Top 3 Biohacks for your Barrel Racing Horse
OPTIMIZE LONG-TERM SUCCESS WITH HIGH-QUALITY ANTIOXIDANTS
TAKE HOME MESSAGE
- Protect your horse’s cells from damage caused by excess lactate and free radicals released during exercise by supplementing with high quality antioxidants.
- All antioxidants are not created equal. Choose the most potent and bioavailable antioxidants for best results.
- FullBucket’s Medical Muscle is the most effective antioxidant supplement for horses due to its incredible combination of all-star ingredients.
FEEDING YOUR BARREL HORSE
Feeding horses isn’t rocket science and we know you’ve heard the basics many times: Feed your performance horse a minimum of 1% of body weight in forage every day, feed forage before feeding grain, and feed a high-quality, nutrient-balanced grain mix.
But sometimes meeting the basics is not enough.
- Do you feel like something is still “missing”?
- Do you find yourself asking if this is really all your horse “has in him” during training or performance events?
- Do you feel like your horse is a little “off”, but no one can seem to pinpoint why?
If you’re still reading this, you probably answered “Yes” to at least 1 of these questions.
Your barrel horse may simply need a little extra oomph.
And thanks to new research, we’re willing to bet that we have a solution.
ANTIOXIDANTS: MORE THAN A BUZZWORD
Repeat after us: Being well starts at the cell.
Individual cells are the workhorses of the body. Cells make up tissues, which make up organs, which make up body systems. If the cell is not functioning optimally, the body is not functioning optimally, either.
The most common cause of cellular damage is oxidative stress and the resulting production of reactive oxygen species or free radicals.
Cellular damage is responsible for many pathological conditions including those related to muscle function and respiratory efficiency, which can significantly impact our performance horses.
WHAT IS OXIDATIVE STRESS
In simple terms, oxidative stress is an imbalance. It is an inescapable side effect of being alive, and is generated as a result of the body’s reaction to exercise, stress, and even normal metabolism.
Oxidative stress results in the production of free radicals, which you can think of as unstable wrecking balls in the body.
While we can’t always control or prevent oxidative stress from occurring, we can significantly reduce its negative effects and optimize performance during exercise, recovery, and maintenance.
In horses, oxidative stress in muscle cells results in fatigue, muscle cramping (tying up), slow exercise recovery, and delayed return to peak performance.
WHAT IS AN ANTIOXIDANT AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
Antioxidants act as free radical scavengers. They function at the cellular level to protect tissues against the effects of oxidative stress.
Antioxidants are the biohackers of barrel horse performance! Antioxidants are not shortcuts; they are master cell-optimizers.
Antioxidants vary in potency and effectiveness. There is a constant buzz in the equine industry about the use of a Vitamin E and Selenium supplement in horses. While this is the most common combination of antioxidants, it may not be the most effective.
So we went on a quest to find the best combination of antioxidants and here’s what we created.
THE 3 BEST BIOHACKER INGREDIENTS FOR HORSE MUSCLES
If you’ve never heard this word before, you’re not alone. Astaxanthin, as THE most potent antioxidant, is one of the best kept secrets of salmon!
Think about it: Salmon jump up to 12 feet and swim 6,000 miles during their first 2-3 years of life, then return home to swim 200 miles upstream to spawn. They are able to do this through abundant astaxanthin quantities, which make them pink in color.
Astaxanthin, sometimes referred to as “King of the Carotenoids”, is what allows salmon to swim upstream without developing fatigue.
How strong is astaxanthin?
- 6,000 times stronger than Vitamin C
- 800 times stronger than CoQ10
- 550 times stronger than Green Tea Catechins
- 75 times stronger than alpha lipoic acid.
Supplementation of astaxanthin through FullBucket’s Medical Muscle will allow your horse to perform at peak potential for a longer time, improve recovery time after exercise, and prevent muscle cramping.
L-carnitine is an amino acid found most often in performance supplements for human athletes and weightlifters. While L-carnitine does not necessarily result in muscle bulk, it plays an important role in muscle cells.
