Collagen Pro

Yes, Gnarly Collagen Pro can mix into your favorite hot and cold liquids. We recommend sticking to cold liquids as hot liquids can impact the activity of Vitamin C which may reduce the efficacy of Gnarly Collagen Pro.

Bovine Hide from pasture-raised and finished US cattle.

Predominantly Type I and III.

Gnarly Collagen Pro should be taken ~40-60 minutes before training.

Vitamin C has been shown to increase both collagen production and collagen strength while zinc and copper may help with both collagen protection and synthesis.

Gnarly Collagen Pro is best taken before training so that the increased blood flow experienced as a result of exercise helps distribute the amino acids and collagen peptides to joints, which don’t usually get a lot of blood flow. Also, collagen, although helpful for joints, is not a great muscle-building protein because it is low in essential amino acids and branched chain amino acids. For this reason, you wouldn’t want to take collagen as your recovery protein post-exercise.

So you can mix it with your favorite Gnarly Pre-workout or with other beverages like coffee.

Collagen protein is unique to animals, meaning there are no plant-based sources of collagen. Does this mean that plant-based athletes are out of luck when it comes to the benefits of collagen supplementation? Yes and no. 

While the scientific research supporting the benefits of collagen on joints was all done with either gelatin or collagen peptides, much of this research highlights the importance of the amino acids glycine, hydroxyproline and proline in promoting collagen synthesis.  There may not be a vegan source of collagen, but plant-based athletes could look to increase their intake of these amino acids in their diet either by adding foods such as cabbage and mushrooms (rich in proline) and legumes (rich in glycine) or looking for a vegan amino acid supplement.

Daily use of Gnarly Collagen Pro on both rest days and active days is encouraged. On rest days, be sure to take it before some activity to help get the collagen peptides and amino acids to your joints (which don’t usually get a ton of bloodflow).

One serving of Gnarly Collagen Pro is 15g. 15g of powder is approximately 2.5 Tablespoons.

No, we didn’t forget yours. We’ve come to the hard decisions to ditch our scoops for the sake of Mother Nature.

Losing the scoops will save an estimated 28,000lbs (that’s a Freight Ship with Rocky Balboa as the Captain) of plastic per year. It’s a no brainer for our beloved Earth.

Now don’t just start pouring powder into your drinks willy-nilly. Have a regular spoon laying around? Good. Here’s the kitchen equivalent:

2 scoops with 10-12 oz of liquid, or 1/3 cup (50 grams) with 10-12 oz of liquid.