Updated June 2025
Are you feeling sore after your workouts?
Whether you’re just starting your fitness journey or training at an elite level, your body needs targeted nutrients to perform at its best and recover effectively. In this article, our experts share the top nutrients they recommend to support endurance, muscle repair and overall athletic recovery.
Go Further with IV Drip Therapy & IM Shots
If you’re serious about improving your athletic performance, recovery is just as important as training. While IV Drips and IM Shots aren’t a replacement for a balanced diet, they’re powerful tools to support muscle repair, energy production and overall recovery.
To train smarter and bounce back faster, your body needs the right combination of protein, carbs, healthy fats, vitamins, minerals and consistent hydration. IV Drips and IM Shot Therapy can help fill nutritional gaps and optimize your recovery so you can stay on track toward your fitness goals.
How Does it Work?
IV Drip Therapy combines a liter of fluids with clinically effective doses of vitamins, minerals and amino acids to replenish hydration and vital nutrients. IM Shots deliver many of the same benefits and nutrients as our IV Drips but in about 5 minutes. Both delivery methods can help your body quickly get the vitamins and minerals you need to help you perform at your best.
Push Past Your Limits with The Edge IV Drip
For anyone who wants to train harder, go longer and recover faster, The Edge IV Drip is a powerful new addition to our IV Menu. Designed to fuel endurance and reduce fatigue, this science-backed blend of nutrients targets some of the most critical systems involved in athletic performance, from cellular energy to heart health and muscle recovery.
What’s Inside The Edge?
- Magnesium: Supports muscle function and may help reduce muscle cramps and fatigue
- Vitamin B12: Essential for red blood cell formation, energy metabolism and nervous system function. Supplementation can help maintain energy and support recovery, particularly in those with inadequate dietary intake.
- L-Carnitine: Facilitates fatty acid transport into mitochondria, where fat is converted into energy. Supplementation may improve exercise performance and recovery.
- Taurine: Supports cardiovascular function and muscle contractility and may help reduce exercise-induced oxidative stress and support recovery
- Glutamine: Plays a role in immune function and muscle repair and may help reduce muscle soreness and support recovery after exhaustive exercise.
- Proline: As a key component of collagen, Proline supports connective tissue integrity.
Recharge Your Body with the Recharge IV Drip
If you need to recover from a tough training session or simply feel worn down, the Recharge IV Drip is designed to deliver a full-body refresh from the inside out. This revitalizing blend combines powerful antioxidants, Amino Acids and essential nutrients to support cellular repair and immune function to accelerate your recovery.
What’s Inside the Recharge Drip?
- Glutathione: Known as the body's “Master Antioxidant,” Glutathione helps neutralize free radicals, support detoxification and promote healthy cellular function, which is critical for optimal recovery and performance.
- Proline: A key building block of collagen, Proline supports skin elasticity and connective tissue health, making it essential for both joint recovery and skin resilience.
- Taurine: This Amino Acid plays a major role in cardiovascular health by supporting heart rhythm and blood flow. Taurine may also help reduce muscle soreness and fatigue.
- Vitamin C: A potent antioxidant that supports immune defense and collagen synthesis, Vitamin C also helps combat oxidative stress from exercise and promotes faster tissue repair.
The Recharge IV Drip is ideal for athletes and high performers who want to reset and recover their body and mind. Bounce back from a high-intensity workout faster to take on your next challenge.
CoQ10 IM Shot for Energy
Coenzyme Q10 is an antioxidant that the body produces naturally. It aids in energy production and protects and neutralizes oxidative stress in the body. Research suggests that CoQ10 may help with symptoms of fatigue since it’s found in the body's mitochondria which is responsible for energy generation. For example, CoQ10 supplementation was shown to “improve subjective fatigue and physical performance during bicycling, exercise and routines in healthy patients.”
Another review concluded that there's a link between fatigue and low levels of CoQ10 when they examined patients with low levels of CoQ10 compared to those with adequate levels. This powerful antioxidant can help athletes recover properly and potentially increase post-workout energy.
Where to Get It
Foods that include CoQ10 include fatty fish, liver or organ meats, legumes, oils, seeds and nuts, and Restore IM Shots.
Glutamine for Inflammation & Muscle Pain
Glutamine is an abundant Amino Acid in the body that may aid the body in reducing inflammation, neuropathy and muscle pain. In fact, Glutamine is plentiful in casein, a type of protein found in dairy that may speed up muscle recovery after exercise.
A study on Glutamine as an Anti-Fatigue Amino Acid in Sports Nutrition concluded that “Glutamine supplementation seems to increase muscle glycogen synthesis and reduce ammonia accumulation induced by exercise, especially when administered for long-term periods (more than five consecutive days).”
This study also stated that Glutamine supplementation seems to reduce the markers of muscle damage. These potential benefits of Glutamine are “especially interesting for athletes who practice exhaustive and prolonged exercises.”
Neuropathy, as mentioned above, refers to the symptoms of nerve damage, such as weakness, numbness and pain. In several small studies, researchers concluded that Glutamine may help eliminate or reduce the severity of neuropathy in patients experiencing chemotherapy. This research shows that if it can help with nerve pain and muscle damage, it may also play a key role in helping with muscle recovery.
Where to Get It
Glutamine is commonly found in eggs, beef, grains, vegetables, nuts, tofu and dairy products or you can get a potent dose with an IV Drip or IM Shot at Restore.
NAD+ for Performance & Endurance
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, also known as NAD+, is a coenzyme found in every cell in your body. It regulates numerous biological and psychological functions, such as metabolism and cellular repair. Without NAD+, our cells are unable to generate energy and function properly.
Research has shown that while intense exercise decreases NAD+ levels, athletes can experience increased performance and endurance when NAD+ is replenished.
If you’re feeling sluggish after an intense workout, NAD+ or Niagen may help increase your athletic performance and endurance.
How to Get It
Cow’s milk, fish, mushrooms, yeast, green vegetables and whole grains are a few foods that may help boost NAD+ levels in the body, but the best way to get NAD+ is with an IV Drip or IM Shot.
Hydrate with Electrolytes
Along with water, athletes need hydrating drinks that contain electrolytes. Electrolytes play a key role in maintaining fluid balance and preventing dehydration. Researchers found that "consuming a sodium-containing drink can improve fluid retention and rehydration," based on a study on nutritional strategies for post-exercise recovery.
How to Get It
There are a variety of water-rich foods that can help you meet your hydration goals, such as watermelon, strawberries, oranges, broths and soups and even plain yogurt. However, the most effective strategy for hydration is an IV Drip, and Restore Nurses can customize a blend that is right for you based on your medical history, allergies and goals.
Get an Edge, Literally
Whether you’re preparing for competition, bouncing back from a heavy training block or leveling up your weekend workouts, The Edge Drip and various nutrients for Drips and IM Shots can help you go the distance like never before. For the best results, consider making IV Drips and IM Shots a part of your regular routine.
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