FitRx.com & BFN Team Up!
BFN was developed by MMA fighter and trainer Jeff Curran and his Strength Coach Dave Davis, President of Davis Speed Center. Combined, Curran and Davis’ businesses work with and train over 800 athletes a year. The most common question we get is, “What do I take and when.” For years Davis has made recommendations on products but never been satisfied in the quality of most products on the market today.
"We train top level athletes in our center. You know guys who are at the top level of the MMA world, guys who are playing D1 college football, NFL prospects, and MLB prospects. We need to be very careful in what products our athletes take. The last thing we want to see is an athlete take an over-the-counter product with garbage material and get busted on a doping test. That’s why we decided to come out with our own line of products. Our motto is you get only the essential highest quality ingredients available today. We don’t use flashy ingredient names to disguise inferior ingredients; we use a simple basic formula that works. We supplement how we train. We take an old school approach to training while keeping up with the newest studies. And that's how we supplement too. Take what works and has been proven to work and use that."
What you will find from BFN products.
You will find only the purest most effective ingredients in our products. Our products are named so that you will know what to take and when to take it. Need to get ready for an intense workout or competition. PreWorkout is the choice. Not sure what to take after your workouts or competitions. Try our Recovery formula. Simple and effective is what you get from BFN.
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Meal Replacement Formula
If you could choose only one food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be? Tough question right? You might choose a food based on its taste, or maybe based on the nutritional value. So what food do you choose that tastes great and couple keep you alive if you ate nothing else? Well here is where BFN Meal Replacement comes in!
BFN Meal Replacement formula was developed to be a complete source of nutrients. MRP offers 6 grams of fat in each serving. This fat comes from a flax powder that rich in Omega 3 fatty acids. Fats play a hug role in maintaining proper body functions. One of the top properties that athletes are interested in is ability to transport hormones in the body. Most diets that cut out fats do more harm than help. Essential fatty acids, like those found in MRP, can actually help to lower cholesterol, decrease body fat percentage, and help maintain healthy joints.
Well what about the carbohydrates, looks like a lot of sugar is in MRP? Yes there is a high amount of sugar in MRP but that sugar comes from Fructose, a natural sugar that comes from fruits. Fructose has a very low GI index, meaning that is does not increase insulin levels in the body like others sugars such as sucrose or dextrose. This means that combined with the fats and protein in MRP formula, the body will have a long term source of energy. MRP also includes oatmeal powder as one of the carbohydrate sources. Oatmeal powder is a great addition to add fiber into the mix as well as being a low GI carbohydrate.
MRP formula uses a unique blend of proteins to help insure a rapid absorption of protein to the body as well as a long term stream. The combination of whey protein and casein protein offer the one two combo to keep you muscles feed all day long.
MRP mixes instantly in water and leaves you feeling full, but not bloated, for hours after. BFN recommends taking two scoops mixed with water in place or a meal or between meals as a snack. MRP formula can also be used by those trying to gain muscle. Simply take four scoops mixed with water, or milk, and have the ultimate healthy weight gainer meal.
Big Frog Nutrition Meal Replacement Formula highlights:
6g of Essential fatty acids per serving
Quick and slow digesting proteins
Leave a full feeling without being bloated
Mixes easily in water
Pre Workout Formula
Pre Workout has been scientifically formulated to help Athletes prepare for workouts and competitions. Orange X-Treme mix is the perfect blend of carbohydrates and protein to fuel the body for energy throughout the whole workout. Research has shown that sipping 15 g of a fast-absorbing carbohydrate every 15-30 minutes can help increase performance. The constant stream of carbohydrates will help to keep blood glucose levels readily available throughout the activity.
So why not drink a sports drink?
Well, most sport drinks use sucrose, fructose, or high fructose corn syrup as their carbohydrate. The problem with sucrose is that it is a refined sugar. Think table sugar! So a good way to save money is to use ½ cup of sugar in water and you have your own sports drink. Most drinks are about as healthy as drinking a can of soda pop. Fructose, on the other hand, is a natural form of sugar found in fruits. The only problem with Fructose is that it has a very low Glycemic Index rating, meaning that it will not increase the body’s natural production of insulin. The lack of insulin production means that the carbohydrate will not get transported to the muscles as fast as a high GI carbohydrate would. So what is a good carbohydrate to use? Well, BFN used dextrose for our carbohydrate. Dextrose is natural carbohydrate from corn. The good thing about dextrose is that has a GI rating of 100, which is the highest rating. Dextrose will help ensure rapid absorption of a clean carbohydrate to the muscle so that there is sustained energy.
On top of the proper carbohydrate choice, BFN also adds 5 grams of CFM Whey Isolate Protein per serving. The rapidly-absorbing properties of CFM will make sure that as glucose levels are being replenished there is a constant stream of amino acids to make sure that the body has the ability to repair the muscles as you work.
What makes BFN Pre Workout really work?
BFN has added our special Fruit Antioxidant blend to each serving of Pre Workout. This antioxidant blend will make sure that all the free radicals produced from the stress of physical activity are removed fast! On top of that, the blend also has a mild dose of caffeine to help ensure rapid absorption of the nutrients. This amount of caffeine (2mg) will not be enough for anyone to notice, even those sensitive to caffeine, but will help increase performance
Recommended uses:
BFN recommends using Pre Workout 15 minutes before any type of physical activity for increased performance and to combat fatigue. An additional serving is recommended for every 30 minutes of activity to replace the energy being used.
