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This is the goal entry to JustLoading's sports performance supplements. It brings together creatine powder and gel, gels and carbohydrate gummies, energy bars, the padel range and an L-carnitine in capsules.
To choose: if you do short, very intense sets, look at creatine; if the effort goes past an hour, gels and gummies; if you need to eat something before training, bars. Each product states its grams per serving on its product page.
Everything is JustLoading own brand, with the full composition and allergens on each product page.
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Sports performance
First the effort, then the product
Sports performance supplements by effort
Sports performance supplements are chosen by type of effort: short, intense sets, endurance of more than an hour, or sports that alternate both. This page sorts them that way and explains what backing each substance has in the EU.
See performance supplements3 g servings
Powder, gel and padel bar carry 3 g of creatine per serving
Carbohydrates per unit
Between 21 and 27 g in each gel or carbohydrate gummy
Caffeine declared
Milligrams per unit always appear on the label
Own brand
Composition, allergens and serving on each product page
What kind of effort do you do
Performance depends on how long and what kind of effort it is. Where to start in each case.
Short, very intense sets
Weights, sprints or jumps. This is where creatine comes in: its authorized EU claim covers successive bursts of short-term, high intensity exercise and asks for 3 g a day. There is plain powder, flavored powder and gel.
More than an hour straight
Running, cycling or trail for over an hour uses up your carbohydrate reserves. What matters is how many grams you take per hour. Gels and gummies have between 21 and 27 g per unit.
Long points with pauses
Padel, tennis or soccer alternate short actions and rests. The padel range has a bar with 3 g of creatine per unit and a gummy with 60 mg of caffeine and 56.3 mg of magnesium.
Something to eat before training
If you need a snack, energy bars are made with oats, date, almond or nuts. Compare the carbohydrates and fiber per bar, which vary a lot from one to another.
What backing each substance has
Not everything sold for performance has the same basis. This is what the range contains.
With a claim
Creatine
The authorized claim says creatine increases physical performance in successive bursts of short-term, high intensity exercise. It requires 3 g a day and is aimed at adults doing that kind of exercise.
For drinks
Carbohydrates and electrolytes
The claim that carbohydrate-electrolyte solutions contribute to the maintenance of endurance performance during prolonged endurance exercise applies to drinks, not to a gel. The drink goes under isotonic drinks; with gels and gummies you check the grams of carbohydrates per unit.
No claim
Caffeine and L-carnitine
Neither has an authorized performance claim. Here we only describe what each product contains: 65.9 mg of caffeine in the cola gel and 81 mg in the red berry gummy. For L-carnitine, the label sets the dose.
What to check before buying
What is worth reading on the label of any performance product.
Grams of creatine per serving
The claim asks for 3 g daily. The plain powder, the gel and the padel bar give 3 g per serving. In flavored creatine, the serving is 6 g of product, of which 3 g is creatine.
Carbohydrates per unit
Divide the grams of carbohydrates you want per hour by those in each unit and you will know how many to carry. The honey and peanut gel has 22 g in 60 g; the strawberry and kiwi one, 21.4 g in 30 g, twice as concentrated.
Milligrams of caffeine
The cola gel has 65.9 mg per unit, the red berry gummy 81 mg and the padel one 60 mg. Count the day's coffee, because the EFSA safety limit covers every source. These are not products for children or pregnant women.
Authorized phrase and dose
A serious label names the substance, the authorized phrase and the dose that supports it. If it talks about energy or focus in its own words and with no figure, there is no claim behind it.
Ideas worth dropping
Common mistakes when choosing performance supplements.
Myth: more caffeine is better
Caffeine has no authorized performance claim in the EU. What is set is its safety limit, and going past it increases nervousness and insomnia.
Myth: creatine is only for the gym
The claim covers short, high intensity exercise, and that includes sprints, jumps or padel points. In pure endurance it is not authorized. Details under creatine.
Myth: creatine gel replaces carbohydrate gel
The creatine gel gives 3 g of creatine and about 31 to 32 kcal per unit. It helps complete the day's dose; the carbohydrates for a long event go in the energy gels.
Tip: try each gel or gummy in a long workout before using it in competition. Tolerance varies from person to person. Write down how many servings you took and how they sat.
Performance supplements FAQ
Which supplements improve sports performance?
With an authorized claim in the EU: creatine (3 g a day, for short, high intensity bursts) and drinks with carbohydrates and electrolytes for long efforts. Caffeine and L-carnitine are on sale but have no performance claim. Start with creatine if your effort is short and intense.
Which vitamins are good for exercise?
No vitamin has a performance claim in the EU. Some have claims that matter to people who train: vitamin B6 contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism and vitamin C to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, as long as the product provides at least 15% of the reference value. With a varied diet they usually come from food.
What do athletes take so they do not get tired?
No substance removes tiredness. In long efforts people take carbohydrates and fluid, and magnesium contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue when the product is a source of it. The padel gummy has 56.3 mg, 15% of the reference value.
What happens if I go to the gym and do not take creatine?
Nothing: creatine is optional. You train the same and eat the same. The only change is that you do not use the substance with an authorized claim for short, intense sets, which asks for 3 g a day. If you decide to take it, there are options under creatine.
Which creatine should I choose: powder, gel or padel bar?
All three give 3 g per serving. The plain powder mixes with any drink, the flavored one dissolves in a glass of water and the gel is taken without water, with a sorbet texture. The padel bar adds protein and is the easiest to carry to the court.
What supplements can I take to a padel match?
The bar with 3 g of creatine, which covers the day's dose, the gummy with caffeine and magnesium for the changes of end, and a gel for the breaks. The whole range is together under padel.
Does caffeine improve sports performance?
In the EU there is no authorized performance claim for caffeine, although it is widely studied. What does exist are safety limits: 200 mg per serving and 400 mg a day for adults. Count the caffeine from every source, gel, gummy and coffee included, against those limits.
Does L-carnitine help you perform more?
L-carnitine has no authorized performance claim in the EU, so no effect is attributed to it here. If you take it, follow the daily dose on its label and do not add it to another product that also contains it.
Can I combine creatine, caffeine and gels on the same day?
Yes, they are different substances. Creatine is taken daily at 3 g, and gels are spread through the session. What you need to add up is caffeine from every source: gel, gummy and coffee. If the total nears the EFSA daily limit, cut it down.
Which energy bar should I take before training?
To eat one an hour before, the oat and white chocolate bar has 32.3 g of carbohydrates and 2.8 g of fiber per 60 g bar. If you prefer something short, the date and coconut one has only three ingredients and 24 g of carbohydrates in 40 g. All are under energy bars.
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