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Post by josephsirois on May 9, 2005 9:50:39 GMT -5
***Any of the following I will list I have either taken myself or am currently taking*** GABA -750- (Gamma Aminobutyric Acid) is an amino acid classified as a neurotransmitter of which a high concentration is in the hypothalamus which plays a role in instinctive functions such as sleep cycles, body temperature, and pituitary function in addition to elevating growth hormone levels, speeding recovery, enhancing restful sleep, reducing body fat and increasing lean muscle mass. Ultimate Nutrition Products, Inc. Gamma Aminobutyric Acid is manufactured only from the highest quality source available and packaged under extensive quality controls to insure maximum potency and freshness. www.lifesvigor.com |
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Post by josephsirois on May 9, 2005 9:54:13 GMT -5
CLA: Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is a fatty acid found naturally in meat and dairy food. Conjugated Linoleic Acid supplements currently sold as a fat burner for weight loss is derived from sunflower oil. There is some evidence, although limited, that conjugated linoleic acid supplements can increase fat loss in overweight people. It is uncertain how Conjugated Linoleic Acid help lose body fat. One study found that CLA may help burn and lose fat by increasing energy expenditure.
There are very few clinical trials of Conjugated Linoleic Acid in overweight people. These studies showed that Conjugated Linoleic Acid supplements did result in fat loss, but not body weight loss . A Swedish study published in 2001 showed that of it helped burn fat by decreasing abdominal fat in overweight men. Another Dutch study published in July 2003 showed that Conjugated Linoleic Acid supplements help maintain lean muscle tissue after weight loss.
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Post by josephsirois on May 9, 2005 10:16:41 GMT -5
L-Glutamine
Glutamine Info
Glutamine is classified as a nonessential amino acid since it can be readily synthesized by various tissues such as the skeletal muscles, liver, and adipose tissue. However, research indicates that glutamine is conditionally essential when the metabolic demand for glutamine exceeds the amount available in the free glutamine pool and that which can be provided by de novo synthesis.
During exercise or other times of metabolic stress (e.g. fasting, severe injury, illness, etc.), the demand for plasma glutamine markedly increases. For instance, various cells of the immune system such as the lymphocytes and macrophages depend on glutamine as a primary fuel source, and thus the demand for glutamine increases when an immunological response is mounted.
The enterocytes of the small intestines are the largest consumers of glutamine accounting for about 40-50% of glutamine consumption. Furthermore, glutamine is required for the synthesis of nucleotides. Thus, a sufficient supply of glutamine is particularly important for rapidly dividing cells such as the enterocytes and the immune cells. Therefore, de novo synthesis of glutamine may be insufficient to meet the physiological demand during times of severe, metabolic stress when the amount of free glutamine is rapidly depleted.
The skeletal muscles are the primary sites for glutamine synthesis and storage as glutamine contributes to approximately 60% of the free amino acids within the skeletal muscles. Glutamine is also the most abundant amino acid within the plasma. Glucocorticoid hormones such as cortisol are released during such times of stress and promote the proteolysis of muscle proteins and the release of glutamine into the plasma to attenuate the increased demand for free glutamine. During hypoglycemic conditions such as the fasting state (after approximately 12 hours of fasting), the branched-chain amino acids within the muscle undergo the transamination process (under the influence of the glucocorticoid hormones) to yield keto-acids which are available as precursors for gluconeogenesis or ketogenesis.
Consequently, glutamate and alanine are generated from their keto-acid counterparts (alpha-keto-glutarate and pyruvate respectively) during the transamination process. Glutamine is synthesized from glutamate and ammonia via glutamine synthetase. Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid generated in the muscle tissue during this time since glutamine formation is independent of glycolysis whereas alanine is formed directly from pyruvate, the end product of glycolysis. The majority of nitrogen loss from muscle tissue occurs during the fasting state through glutamine.
Glutamine may be metabolized to form glucose in the liver. Under certain conditions (e.g. acidosis), glutamine may also be utilized by the kidneys where it is converted into glutamate and then into alpha-keto-glutarate which enters the renal gluconeogenic pathway. Within the small intestines, glutamine is also metabolized into alanine which is further metabolized by the liver as a gluconeogenic precursor.
Ergogenic Effects
Maintenance of muscle mass during physiological stress.
