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They made a healthy pre-workout gel in their TCU dorm. Now pro athletes use it
Ella Gonzales
While studying at TCU, roommates Ross Cooley, Liam Brogan and Luke Smialowicz loved to stay active, but felt as though they couldn’t find a pre-workout supplement that gave them long-term endurance.
Cooley told the Star-Telegram he felt like he was reading gibberish when reading pre-workout ingredients — chemicals that he couldn’t fathom and were hard to pronounce. He couldn’t help but think: “Is what I’m putting in my body to fuel myself, truly good for me?”
So after some research, he and his roommates found that a spoonful of honey and a sprinkle of sea salt is a great, long-lasting source of carbohydrates and electrolytes. They called their supplement HNY+.
Their homemade pre-workout worked so well during their endurance workouts, they started passing around packets of their concoction to students at the TCU Rec Center, and to TCU athletes during practice.
Read more at https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article310725390.html