Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and omega-3 fatty acids can help speed recovery from injuries and reduce inflammation, allowing exercisers to get back to their routine more quickly. Specifically, vitamins A, B, zinc, copper, arginine, HMB, glutamine, and fish oil taken for two weeks following an injury can increase collagen synthesis and decrease inflammation. Chondroitin, glucosamine, and hyaluronic acid are better suited to long-term joint issues rather than acute injuries due to their longer term effects. Supplementing daily with these nutrients can help exercisers return to the gym two to three weeks faster than expected following a strain or sprain.

1. Get Back to Your
Exercise Routine
with These
Supplements
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2. Being sidelined with an injury
can be very frustrating for those
who exercise on a regular basis.
The good news is that nutrition
plays a big role in recovering
quickly.

3. The following supplements
are commonly recommended
for faster recovery and the
reduction in injury-produced
inflammation.

4. Vitamins and
Minerals

5. Essential vitamins and minerals
are important for overall health,
but they are also important to
help speed injury recovery.

6. Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Zinc
Copper
If you are not already
supplementing with the following
micronutrients, recovering from an
injury is the perfect time to start.

7. Amino Acids

8. Supplementing with amino acids has
been shown to help speed up healing.
The combination of arginine, HMB,
and glutamine, when taken for two
weeks, can increase collagen synthesis
considerably while preserving lean
body mass.

9. Omega 3 Fatty
Acids

10. Omega 3 fatty acid is a natural
inflammatory that has been shown to
decrease inflammation in joints and
inflammation associated with injury.

11. High quality fish oil
and flax seed oil should
be taken on a daily
basis and will assist
with the inflammation-
fighting powers of the
other supplements on
this list.

12. Chondoritin,
Glucosamine,
and Hyaluronic
Acid

13. These compounds have long been
recommended for reducing joint
degeneration and inflammation.
Unlike some of the other
supplements, these are not that
helpful for acute injuries.

14. Because it takes a minimum of a
month to start seeing
improvements, they are better for
long-term degenerative conditions.

15. While taking a handful of supplements on a
daily basis may seem like a pain, it will be
worth it when you find yourself back in the
gym two to three weeks faster than you had
originally expected.

16. The next time you find yourself with a strain
or sprain, try these supplements for faster
recovery.

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