Some supplements enter your routine after hours of research. This one started with Ken telling me to take it - and warning me that greens powders were “an acquired taste”.
I started using Protein Works Super Greens Extreme very early in my journey. Despite the warning, I actually thought it tasted fine. Mandarin and Summer Berry are the flavours I tend to choose.
Appearance-wise, it looks like pond water. Thankfully, it tastes considerably better.
And this routine travels with me. Whether I’m staying at my dad’s, away on holiday or attending a Jaguar Breakfast Club event, the greens come too. A mysterious green drink does attract the occasional questioning look across the breakfast table.
What I take
I mix 12g with about 350ml of cold water, alongside my glutamine.
On active rest days, I sometimes add my creatine to the same drink. On training days, the creatine usually goes into my EAA drink during the session instead.
Nothing particularly elaborate. Just another familiar part of my morning routine.
Why I take it
The honest answer? Because I was advised to.
Ken recommended it early on, and when I started coaching with Carol in July 2025, her plan also included taking greens. It has stayed in the routine.
I could dress that up with a more impressive explanation, but this series is about what I actually do and why. Sometimes that means explaining the research. Sometimes it means acknowledging that I have followed advice from the people helping me.
What’s in it?
The manufacturer lists a blend including spirulina, spinach, wheatgrass, barley grass, broccoli and chlorella, alongside other plant ingredients, inulin, and added vitamins and minerals. You can find the full details on the Protein Works product page.
That describes what is in the product. It doesn’t establish how much difference the finished blend makes to my training, recovery or everyday health.
What are the claimed benefits?
Greens powders are commonly promoted for immune support, digestion, energy and general wellbeing. Protein Works also highlights reduced tiredness and fatigue, normal muscle function and antioxidant ingredients in its product information.
There is a distinction between the established roles of individual nutrients and evidence that a particular greens blend delivers noticeable benefits. Vitamins and minerals help the body function normally, but getting more doesn’t automatically mean feeling better or performing better.
For me, this is a convenient addition to my food, rather than a replacement for fruit, vegetables or a varied diet. I take it consistently, but I can’t point to a particular improvement and confidently credit the greens.
Sources: Protein Works product claims and NIH information on supplements and immune function.
Keeping it in perspective
I don’t have a dramatic before-and-after story specifically about greens powder. I can tell you when I started taking it, how I use it, and whose advice brought it into my routine. I can’t honestly isolate its contribution from everything else.
My progress has involved changes to my food, consistent training, and a lot of time. A green drink is one small part of that wider picture.
And, contrary to Ken’s warning, drinking it has never felt like a test of character.