Glutamine supplementation may promote nitrogen retention (a positive nitrogen balance) and prevent the loss of muscle protein. A decreased ratio of testosterone to cortisol is believed to be directly responsible for losses in muscle mass since cortisol promotes the synthesis of glutamine synthetase. By maintaining intracellular concentrations of glutamine within the skeletal muscles, the synthesis of glutamine synthetase mRNA may be inhibited and thus the loss of intracellular nitrogen through glutamine may be prevented. Furthermore, by enhancing plasma concentrations of glutamine, the demand for free glutamine by other tissues and cells (e.g. the small intestine and immune cells) is attenuated and thus the release of glutamine from muscle tissues is reduced
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Post by josephsirois on May 9, 2005 10:18:13 GMT -5
(Pinnacle Esterified Creatine) is the most advanced creatine a muscle can get. A totally new breed of muscle mass enhancer and cell volumizer. Esterified Creatine has the potential to help promote and sustain muscle mass and repair (while helping to prevent muscle tissue breadown) quicker than any other supplement of its kind. The Rapid Release Technology helps speed creatine penetration. The net result is that muscle tissues are kept saturated with much less wasted creatine.
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Post by josephsirois on May 9, 2005 12:21:36 GMT -5
L-Carnitine: (Vital Nutrition) is an amino acid from which certain proteins are made. It is synthesized in the liver and kidneys. The body requires it for the transport of long-chain fatty acids into the cells. According to the National Research Council, symptoms of carnitine deficiency include progressive muscle weakness and severe hypoglycemia. Carnitine is not found in vegetable foods but is mostly found in animal muscle tissue. Manufactured forms of Dl-carnitine (synthetic) may have adverse side effects. This product uses only the safe, natural l-carnitine. Each capsule contains 250 mg of natural l-carnitine.
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Post by josephsirois on May 9, 2005 12:30:36 GMT -5
NO2
Description:
Stay One Step Ahead of Your Competition! You got stronger when Ed Byrd introduced creatine in 1993. Now you get bigger with his NO2: NO2 was created by the same man who introduced creatine to the market in 1993 - Ed Byrd, co-founder of EAS™ and now president of Medical Research Institute - MRI™.
What is NO2?
NO2 has created a revolutionary new category of muscle-builders and muscle-enhancers known as 'cell-signaling hemodilators.'
Through mediation of the "signaling-molecule" nitric oxide (NO), NO2 induces powerful hemodilation and creates dramatic increases in muscle size, strength, endurance, power output, and load capacity.
With its advanced sustained-release technology "pHyser3", NO2 generates a virtual permanent muscle pump, now known as the "perpetual pump."
What's a "Perpetual Pump?"
The "Perpetual Pump" is a muscle pump that literally does not go away. It's a muscle that remains in its post-exercise, blood-engorged, rock-hard condition. The increased muscle size and muscle "density" do not fade with time.
How is the "perpetual pump" possible? The "perpetual pump" is a brand new phenomenon. It's one of the stunning effects of sustained hemodilation.
"Serious bodybuilders know the skin-ripping, super-pumped look they get immediately after a super intense workout" explains Ed Byrd, co-founder EAS, President MRI, and the man who introduced bodybuilding's last great breakthrough - creatine. "Now, thanks to NO2's sustained hemodilating effect, they can keep that super-vascular look all day long." Here's how...
Increased blood flow is responsible for your pump. Your body responds to exercise by releasing nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is the muscle's "signaling molecule" responsible for increased blood flow.
Nitric oxide opens the blood 'floodgates,' and blood surges in(hemodilation). You get a pump. But the exercise-induced pump is only temporary. It disappears soon after the body realizes exercise has ended.
But with NO2, pumps do not go away. Even massive, vein-popping pumps show no sign of diminishing. That's because NO2 generates a 'continuous surge' of blood that courses through the skeletal muscle throughout the day. So muscles remain engorged and steel-like all day long. The secret of the continuous surge of blood lies in NO2's exclusive nitric oxide extended-release delivery system pHyser3™.
Until the creation of extended-release delivery system, generating and maintaining nitric oxide levels was impossible. The body literally "dissolved" any agent or substance that could help generate nitric oxide inside the body. Now, with NO2's pH-corrected, body-compatible delivery system, the human body is able to fully "accept" the nitric oxide delivery agent. And even better...
NO2 goes far beyond generating nitric oxide levels. NO2 maintains nitric oxide levels in the muscles throughout the entire day. So athletes and bodybuilders get all the powerful muscle-developing benefits of hemodilation - all day long. Including the very appealing "Perpetual Pump."