Recovery Formula
One of the hardest things for an athlete to do is hit the weight room hard, while making sure the after-soreness doesn’t inhibit the next day’s training. Whether they be fighters, football players, basketball players, or compete in the hundreds of other sports out there, everyone knows what it’s like to practice sports while having sore muscles. Heck, some of us that use the toilet every day know how hard that can be after a day of heavy squats and deadlifts.
Well here is the issue, after an intense day at the gym the body will go into a catabolic state - meaning that there is muscle breakdown. Think about it, the continual muscle breakdown and reaction of growing back stronger is actually why we weight train. Everyone is going for the training effect! Well, unless you get the proper nutrients into the body immediately after a workout your body had no choice but to stay in a catabolic state. Once the proper nutrients enter the body, then, and only then, can it begin to move into an anabolic state (muscle building). That is why steroids are called anabolic steroids- it means muscle building! In fact, with the proper nutrients entering the body within minutes after a workout the repair process can increase by as much as 24 hours time. Think about it, no longer will those sore legs lag on days and affect your training. This means you can hit the gym hard today and train harder tomorrow.
So what does all this have to do with BFN Post Workout? Well Post Workout is scientifically designed to do just what we mentioned. Our formula is the purest mix of ingredients that will give you the most bang for your buck! One serving of Post Workout will flip your body into a muscle building machine within minutes. Here’s how:
Studies have shown that a fast-digesting high Glycemic Index carbohydrate is one of the most important ingredients to have after intense training. The GI rating of a carb is an indicator to how much insulin will be released by the body. The scale ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 being the highest release of insulin. Well guess what dextrose has? A rating of 100 on the GI index! This means that the body will give the maximum amount of insulin production it can get. That insulin will then transport the nutrient into the muscles immediately to start the repair process. While replacing the muscle glycogen is an important factor in repair, we all know that protein is the building block of muscles.
This is why BFN uses pure CFM (cross-flow microfiltration) whey protein in the Post Workout formula. CFM is the purest and fastest absorbing protein out there today. While CFM costs about twice as much as a whey protein concentrate, BFN feels that the product is more than worth it. Here’s why: Whey protein concentrate on average is about 80% protein. That means that is also has a high level of fat and carbs still left in it. We can explore why this fat is bad later on, but for now let’s just focus on the fact that CFM Whey Isolate is about 99% pure protein. This means that you get protein and that’s it. No fat, and no extra carbs! It’s interesting that other companies will say they use CFM whey but the ingredient deck also lists multiple other proteins too. Hmm, sounds like they are trying keep costs low to increase profit. Remember BFN was developed to give the most pure and effective supplements available on the market. We make our products because we are athletes looking for the best, not because we are business men looking to maximize profits. So here is the important thing we are looking for in the protein. Instant absorption! CFM is one of the fastest absorbing proteins out there today. In fact, whey isolate will be used by the body faster than milk, egg, casein, or soy protein. So if you want the best, you choose CFM Whey Isolate.
Now what was this thing about fats we mentioned before? Well get this, if you have fats added to the high GI carbs the GI rating will actually decrease. This means the insulin response will decrease too, meaning that the transportation of nutrients will decrease. Not good for a post workout formula. Now what about those companies that load fat into their formula? Well, they must have missed that day in physiology class. Keeping fats out of your post workout formula is one of the most important factors to consider. Not only will the fats decrease that insulin response but they will slow down the digestion of the formula. So when we are looking to flip the switch from catabolism to anabolism, keeping fats out is critical.
Finally BFN has added Glutamine peptides to Post Workout. In fact, 5 grams per serving have been added. So what is the big deal with glutamine? Well here’s the deal! Glutamine is the amino acid that is used by the body mostly while experiencing stress (i.e. weight training, competing, sparing, etc.). During this time of stress, glutamine levels can drop by about 50%. And since our bodies are setup for survival, this means that replacing glutamine levels will occur in the muscles before anything else. So BFN has added 5 g of glutamine peptides so that glutamine levels will be replenished as the protein is entering the muscles. It’s a streamlined system for complete muscle recovery.
Products Highlights:
Highest GI rated carb used to spike insulin levels.
Pure CFM Whey Protein Isolate, no cheap fillers added
No fat that will slow down absorption
5 g of glutamine peptides per serving
Multi-Vitamin Athlete Formula
Big Frog Nutrition Multi Vitamin Athlete Formula was designed specifically to help improve athletes performance and nutrition. All athletes know they should be taking a multi vitamin, but the question is which one? Well Athlete formula offers the best there is for a vitamin. BFN started out by adding all the essential vitamins and mineral to fuel the body. But on top of that we have added so much more. Athletes schedules require intense training and sometime don't always get the rest they need to have maximum energy to train the next day. To solve this problem BFN has added siberian ginseng in our formula to help insure that you will get an increase of energy every day. On top of that we have also added in gingko biloba to help increase blood flow to the brain and maximize your mental efforts. BCAA's have also been added to help repair muscles after your training. BCAA's will help to make sure your body has a supply of amino acids available to repair muscle breakdown all day long.
