The post-workout window explained

Hey there,

I often get asked if the post-workout window actually matters, or is it just a marketing tactic to sell more supplements?

Here's the honest answer.

The research on the anabolic window is more nuanced than the "30-minute rule" that got popularized in the 90s.

What the science actually supports: the period immediately following resistance training is when your muscle cells are most sensitized to nutrient uptake - particularly creatine, branched-chain amino acids, and fast-digesting protein.

The window is real, and the more meaningful question is whether you're taking the right compounds at the right doses during it. 1

Taking advantage of it requires ingredients dosed at the levels the research supports for post-workout uptake, formulated in ways that preserve absorption. That standard is harder to meet than most products on the market suggest.

Post JYM was designed specifically around this.

Every ingredient (creatine HCl, BCAAs, beta-alanine, glutamine, and more) is at the dose the research supports for post-workout uptake, fully disclosed on the label so you can verify every number before you take it. 2

The window works when you put the right things in it.

ADD POST JYM TO YOUR STACK

Dr. Jim Stoppani

Founder, JYM Supplement Science

PhD, Exercise Physiology, Yale University

jymsupplementscience.com | @jimstoppani | @jymsupps

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1 Aragon and Schoenfeld, Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2013)

2 Post JYM BCAAs+ Recovery Matrix: The Best Supplement To Take After Workouts