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Caffeine is one of the most widely recognized and used stimulants throughout the world. For most people, it's hard to imagine starting the day without a cup of coffee. But what if I told you that caffeine can also help your workouts?

Caffeine has been tested repeatedly throughout the years to study its ergogenic effect. Time and time again, caffeine has shown to be able to increase exercise endurance, intensity, and focus, while simultaneously decreasing perceived exertion.*

Our signature pre-workout, Conviction, contains a moderately high dose of caffeine at 300mg. 

What to Expect from Caffeine:

  • Increased Focus
  • Increased Energy
  • Decreased Rate of Perceived Exertion 

 

CarnoSyn®  Beta-Alanine is the only patented beta-alanine that is licensed in the United States by the Natural Alternatives Inc. (NAI). Beta-Alanine is an amino acid, which pairs with another amino acid (Histidine) via peptide bond to create carnosine in the muscle tissues!

Carnosine acts as a buffer in your muscle tissues to battle build up of lactic acid which leads to improved tenacity and reduced exhaustion. Naturally when the muscles aren’t exhausted as fast it provides an environment to contract the muscles much greater for longer. In the same way that it acts as a buffer, carnosine also helps speed the muscle recovery process.

What to expect from CarnoSyn®:

  • Improved Muscle Endurance
  • Greater Muscle Contractions for Longer
  • Faster Muscle Recovery Process

Creatine Hydrochloride (HCL) is a natural substance that metabolizes into creatine phosphate, which helps create the energy for a muscle contraction (adenosine triphosphate or  ATP).

Creatine HCL is efficient because adding the hydrochloride group to the creatine molecules makes the molecules more acidic. This is beneficial to athletes and exercisers because it increases it solubility. Maximizing solubility is important so that your body absorbs properly. Creatine Monohydrate doesn’t absorb well (HCL absorbs 60% better in the intestines), and it causes abdominal discomfort and diarrhea. Due to the higher absorption rate, you can take less creatine HCL (2g- most common dosage of creatine HCL) to get similar results, but without the extra side effects! Beyond this, creatine HCL increases intracellular water, which is inside the muscle cells opposed to storing extracellular water which causes the “puffy” look.

What to expect from Creatine HCL:

  • Muscle Growth
  • Increase Lean Muscle Mass
  • Helps Muscles Recover Faster During Exercises
  • Increased Short Bouts of Speed

L-Citrulline is an amino acid that, along with Arginine and Ornithine, is used in the urea cycle.  When formed with malate, it becomes the ergogenic powerhouse L-Citrulline Malate!

L-Citrulline Malate works primarily by regulating Nitric Oxide, commonly known as NO. Over the years, there has been an influx of NO products using Arginine as the primary ingredient. While Arginine has been shown to spike plasma levels of arginine, L-Citrulline Malate has actually shown to be more effective at raising plasma levels of Arginine even more than Arginine itself, and for longer periods of time! L-Citrulline does this by forming with Ornithine to become Arginine in the body. Since all three of these amino acids are part of the urea cycle, the increased levels also boost your body's ability to withstand the muscle "burn" felt during exercise, as well as increased elimination of toxic byproducts of exercise.

What to expect from L-Citrulline Malate:

  • Increased NO Production = Increased Pump
  • Increased Toxin Elimination = Increased Muscular Endurance

 

 

RESEARCH

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James A Greenberg, Carol N Boozer, and Allan Geliebter. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. “Coffee, diabetes, and weight control1,2”. October 2006 vol. 84 no. 4 682-693.

Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga, Manuela P.G.M. Lejeune, Eva M. R. Kovacs. Obesity Research. “Body Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance in Relation to Habitual Caffeine Intake and Green Tea Supplementation”. Volume 13, Issue 7, pages 1195–1204, July 2005.

Schwedhelm, E., et al. “Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of oral L-citrulline and L-arginine: impact on nitric oxide metabolism,” British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 65(1):51-9, 2008.

Sureda, A., et al. Effects of L-citrulline oral supplementation on polymorphonuclear neutrophils oxidative burst and nitric oxide production after exercise. Free Radic Res. 2009 Sep;43(9):828-35.

Sureda, A., et al. L-citrulline-malate influence over branched chain amino acid utilization during exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2010 Sep;110(2):341-51.
Pérez-Guisado, J. and Jakeman, P. M. Citrulline malate enhances athletic anaerobic performance and relieves muscle soreness.

Wax B(1), Kavazis AN, Luckett W. Effects of Supplemental Citrulline-Malate Ingestion on Blood Lactate, Cardiovascular Dynamics, and Resistance Exercise Performance in Trained Males. J Diet Suppl. 2015 Feb 12.

Wax B1, Kavazis AN, Weldon K, Sperlak J. Effects of supplemental citrulline malate ingestion during repeated bouts of lower-body exercise in advanced weightlifters.J Strength Cond Res. 2015 Mar;29(3):786-92. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000670.

Derave W, et al., 2007. Beta-alanine supplementation augments muscle carnosine content and attenuates fatigue during repeated isokinetic contraction bouts in trained sprinters. Journal Applied Physiology, 103: 1736−1743.

Harris, Dr. (2016). The Alpha of the Betas. Retrieved January 03, 2016, from http://www.carnosyn.com/

Smith A E, et al. 2009. The effects of beta-alanine supplementation and high-intensity interval training on neuromuscular fatigue and muscle function. European Journal Applied Physiology, 105: 357−363.

Stout JR, et al., 2006. Effects of twenty-eight days of beta-alanine and creatine monohydrate supplementation on the physical working capacity at neuromuscular fatigue threshold. J Strength & Cond Research, 20(4) : 928−931. 


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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.