GNC last weekend welcomed members of the T&T Soca Warriors to its first official outlet at the Gulf City Shopping Mall and intends to harness a relationship with the national footballers as they aspire towards success on the international stage.
GNC is noted as the largest global specialty retailer of nutritional products with a portfolio which ranges from vitamins, minerals, herbs, and specialty supplements for sports nutrition, diet and energy.
They have over 4,800 retail locations throughout the United States and more than 1,000 franchise and franchise operations in 48 international markets which now includes T&T.
National team captain Trent Noel and Joe Public goalkeeper Trent Noel as well as former 1989 Strike Squad captain Clayton Morris were all present at the store’s official opening last Saturday and were signed up to membership offers and received sampling of some of the popular products.
Brand manager Richard Marshall spoke of GNC’s intention to partner with the Soca Warriors and other athletes to try and enhance their performances.
“This could be a major part in the success of the Soca Warriors. That would be very good for both parties and I believe we will be happy to work with the Warriors and educate them as well, said Marshall.
“One of our drives is to bring education and knowledge to athletes and people in general.” He explained the possible benefits to players who are constantly in training.
“As a footballer, when you exercise basically what happens is your muscles get microscopic tears (in your muscle tissues), so every exercise puts the body under stress and there is a recovery process within that.
Our supplements give you energy to help you reach your optimum performance levels and then the recovery side which is crucial.
“There is a full range with protein and other supplements such as amino acids that helps the athletes recover and by doing that quicker, you can train harder and get fitter as well as prevent yourself from becoming over trained,” Marshall said.