Herbs For Sportsmen

There are many types of highly muscular activities undertaken by men. Apart from these, men also resort to body building exercises. Some of the sports in which men participate are swimming, cycling, strength sports, baseball, basket ball etc.

All these sports require high energy. There are also many types of disorders found in body of men. Men have to face lot of consequences due to these disorders. There are some herbs that can treat these disorders and can fulfill their energy requirements.

Eleuthero is an herb that increases the breathing capacity in men. This fact has also been proved by a study. Some people also call this herb as Siberian Ginseng. It is interesting to understand that some coachers and trainers of high energy sports recommended this herb to sportspersons.

Due to eleuthero, capacity of body of men to burn fat is increased. If this herb is combined with other herbs, better results can be obtained. For example, if combined with Schisandra, boost to the immune system is obtained.

Combination of these two herbs also helps men in preventing diseases like flu, cold etc. American Ginseng is also used by many sportspersons for controlling weight and increasing power. In a study, it was found that if a person takes a minimum of 3 grams of this herb, he can lower his blood sugar level as well as insulin level. With decreases insulin levels, tendency of body to store fat also get reduced.

Herbs that are recommended by trainers for increase in strength and anaerobic power include wild oats, sea buckthorn and stinging nettle. With increased anaerobic power, a person is able to offer more output when he becomes out of breath. These herbs also increase the endurance power in men and offer feeling of well being. Herbs rich in vitamin C can be taken for multiplying the benefits.

A person can gain more power and build more muscles by increasing the human growth hormone production in the body. This can be done through St John’s Wort. This herb help cells in the body in absorbing stress hormone called as nor epinephrine. This leads to more production of growth hormone by the pituitary glands. As muscles grow, sportspersons feel less strains and aches.

Green tea is very useful in repairing damaged muscles. Green tea contains flavonoids that reduce the production of hormones causing inflammation in the damaged muscles. Unlike other herbal sources of flavonoids, green tea is not taken along with fat.