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Amino Acids

05/15/2020 / By Janine Acero

Food supplements can play a big role in enhancing muscle detoxification in athletes

An amino acid found in many dietary supplements for athletes may play a crucial role in the production of carnosine in skeletal muscle, suggest researchers from Brazil. A natural compound mainly found in muscle tissue and the brain, carnosine helps get rid of reactive aldehydes, which are compounds that can damage the structure and function […]

04/02/2019 / By Michelle Simmons

Get more out of your workouts with beta-alanine

For people who love to exercise, here’s another workout supplement for you. A study published in the journal Nutrition Research found that supplementing with beta-alanine can help increase muscle carnosine and relieve fatigue due to exercise. Beta-alanine is a non-essential amino acid that the body uses to produce carnosine, a natural compound that helps improve […]

03/19/2019 / By Michelle Simmons

Beta-alanine supplementation relieves fatigue, increases muscle carnosine

Researchers from the University of Central Florida suggest supplementing with beta-alanine to increase muscle carnosine and relieve fatigue. In their study, which was published in the journal Nutrition Research, the team looked at the effects of beta-alanine supplementation on performance, muscle carnosine, and L-histidine in men and women. Earlier studies have shown that supplementation with beta-alanine leads to increased intramuscular […]

09/27/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Why taurine is much more than an athletic performance supplement

Aside from boosting athletic performance, taurine offers many benefits for your physical and mental health. It is even used to ease conditions like anxiety, depression, diabetes, and insomnia. What is taurine and why is it good for you? Athletes and bodybuilders often use taurine as a supplement to enhance their physical performance. However, taurine is more […]

09/11/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Trying to build lean mass? Take glutathione and L-citrulline, say researchers

Researchers suggest that people who are trying to build lean mass should take glutathione and L-citrulline supplements. Their suggestion comes after finding a positive association between these supplements and muscle strength. In their study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, the researchers recruited 75 resistant-trained men aged between 18 and […]

10/13/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Take amino acids BEFORE your workout to improve fat loss

Three grams of the amino acid phenylalanine may be the additional push you need to a leaner physique. Bodybuilders and those trying to lose weight often complain of the dreaded metabolic “plateau” in which weight is not easily shed regardless of how many times one exercises. Nutritionists say that this may be because the body […]

08/04/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

BCAA muscle-building supplements found useless when taken alone, study finds

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), the most recommended form of bodybuilding supplement, may not be effective when taken by itself, concluded a new research published in Frontiers in Physiology. Researchers noted that while BCAAs helped weightlifters gain mass, there are other supplements that prove to be more effective in doing so. These conclusions were reached after […]

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