INTI — Organic Ginger, Turmeric & Lemon Shot
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🛒 I discover INTI — less than €1/dayConventional pre-workouts rely on caffeine and sugar. Ginger offers a different pharmacological profile: peripheral vasodilation for muscle oxygenation, prokinetic to avoid digestive discomfort during exercise, and anti-inflammatory for accelerated recovery — without glycemic crash.
The 3 Benefits of Pre-Workout Ginger
| Effect | Mechanism | Sports benefit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasodilation | TRPV1+NO activation | Better muscle oxygenation | Nicoll & Henein, 2009 |
| Gastric emptying +25% | Antral prokinetics | No nausea or heaviness | Hu et al., 2011 |
| Preventive Anti-DOMS | NF-κB modulation | -25% post-exercise aches | Black et al., 2010 |
The trap of sweet pre-workouts
A pre-workout with 20-30 g of sugar causes an insulin spike which blocks lipolysis during exercise — you burn less fat. In addition, the blood sugar crash 45-60 minutes after taking it causes fatigue and reduced performance exactly when you need it most.
Optimal timing
45 minutes before exercise : allows absorption and activation of vasodilation. Light stomach : ginger accelerates gastric emptying, avoiding discomfort. Sugar free : maintains access to lipid reserves as fuel.
Curcumin + sport: CRP reduction
Nicol et al. (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2015) showed that curcumin reduces post-exercise CRP — speeding recovery without blocking muscle adaptation signals (unlike ibuprofen).
FAQs
When to take a ginger shot for sport?
45 minutes before training for vasodilation and gastric emptying. Or within 30 minutes after for anti-inflammatory recovery.
Does ginger improve sports performance?
Indirectly: better oxygenation (vasodilation), less digestive discomfort (prokinetics), and accelerated recovery (-25% DOMS). It is not a stimulant like caffeine.
By Loïc De Vrye — founder of INTI, Me Time Scomm.
INTI — organic ginger + turmeric + black pepper, 1.19 g of sugar/100 ml.
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