one's own bed after six weeks of exile. The 13-hour sprint from Oklahoma City to the frozen wasteland of Minnesota was made possible by the kind of high-grade coffee that separates the professionals from the amateurs. ...But let me tell you something, you beautiful caffeine-craving degenerate - this kind of marathon automotive exodus isn't for the faint of heart. It requires chemical assistance of the finest order. Which brings me to an urgent bulletin that just crossed my desk: those magnificent bastards at BUBS have temporarily lost their minds. They're practically giving away their instant coffee - yes, instant coffee that doesn't taste like it was filtered through a mechanic's shop rag. Free with any purchase over $25. But like all good drug deals, this offer expires at midnight. No coupon needed, but use the code DRMIKE to check out to save even more coin on most items. www.miketnelsoncollagen.com Now, pay attention, because this is where it gets interesting. My preferred package from these maniacs is their collagen supplement - 15 grams of pure tissue-regenerating madness that I slam 40-60 minutes before hitting the heavy weights. The timing is crucial, you see. The research shows that this precise window creates superior soft tissue adaptations. This isn't bro-science; this is biochemical warfare against the aging process itself. Special notice to the already-collagen-enhanced: If you're sitting on a stockpile of collagen like a doomsday prepper, listen closely: move your dosing window to pre-training. The offer (expires at midnight):
Buy the ticket, take the ride - but do it before the clock strikes twelve and this deal vanishes like a mirage on the Oklahoma plains. www.miketnelsoncollagen.com Still riding the caffeine wave, Much love, Dr. Mike P.S. - Yes, I also love dark beer, but that's a story for another dispatch. Right now, we're focusing on the kind of stimulants that get you through 15-hour interstate marathons without hallucinating corn people in Nebraska. And if we ended up in Nebraska on the way home we took a serious wrong turn, hahah. Collagen Research Baar K. (2014). Using molecular biology to maximize concurrent training. Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 44 Suppl 2(Suppl 2), S117–S125. Jerger, S., Centner, C., Lauber, B., Seynnes, O., Sohnius, T., Jendricke, P., . . . König, D. (2022). Effects of specific collagen peptide supplementation combined with resistance training on Achilles tendon properties. Scand J Med Sci Sports. Lis DM, Jordan M, Lipuma T, Smith T, Schaal K, Baar K. Collagen and Vitamin C Supplementation Increases Lower Limb Rate of Force Development. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2022 Mar 1;32(2):65-73. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2020-0313. Epub 2021 Nov 22. PMID: 34808597. Langer, H. T., West, D., Senden, J., Spuler, S., van Loon, L. J. C., & Baar, K. (2022). Myofibrillar protein synthesis rates are increased in chronically exercised skeletal muscle despite decreased anabolic signaling. Sci Rep, 12(1), 7553. Pechanec, M. Y., Boyd, T. N., Baar, K., & Mienaltowski, M. J. (2020). Adding exogenous biglycan or decorin improves tendon formation for equine peritenon and tendon proper cells in vitro. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21(1), 627. Shaw, G., Lee-Barthel, A., Ross, M. L., Wang, B., & Baar, K. (2017). Vitamin C-enriched gelatin supplementation before intermittent activity augments collagen synthesis. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 105(1), 136–143. Free coffee w any $25 purchase today www.miketnelsoncollagen.com PS - yes I am an affiliate at Bubs so I do make some coin, but I love their products and they are top notch all the way run by solid hooomans to boot _____________________ Mike T Nelson CISSN, CSCS, MSME, PhD Mike T Nelson is a PhD and not a physician or registered dietitian. The contents of this email should not be taken as medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem - nor is it intended to replace the advice of a physician. Always consult your physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health. |
Dr Mike T Nelson
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