ABOUT
38NUTRITION
-triate-
Where does 38Nutrition or "triate" come from? It all started at a local swimming club in belgium where three kids (Elias, Karsten & Quentin) were introduced to eachother in the same group from a very young age. They quickly befriended eachother. They all developed a healthy competitive relationship with one another, and pushed eachother to new levels on a constant basis.
During their teenage years they were introduced to sports supplements to further enhance their sports abilities, and perform on a very high level in swimming. after reaching new heights in swimming, breaking some local records, winning meets, getting top places in national championships, time to train became scarcer with school, adolescence peaked, and progress did not come naturally anymore. This even brought Elias to a point where he did not want to continue swimming in 2019. not only Elias, but also many other friends stopped swimming around this time, including Quentin, due to a combination of increasing pressure from school, increased difficulty with seeing progress from training and changing routines and priorities in life.
However, the three friends had developed a very strong love for sports in general, and being fit and feeling healthy remained top priorities for all. Karsten kept on swimming, Elias fell in love with strength training and moved to powerlifting, and Quentin started bouldering and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Even though their sports paths split, they kept in touch with eachother on a weekly basis, meeting at Karsten his place to play ping-pong. This is where they talked a lot about sports and health. Sharing knowledge of training styles, explaining new knowledge and insights to the various sports, seeing nutrition aspects and supplementation of other sports such as powerlifting or Brazilian jiu-jitsu, an interest into research of sports supplements was sparked.
Even though they got introduced to sports supplements during their teens, a very good scientific understanding of the effects of supplements was still lacking. This let them to do a lot of research: reading papers, getting into the details of composition, benefits and disadvantages of various components and effects of consumer-ready supplements on the human body etc. Meetings were held on a weekly basis, even in winter times, where the ping-pong table was moved to a small warehouse of relatives of Karsten. after reading and experimenting a lot with various brands, a good understanding and body of knowledge on the topic was molded. Karsten went on to improve in the pool and study Sports sciences, Elias started lifting weights he didn't even realize was possible, and Quentin quickly realised he was getting very good on the national level.
During one of their meetings the question arose: "would it be possible to make supplements for ourselves, keep out the unnecessary stuff and try to improve even further with our own supplements?". One thing led to another, and fast-forward a full year to 2023, 38Nutrition (Triate) was born. Why 38? This has a double meaning: it stands for the three friends bonding for life (infinity) thus more of a commitment towards community. The second and mainstream meaning is the sustainable approach (thus the infinity sign) towards the three key pillars: Ensuring Quality, a sense of minimal Environmental impact, as well as creating a Community. These three pillars reflect life, and have to be balanced. 38Nutrition - Triate - is for all.
