The present invention provides for a 
nutritional composition in a liquid drink form, 
dry powder form, gel form, or carrier form intended to optimize human physiological performance during intense exercise and subsequently return the body to its healthy, pre-
exercise state. The composition comprises a 
carbohydrate and a 
protein, and preferably a ratio of the 
carbohydrate to the 
protein is greater than about 4.3 parts by weight 
carbohydrate to 1 part by weight 
protein. Preferably, the liquid 
nutritional composition is comprised of: (1) carbohydrate in the range of 3.45-10% by weight of the liquid 
nutritional composition to allow immediate and long-term energy production by 
muscle cells and neurons, 
insulin modulation, and 
muscle glycogen sparing, the carbohydrate being in the form of monosaccharides or polysaccharides or a combination thereof, and the saccharides preferably comprising 40-95% dextrose by weight of the final volume of saccharides, 5-45% 
fructose by weight of the final volume of saccharides, and 1-25% glucose 
polymer by weight of the final volume of saccharides; (2) a protein source that contains all 20 “standard” amino acids, in the range of 0.1-0.8% by weight of the liquid nutritional composition, whose inherent structure plus further 
chemical modification results in 
amino acid absorption into the bloodstream rapid enough for initiating and enhancing protein synthesis and subsequent 
muscle cell repair during the exercise and post-exercise periods; (3) Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAA), 
leucine, 
isoleucine, 
valine, for use by muscle cells for energy thus sparing 
glycogen stores, for increasing protein synthesis by stimulating 
insulin and 
growth hormone release, and for reducing 
protein degradation; (4) precursors of the signaling molecule 
nitric oxide, important for increasing 
blood flow and subsequent 
nutrient delivery (including those in this composition) to tissue during intense exercise; (5) precursors of 
creatine, a molecule important for 
ATP regeneration in muscle and 
nerve cells and for muscle 
cell volumizing effects; (6) a mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic antioxidants: 
retinol / Beta-
carotene (
Vitamin A), 
ascorbic acid (
Vitamin C), and di-alpha-
tocopheryl acetate (
Vitamin E); ubiquinone (coenzyme Q10 [5-100 mg / 500 ml], which in addition to its 
antioxidant properties is also important for ATP generation and 
Vitamin E regeneration; a mixture of 10-100 mg 
epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and 25-150 mg polyphenols from 
green tea extract; 40-250 mg 
ellagic acid and 
punicalagin from pomegranate or raspberry extract, at ratios comparable to that found in the whole fruit, which have been shown to have protective effects on blood vessels as well as inhibiting stimulation of the pro-inflammatory protein 
interleukin-1b (IL-b) which causes degradation and damage to joints (These six antioxidants prevent and eradicate 
reactive oxygen species and free radicals generated during 
strenuous exercise, thus preserving muscle integrity.); and (7) the ions Na+, Cl−, K+, Ca+2, Mg+2, and Zn+2, which are important for the muscle 
fiber contraction and relaxation cycle, for neuronal 
signal propagation, for repletion of such ions lost in excessive 
perspiration during exercise, for water absorption in the 
gastrointestinal tract, and for catalytic action by energy producing and 
antioxidant enzymes.