"Forced Growth" Muscle-Signaling Action - Make Continuous Gains in Lean Mass!
NO2 gives bodybuilders and serious athletes the ability to build muscle virtually round the clock.
NO2 triggers the body's muscle-building "cell-signaling" mechanism, and keeps it activated throughout the entire day. How? By creating a continuous supply of the "cell-signaling" molecule nitric oxide present in the skeletal muscles.
You see, nitric oxide is the "signaling" molecule responsible for muscle growth. When nitric oxide is present in the muscles, it activates "gene-expression" and "turns on" the body's muscle-building mechanism (commonly called protein synthesis).
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Post by josephsirois on May 9, 2005 12:35:51 GMT -5
Taurine:
Taurine is a conditionally essential amino acid that is the most abundant free amino acid in many tissues. Taurine is different than most other amino acids because it is not incorporated into proteins, but it does play many roles in the body, including bile acid conjugation, detoxification, membrane stabilization, osmoregulation, and modulation of excitatory neurotransmission and intracellular calcium levels. The mean taurine intake in humans is estimated to be around 60 mg daily, but supplementation can far exceed this amount and readily increases taurine levels in many tissues. This article will briefly cover some of the many possible utilities of taurine supplementation.
Exercise
Exercise causes a significant reduction of taurine levels in skeletal muscle, as does aging [1-3]. In these conditions, supplemental taurine improves exercise performance and electrical and contractile properties of skeletal muscle in rodents, respectively [1, 3]. In healthy rats, taurine increased running time to exhaustion from 73.8 minutes to 98.8 minutes. Additionally, the weights of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles were increased, but the difference was not statistically significant [1]. A beverage containing taurine, caffeine, and simple carbs increases endurance performance in humans, and a significant portion of these effects is due to the taurine alone [1, 4]. However, it has not been established if it was due to a synergistic relationship, as taurine-only studies have not yet been conducted in humans. Taurine also counteracts exercise-induced weakness in a mouse model of dystrophy, and is superior to creatine in this regard [5], and it protects muscle tissue from ischemia-reperfusion injury [6]. Among the postulated mechanisms of action are membrane stabilization and modulation of ion channels or calcium ion storage capacity [1, 3-4], although there could be a wide variety of reasons for this effect (such as osmoregulation).
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Post by Christ Russakis on May 17, 2005 10:44:10 GMT -5
wow!! that was some serious reading!! missed you at practice sunday!! we had 27 pullers there! it was awesome!! maybe you can make the next one. see ya, christ
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Post by Paul Maiden on May 23, 2005 6:53:29 GMT -5
i was looking at bodybuilding.com and came across things called prohormones which are now banned.i get the jist of what they are from the reading but were they any good?
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Post by Andrew Fournier on Jun 9, 2005 23:13:13 GMT -5
you guys are gonna shoot me, but the best supplement out there for armwrestling is without a doubt the lifewave patches. i don't even try to sell them anymore, i just buy them for myself. i really can't believe they didn't catch on, because if you've used them, you know they make such a difference on the table.
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Post by simon on Jun 22, 2005 11:52:55 GMT -5
On this subject did anyone see the HBO Real Sports report on steroid use/dangerous side effects that is currently airing?
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Post by John Stanton on Jun 24, 2005 1:30:55 GMT -5
wow!! that was some serious reading!! missed you at practice sunday!! we had 27 pullers there! it was awesome!! maybe you can make the next one. see ya, christ He was probably at home trying to swallow all those pills and powders.... Joe, how much do you spend on supplements per month. I think by now Simon is at least a partner in GNC, sounds like your on your way also |
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Post by josephsirois on Jun 24, 2005 3:10:23 GMT -5
I worked there for a while, I still get the employee discount because of my friends. I spend about 100 a month.
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Post by simon on Jun 24, 2005 11:29:55 GMT -5
John that is funny and not all at the same time, don't tell my wife because this is a very sore subject in my household but I have looked into buying a GNC franchise, though admittedly in the supplement industry they are considered the equivalent of buying a desk lamp at Tiffany's (paying too much for no reason with very limited options) you cannot argue with their numbers or market share.
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Post by simon on Jun 24, 2005 11:32:07 GMT -5
So no one has seen the Real Sports report on steroids but me, or is everyone just afraid to come on here and admit that the current public perception about the dangers of steroids is probably wrong?
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