Muscle Supplements

Muscle Supplements is anything that will help your muscle’s grow. Sooo this could be just about anything but in this article we are going to focus on the key ingredients for muscle growth. Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA), Beta-Alanine, and Arginine are the key ingredients to Muscle Supplements. These are additions to the diet, protein shakes and pre-workouts that you are already taking. These alone can help build muscle but with proper diet and nutrition, you will get better results.

BCAA, taking this before and after workout will lead to a faster recovery. When your muscles recover faster you body will be able to grow. When looking to find the right amout of bcaa’s you want to get something that offers a 2:1 ratio. EX: Leucine 2000mg, IsoLeucine 1000mg, and Valine 1000mg; this has been shown to help improve recovery tremendously. You can also take this product with your protein to help protein synthesis of other amino acids.

Beta-Alanine produces carnosine, which is what your muscle use as fuel along with ATP. When taking Beta-Alanine people will notice a quicker recovery time in between sets and will be able to rep out more weight. This happens because your body has the right fuel to keep producing energy during workouts. Taking a 500mg before and 1000mg during will help will the production of muscle. Cycling this with creatine has been proven to help people get stronger faster.

Arginine is the amino acid that has come on the supplement scene strong and has been debated for its results. But I recommend this product for a nighttime ingredient. Arginine is known for the pump but what many people don’t know is that some studies have proven its IGF ability. IGF is a growth hormone, when taking arginine before bed time can help increase your growth hormone production. You can also add this to your pre-workout drink to help increase the pump. Add about 1.5g to your pre-workout drink and drink 1.5g before bed to get the muscle you want.

There are a lot of Muscle Supplemts out on the market but don’t miss the effects of these three amazing products. If you are looking for a more rapid recovery, more muscle definition, and a better over all pump, get BCAA’s, Beta-Alanine, Arginine.

BCAA's Monster!!!

Putting on size or cutting fat you need to understand the importance in supplementing with Branched Chain amino Acids and Waxy Maize. MONSTER AMINO by cytosport has combined 5grm of BCAA’s and Waxy Maize to help increase recovery, and build muscle quicker than ever.

BCAA’s

Essential amino acids cannot be made by the body. You must get them from complete protein foods or combinations of incomplete vegetable foods. There are 9 essential amino acids: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, and valine. Your body can make non-essential amino acids by itself from vitamins and other amino acids.

The term "non-essential" can be misleading since all amino acids are essential for proper metabolism and certain non-essential amino acids, such as glutamine, become very essential. The 13 non-essential amino acids are alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, cysteine, cystine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, hydroxyproline, proline, serine, & tyrosine.

The essential branched chain amino acids (BCAA's) are of special importance for athletes because they are metabolized in the muscle, rather than in the liver. Here's how this works: After digestion once protein is broken down into individual amino acids these aminos can either be used to build new proteins or be burned as fuel to produce energy.

Waxy Maize

Waxy Maize can help the absorption rates of many of your favorite supplements like creatine monohydrate, creatine ethyl ester, cell volumization and nitric oxide type supplements, etc. Nutrients like this often times are left in the stomachs harsh acidic environment and degrade absorption rates. Waxy Maizehelps shuttle these nutrients to bypass the stomach and allow the body to assimilate these nutrients at a much higher rate.

Waxy Maize has the ability to replenish the body's glycogen stores much faster than a mix of maltodextrin or dextrose. This is accomplished again by Waxy Maize's ability to bypass the stomach and go to the intestines for immediate absorption. Waxy Maize's ability to shuttle all these nutrients and starch gives the body an immediate "pump" you can physically feel in your muscles post workout. You will see a much larger, fuller and rounder muscle belly.

MONSTER AMINO is an anabolic muscle fueling cocktail loaded with 5 grams of highly absorbable Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA's) and MONSTER MAIZE™ carbohydrates (waxy maize starch & maltodextrin). MONSTER AMINO helps to protect lean muscle tissue and fuels muscle protein synthesis post-workout. The micronized BCAA's found in MONSTER AMINO (L-Isoleucine, L-Leucine, L-Valine) are metabolized directly in muscle tissue and promote muscle protein synthesis, speed recovery, increase nitrogen retention, and help prevent muscle tissue breakdown and fatigue. MONSTER AMINO uses only mirconized amino acids that have been broken down from large molecules into smaller particles that are easier to absorb and deliver fast fuel for optimal recovery.