This review is based on 4 weeks of taking the Unbroken Supplement, and comparing the results with my previous 4 weeks of taking the Perfect Amino supplement from Body Health.
I originally discovered the Unbroken Supplement at the CrossFit Games. At the CrossFit Games Unbroken RTR was touting themselves as having the best recovery supplement on the market. And being one to test anything that I think can safely and effectively improve the lives of myself and my readers, I needed to give it a test.
After a few emails back and forth Unbroken sent me a month supply of their Unbroken RTR supplement to test against my usual recovery supplement (Perfect Amino’s).
Sleep & Recovery with Unbroken Supplement
Interesting facts About Unbroken
- 10 mins absorption
- Salmon enzymes for digestion
- 9 essential Amino acids + zinc, selenium, iron, potassium, calcium, and vitamins B and C
- Informed for Sport certified (drug free)
Unbroken Supplement Dose
- 1 tablet upon waking
- 2 tablets immediately after workout
- 1 tablet before bed
Price for Unbroken
$15.60 per 10 tablets
Sleep Performance with Unbroken Supplement
Sleep was measured via the Whoop for REM, Deep Sleep, and total REM and Deep Sleep combined.
- 1:27 REM
- 1:19 Deep
- 2:46 Total
Recovery during Unbroken Supplementation
Recovery scores are based on Whoop wrist wearable.
- Ave Recovery 70%
- Ave HRV 87
Strain Activities During Test
- 18.0 – 21.0 1 All-Out Activity = 21
- 14.0 – 17.9 2 Strenuous Activities = 35.8
- 10.0 – 13.9 15 Moderate Activities = 208.5
- 0.0 – 9.9 42 Minimal Activities = 415.8
Total Strain = 681.1
Sleep & Recovery with Perfect Amino
Perfect Amino’s from Body Health are my regular protein/amino acid supplement that I’ve taken daily for years. Taking up to 20 Perfect Amino’s a day (see below) is my baseline and normal intake.
Perfect Amino Dose
- 5 tablet upon waking
- 10 tablets immediately after workout
- 5 tablet before bed
Sleep Performance with Perfect Amino
As with the Unbroken Supplement, sleep was measured via the Whoop for REM, Deep Sleep, and total REM and Deep Sleep combined.
- 1:29 REM
- 1:15 Deep
- 2:44 Total
Recovery during Perfect Amino Supplementation
- Ave Recovery 58%
- Ave HRV 76
Strain Activities
- 14.0 – 17.9 4 Strenuous Activities = 71.6
- 10.0 – 13.9 11 Moderate Activities = 152.9
- 0.0 – 9.9 43 Minimal Activities = 425.7
Total Strain = 650.2
Food Intake During Test
You can get an idea for my regular food intake by checking out this podcast/post. Most of my eating days are the same, as I’ve found what works and don’t stray.
Conclusion
When taking the Unbroken Supplement compared to my usual Perfect Amino supplement I found these results…
- An average of 2 more mins of high quality sleep
- A 12% higher Whoop recovery score and 11 point higher average HRV
- While having 30.9 extra Whoop strain (out of a daily 0-21 strain score).
This tells me that even though I accumulated more strain during the 4 weeks I took the Unbroken Supplement… I slept better, AND had a higher Whoop recovery score and HRV.
Based on these findings, I do believe that the Unbroken RTR Sports Supplement is the superior protein/amino acid supplement for recovering faster from high intensity workouts and mountain biking.
Want a discount?
After discovering these findings I contacted Unbroken about becoming an ambassador to be able to share a discount code with my readers.
Us the code “ALLAROUNDJOE” to get 10% off at UnbrokenRTR.com
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