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Beat Workout Fatigue: How Minerals Keep You Going Strong
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Do you ever get exhausted in the middle of your workouts?
If so, you’re not alone. Workout fatigue is common, and mineral deficiencies are often a hidden cause.
When you’re short on minerals, your muscles struggle to produce energy. If intense exercise uses up your mineral stores, you can go from feeling okay to feeling exhausted, sometimes in a matter of minutes.
The good news is it’s easy to replenish your minerals and prevent workout fatigue. Here's how minerals can help you get more out of the gym.
Why Do Mineral Deficiencies Cause Workout Fatigue?
Exercise is a whole-body activity. Your muscles contract, your heart rate increases, you sweat, and your mitochondria burn through ATP, your body’s basic energy currency.
Beneath the surface, all those processes rely on minerals. As a result, exercise takes a big withdrawal from your mineral bank account : [ * ]
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Your muscles need potassium and calcium to contract and relax properly. [ * ][ * ]
Your nervous system uses magnesium , potassium , sodium , and several other minerals to transmit signals to your muscles. [ * ]
Your mitochondria use iron, zinc , manganese , and selenium to make ATP, fueling your physical effort. [ * ][ * ]
- You lose essential electrolytes through sweat. [ * ]
When your mineral levels are low, the various systems that power your workout start to falter. That’s why you end up exhausted—your whole body is struggling to keep up with your demands.
How Mineral Replenishment Makes Your Workouts Better
There are a few different minerals that can help you avoid workout fatigue.
Calcium and Potassium
Calcium and potassium are two of the most important minerals for your muscles. They work together: calcium causes muscle contractions, while potassium helps your muscles relax. [ * ]
When you’re short on potassium, you become more prone to muscle cramping. Your muscles can get “stuck” in a contracted state and struggle to relax. [ * ] Without a full range of contraction and relaxation, your muscle cells also can’t generate as much force.
Calcium is just as important. Several studies have found that low calcium levels cause muscles to fatigue faster. [ * ][ * ]
Iron
Iron is a key component of hemoglobin, the protein that fills your blood with oxygen. You need lots of iron to carry oxygen to working muscles.
When your iron stores are low, your muscles lose access to oxygen, and they stop being able to produce energy. The result is rapid-onset fatigue and a drop in physical performance. [ * ][ * ]
A 2023 study found that an iron supplement decreased fatigue and improved overall performance in healthy athletes. [ * ]
You also need iron for muscle repair and protein synthesis; without it, you’ll struggle to recover post-workout, leaving you at a disadvantage during your next gym session. [ * ]
Zinc
Zinc is also important for muscle repair after a workout. Research shows that low zinc decreases both recovery and muscle growth. [ * ]
Zinc also regulates testosterone levels, which can have a huge impact on workout fatigue. Both men and women need testosterone to maintain healthy energy levels.
A 2023 study found that low zinc is a strong predictor of low testosterone. [ * ] The same study also found that supplementing with zinc brought testosterone levels back to normal levels.
Electrolytes
Electrolytes include magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium, and chloride. They’re the minerals you lose when you sweat, and they have a huge impact on your performance in the gym.
A 2014 study found that people with low electrolytes had a 16% decrease in muscle strength during a workout. [ * ] When they replenished their electrolytes, the deficit corrected itself.
Electrolytes also affect endurance. A 2001 study found that people doing cardio fatigued 17% faster when their electrolytes were low. [ * ]
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BEAM Minerals: Start Performing Better Today
For a lot of us, minerals are the missing link in athletic performance. They help you fight fatigue, work harder, and recover faster.
At BEAM Minerals, we make mineral replenishment simple. All you do is take a 1-oz. shot of concentrated liquid before your workout. It contains every essential mineral your body needs, in the right ratio, and it absorbs within minutes.
If you’ve been struggling with workout fatigue, give BEAM Minerals a try. You’ll feel the difference immediately.
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FAQs
Can I take BEAM Minerals with my other supplements?
Yes, in fact, BEAM Minerals will enhance the bioavailability of all your other supplements.
What is the difference between Micro-BOOST™ and Electrolyze™?
Electrolyze™ is primarily composed of Fulvic Mineral Complexes . Fulvic complexes are small molecules that provide inter-cellular transport for nutritional elements into the cells and carry bio-waste out of the cells. Fulvic complexes are flavonoids , which provide many benefits in the body.
Micro-BOOST™ is primarily composed of the Humic Mineral Complexes . Humic complexes are large molecules that are extra-cellular, meaning they do not enter the cells but stay outside the cells. They are highly-charged molecules that attract, through their electrical charge, bio-waste, free radicals and heavy metals. They ultimately carry bio-waste out of the body. Thus, we call them “Nature’s Janitor”.
How many milligrams (mg) of an electrolyte (Potassium, Magnesium, Sodium, Calcium, etc.) is there in BEAM Minerals?
The quantities of each element in BEAM Minerals products are measured in “parts per million” (ppm), rather than the “milligrams” (mg). Here is the information which usually helps to understand the difference:
Milligrams (mg) vs parts per million (ppm)
In comparing our products to other supplements, people want to know how much of an electrolyte is in our products (like potassium, magnesium, sodium, calcium). Usually they are looking for an amount in milligrams (mg).
We have a hard time answering that question, because the electrolytes (and other elements) in BEAM Minerals products are measured in parts per million (ppm). So how can consumers compare?
The answer is a little complex, but here’s the high points.
The electrolytes in BEAM Minerals products are provided in “trace” amounts that are completely dissolved and thus 100% bio-available, immediately introduced into your circulation when you consumed them and will produce and active effect.
When you take a 320mg pill of magnesium, your body is only able utilize about 12-20% of it as it takes some time because your body has to digest it first. Whatever is not dissolved gets processed out of your body.
When you take a capful of liquid Electrolyze™ and/or Micro-BOOST™, you receive approximately 5.22 ppm of magnesium in which 100% of the magnesium is immediately available to your body. In addition, an important to know is that the magnesium in BEAM Minerals products stay in your system much longer building up healthy levels as you continue to take it daily.