Muscle cells need energy to function properly. L-carnitine transports energy into the muscle cell to allow it to continue to perform at the highest level.
On top of delivering energy to muscle cells, L-carnitine reduces free radicals and lactic acid buildup, which are ultimately responsible for muscle fatigue.
Arguably the most commonly supplemented antioxidant, Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin sometimes listed as alpha-tocopherol on a feed or supplement label.
High levels of natural Vitamin E, such as those found in FullBucket’s Medical Muscle, support the effectiveness of astaxanthin, and prevent free radical formation.
INGREDIENTS
With these ingredients in mind, you might still be wondering when you need to use them. How do you successfully bet on your horse?
THERE'S 3 TIMES IN YOUR BARREL RACING HORSE'S LIFE WHEN HIS SUCESS MATTERS MORE THAN EVER.
1) During exercise: To support muscle performance and endurance
The average muscle cell experiences fatigue during exercise because of the build-up of lactic acid and free radicals, resulting from normal metabolism and oxidative stress that occurs during training.
But, we’re not interested in average.
Medical Muscle’s L-carnitine and astaxanthin help remove damaging free radicals and protect against the accumulation of lactic acid.
What does that mean?
Each individual muscle cell’s stamina and endurance improves, enhancing your horse’s exercise tolerance and amount of time that they can perform at peak levels
2) After exercise: To support muscle recovery
Your barrel horse’s long-term success and continued performance capacity is largely determined by each cell’s recovery and regenerative properties.
Medical Muscle’s unique combination of astaxanthin, L-carnitine, and vitamin E promotes cellular health and activity after exercise to help support time to recovery and restoration of the body.
3) During injury rehabilitation or lay-ups: To support muscle integrity
While we do everything in our power as trainers, vets, and horse lovers to minimize injury, most performance horses will go through periods of less intense training, either for rehabilitative reasons or simply just for some R&R.
Everyone (including our barrel horses!) needs a physical and mental vacation sometimes, but that does not mean that muscle quality and tone need to fall by the wayside.
Muscle atrophy, or muscle loss, is the most common side-effect of lay-ups and other lapses in training. This negatively affects metabolism, cellular health, and the horse’s ability to “come back” or rebound when training starts up again.
Medical Muscle’s antioxidant combination helps the horse maintain muscle integrity and muscle definition even during disuse.
Support cell function with the best supplements for building muscle in horses
The best muscle building supplement for horses must contain the biohackers: antioxidants.
Remember, antioxidants are important in our performance horses. Their muscles are challenged to function at maximum potential for long periods of time.
Antioxidants protect muscle cells from damage caused by exercise and the inevitable oxidative stress. Reducing free radical damage and supporting normal lactic acid levels are crucial for your performance horse’s success during exercise, after exercise, and during disuse.
By working at the cellular level, antioxidants protect muscle from oxidative stress to delay the onset of fatigue, improve post-exercise recovery time, and reduce the incidence of muscle soreness/cramping.
The unique ingredients in FullBucket’s Medical Muscle—astaxanthin, L-Carnitine, and vitamin E—is the best comprehensive combination to support your horse’s cellular function during, after, and away from exercise.
Medical Muscle may also be supplemented with probiotics to maintain optimal gut health during peak performance.
Medical Muscle is a twice-daily nutritional supplement. You’ll top-dress your horse’s feed with a single scoop. With consistent use, you’ll begin to see a difference after 10-14 days of use and typically see a noticeable difference in your horse’s endurance by day 24.
FullBucket’s Medical Muscle is the extra oomph your horse has been waiting for. The results and reviews from literally thousands of horses who have benefited speak for themselves.
We believe in Medical Muscle so much, in fact, and are so certain that it is the best way to bet on your horse’s performance, that we want you to try it risk-free for 30 days and if your horse doesn’t look amazing, we’ll refund every penny.
Not much of a typical “bet” at all, is it?
Here’s to your horse’s inevitable success!
