Beta Alanine: More Reps, More Muscle!!
Beta Alanine: More Reps, More Muscle!!
Most athletes are aware that beta-alanine has performance-enhancing effects in the gym. An early study reported that knee-extension force was significantly increased during five sets of 30 maximal contractions...
Carbohydrates and EAA Increase Muscle Recuperation and Mass
Carbohydrates and EAA Increase Muscle Recuperation
by: Robbie Durand
Research published in the Journal of Amino Acids that drinking a combined carbohydrate drink with essential amino acids (EAA) after high-intensity exercise increased IGF-1 levels. The researchers...
Creatine: Best Taken Pre or Post Exercise?
Creatine: Pre or Post Exercise?
Chronic supplementation with creatine monohydrate has been shown to promote increases in skeletal muscle mass, lean body mass, and muscle fiber size. For years athletes have been in a state...
Optimal Dosage of Caffeine Before Exercise for Big Gains
Optimal Dosage of Caffeine Before Exercise for Big Gains
by: Robbie Durand
Scientists had volunteers do exercises against four incremental loads (25%, 50%, 75%, and 90% 1RM) and participate in a test in which cycling peak-power...
Creatine Does More than Just Boost Muscle Power
The effects of oral creatine (Cr) supplementation on muscle contractile performance and metabolism of skeletal muscle recently have become an area of major interest in exercise physiology. Creatine not only increases workout performance but...
Which Protein’s Are the Most Thermogenic?
Which Protein's Are the Most Thermogenic?
Just as we know that not all carbs or fats are treated the same by your body, we also know that proteins are unique in their own right. Casein,...
Whey Protein Diet: Sculpt your Physique
Whey Protein Diet: Sculpt Your Physique
The branched chain amino acid, Leucine, signals intracellular pathways regulating amino acid oxidation and gluconeogenesis. Whey protein (100 g) contains about 24 g of BCAAs, which have been associated...
Infinite One Series: Tribulus Terrestris Supplement Review
Infinite One Series: Tribulus Terrestris Supplement Review
Tribulus terrestris is a vine plant that is native to temperate climates in areas of southern Europe, southern Asia, Australia and Africa. It has a long history of...
