Function Shock Sports is revolutionary. It combines muscle and joint anti-inflammatories, cortisol-inhibition for faster muscle recovery, cutting edge rapid hydration technology, and a proprietary electrolyte replacement system that aims to improve oxygen delivery and overall muscle performance. Function Shock Sports is the perfect drink for everyone who loves pushing the envelope without paying the price. Perform better. Feel better. Don't be slowed down.

Proprietary technology and an understanding of human physiology made physician-developed Function Shock Sports possible. The physicians at Function Drinks combined an advanced understanding of exercise physiology and muscle recovery with proprietary systems for creating stable drinks that contain critical recovery ingredients that have never been in beverage before.

During intense periods of exercise, your body loses fluids and electrolytes, your metabolism produces lactic acid as it cycles between aerobic and anaerobic metabolic conditions (depending on the minute to minute conditions within your muscles), muscle glycogen stores are depleted, micro-fibril muscle tears are generated, and supraphysiologic forces are generated across joint surfaces for brief periods of time. This results in dehydration, electrolyte shifts, glycogen depletion, damaged muscles, local and systemic inflammation, and pain. Function Shock Sports systematically addresses these factors.

Of course, preventing and recovering from dehydration and electrolyte shifts involves ingesting water based liquids containing the right amount of electrolytes. Studies have shown that the fastest rehydration occurs by ingesting less than 7% carbohydrate by mass which contains at least 50% glucose in a dilute physiologic electrolyte base. Too much electrolytes causes abdominal cramping and other side effects. Therefore, getting it right is important! Potassium is available in many forms. It is critical for normal muscle function and energy pathways. The potassium phosphate found in Function Shock Sports has the added benefit of gently repleting potassium losses and also supplements phosphate. Phosphates are the building blocks of the energy molecule, ATP. More excitingly yet, phosphate supplementation during and after athletic bursts of activity have been shown to increase erythrocyte 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate levels. This complex molecule in red blood cells is required for oxygen offloading from hemoglobin to muscle cells. These studies have linked phosphate supplementation with increased oxygen delivery to muscles and overall better recovery/performance. Only Function Shock Sports does this.

Oxygen delivery to muscles is important for maintenance of aerobic metabolism. During brief periods of increased demands (sprinting, jumps, tricks, intense muscle contraction, etc.), your body's metabolism shifts to anaerobic and produces lactic acid as a byproduct of energy generation. This leads to muscle irritation, inflammation, and eventually leads to soreness. Only Function Shock Sports contains the proven anti-inflammatory devil's claw extract to decrease inflammation and prevent/alleviate soreness and pain.

Intense athletic activity or long periods of repetitive endurance sports cause wear related micro-fibril muscle tears. That's why people sometimes feel like they.ve crossed a threshold to extreme soreness after a rigorous day. Obviously your body wants to recover from soreness and heal as quickly as possible. However, when significant metabolic stress is placed on the body, the brain signals the adrenal gland to produce the catabolic or breakdown (versus anabolic which means to build) systemic hormone cortisol to meet the body's more pressing needs. In other words, once normal carbohydrate and glycogen energy stores are exhausted, other sources of energy must be mobilized for energy use (including muscle) before muscle healing or rebuilding can occur. Under these high-cortisol conditions, it is difficult for rebuild muscle. Soy phosphatidylserine (Soy PS) has been shown to be a cortisol inhibitor. Only Function Shock Sports contains Soy PS which speeds muscle recovery.

Function Shock Sports was developed by physicians for themselves and others who love hitting the mountain, riding the waves, biking, running, boarding, hiking, swimming harder and longer than the other guy (without having to pay the price).

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