Critical Reload RTM: Benefits & Features

High-performance, whey protein blend for superior muscle protein synthesis & recovery.*

Loaded with nutrient-dense carbohydrates to kick-start your next workout into high gear.*

Collegiate compliant & permissible under NCAA® Bylaw 16.5.2.2 for nutritional supplements.**

Refrigeration NOT required.

Lightweight & easy for travel -- perfect for away games.

Airport security check-point friendly.

Informed-Choice® Tested & Certified to assure product contains no harmful substances***

Available in delicious chocolate and vanilla flavors.

Critical Reload RTM: How It Works 

RTM means Ready-To-Mix. Simply fill with water, shake it up, and drink it on the go!

What, when and how much you eat following exercise has a dynamic effect on your training adaptation and muscle recovery. However, not all nutrient combinations work well independently. Critical Reload is a great tasting, collegiate-compliant, exercise recovery shake based on the latest sports-nutrition research that demonstrates specific pairing of carbohydrates & proteins enhance muscle recovery and restores energy better than consuming each nutrient individually. As a result, Critical Reload's 2:1 carbohydrate & protein blend infuses the muscle with growth promoting proteins and carbohydrates so you can recover faster and kick-start your next workout into high gear!*

Critical Reload Health & Performance Suggestions

OPTION #1: To speed muscle recovery, drink Critical Reload immediately after exercise to replenish depleted energy stores, stimulate muscle growth and facilitate quicker recovery between training & practice. This option is a must for any athlete! If you wait too long to refuel your body with proper nutrients, you will not recover properly, resulting in poor training adaptation and exercise recovery.

OPTION #2: To boost energy, drink Critical Reload 30-minutes prior to exercise to boost blood glucose levels, delay fatigue, & counteract muscle damage during exercise. This option works well if it has been more than 3-hours since your last meal prior to training.

OPTION #3: As a snack, drink Critical Reload between meals (i.e., breakfast/lunch, lunch/dinner) as a nutritious snack to boost metabolism, maintain blood sugar levels, decrease the likelihood of fat storage and sustain energy and performance. This option works well if your work, training and/or academic schedule doesn't afford you the opportunity to eat regularly every 3-4 hours to peak energy stores.

What Is In Critical Reload?

Critical Reload contains a rapid-absorbing protein blend of whey protein concentrate, hydrolyzed whey protein concentrate and milk protein isolate which stimulate muscle protein synthesis (growth & recovery) and prevents muscle breakdown for hours after exercise.* Additionally, Critical Reload contains a complex & simple carbohydrate blend of maltodextrin, fructose and sucrose that quickly optimizes glycogen (energy) replenishment in hard-working muscles. This nutrient combination helps improve performance and speed recovery better than carbohydrate beverages alone.*

Critical Reload Nutrition Label Benefits

High protein
Low fat
Low saturated-fat
No trans-fat
Sweetened with low-glycemic fructose
No high fructose corn syrups
Low lactose
Gluten-free

Nutritional Facts

Frequently Asked Critical Reload Questions

Q: Should I use Critical Reload before or after a workout?
A: Although Critical Reload was originally designed as a post-exercise recovery shake, you can use it prior to exercise too -- it really depends on what works best for you. For instance, if go long periods without food prior to exercise, then we suggest you mix a serving of Critical Reload with water prior to exercise to boost blood glucose levels (energy), delay fatigue, & counteract muscle damage during exercise. In fact, a study done at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, subjects were given a carbohydrate-protein supplement, similar to Critical Reload, immediately before exercise. The study demonstrated the subjects synthesized more new muscle protein than those who consumed the same drink immediately after the workout. The reason the study concluded was 1) available carbohydrates provided a boosting energy source that slowed depletion of liver and muscle glycogen and delayed fatigue 2) carbohydrate-protein blend resulted in higher blood insulin levels during the workout to counteract the catabolic (muscle eating) effects of cortisol 3) therefore, greater amounts of insulin circulating to neutralize cortisol, allowed more proteins to be delivered to muscle cells to rebuild tissue. 

Q: Can I use Critical Reload to help me with Muscle-Gain? What about fat-loss?
A: The answer to both of those questions is, YES. You can use Critical Reload to help fortify your daily diet in order to optimize your performance nutrition goals regardless, if it is fat loss or muscle gain. In any performance nutrition program, the most important element is meal planning and frequency. An athlete, regardless of the sport, should eat a minimum of five to seven times per day (planning) at a frequency of once every 2-4 hours (frequency). By eating smal,l frequent meals throughout the day, your are constantly refueling your body -- never over filling -- but rather peaking energy stores. This translates into better energy metabolism and sustained performance while facilitating muscle protein synthesis (muscle growth) and recovery. Critical Reload is a great way to stay fueled-up when a busy training, academic and/or work schedule doesn't afford you the time to get your nutrition from whole foods.

Q: Can I use Critical Reload during Exercise or endurance events?
A: Certainly! Countless research has concluded that the addition of protein with carbohydrates, like the ratio found in Critical Reload, increases insulin and glucose uptake by the muscle providing an immediate source of energy to the exercising muscle better than carbohydrate beverages alone. In fact, many athlete's and sport teams take advantage of Critical Reload's carbohydrate-protein blend (greater insulin stimulator) without negatively effecting fluid and carbohydrate replenishment (delayed gastric emptying). In fact, many teams consume Critical Reload at half-time as a snack to sustain performance due in part to its rapid absorption capabilities minus any gastrointestinal disturbance once play resumes.

Q: Can I mix Critical Reload with something other than water?
A: Yes! Adding different liquids or beverages (i.e., milk) is a great way to add additional calories and fortify Critical Reload's nutritional profile (i.e., milk). However, when you add a liquid other than water to Critical Reload, you will delay gastric emptying which is not ideal prior to/or during exercise.

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* These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.