Description
Benefits Of Each Ingredient
L-Citrulline Malate
– Supports cardiovascular health and exercise performance by increasing production of l-arginine (34).
– Increases nitric oxide production, improves exercise performance, and increases blood flow to exercising skeletal muscle (35).
– Supports strength increases, exercise endurance, and recovery (34,35).
– May reduce blood pressure by increasing vascular function (34).
Creatine Monohydrate
– Optimizes exercise performance, muscle mass, strength, thermoregulation, recovery, and intramuscular stores of phosphocreatine (PCr) (47).
– Vital for the energy reaction of every cell in the human body as a spatial energy shuttle and energy sensor (47,50).
– Vital in bioenergetics (metabolic activity) of the brain (50).
– Fuels CD8 and CD4 T- cell mediated immunity (immune cells) in cancer tissue (48,49).
– Supports cognition and focus via replenishment of cerebral storage of creatine (creatine in the brain) (50).
– Supports cognitive health in brain creatine deficiency associated neurodegenerative diseases (50).
– Supports cognitive health by enhancing the facilitation of synaptic glutamate and neurotransmitter uptake (50).
Betaine Anhydrous
– Supports increased muscle protein synthesis, decreased adipose tissue mass (fat loss), increased creatine synthesis, reduced fatigue from exercise, and improves nitric oxide production (99, 100).
– Supports skeletal muscle hypertrophy by aiding as an anabolic intramuscular Osmolyte (drawing water to muscle cells) (99,100).
– Increases skeletal muscle hypertrophy via increased methionine production and ultimately increased creatine reservoir (99,100).
– Reduces adipose tissue by increasing mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (fat burning) via increased l-carnitine transport (a molecule that transports to be burned) (99,100).
Beta Alanine
– Improves exercise performance, increases nutrient delivery to exercising muscle, and reduces lactate-associated neurological exercise fatigue (15).
– Reduces carnosine (muscle acidity) levels and acts as an intramuscular ph buffer (15).
– Reduces lactate “burn” associated fatigue during extreme exercise (15).
Caffeine Anhydrous
– Optimizes energy, cognitive function, and mental alertness. (24).
– Supplementation with caffeine has been shown to acutely enhance exercise performance (24).
GABA
– Supports relaxation, positive mood, increased memory, reduced anxiety, blood sugar regulation, and increased growth hormone production (102).
Dynamine
– Supports increased mood and hippocampal volume (memory) (101).
Vitamin B-12 (Methylcobalamin)
– Metabolically active, methylated form of Vitamin B12 needed for proper DNA synthesis, folate cycle function, energy production, cognitive function, and immune health (51,53).
– Aids as an antioxidant via direct scavenging of reactive oxygen species (inflammation), preserving l-glutathione levels (master antioxidant), and reducing oxidative stress (51).
– May prevent vitamin b-12 deficiency diseases such as anemia, neurodegenerative disease, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis (53).
Vitamin C
– Supports immune, cardiovascular, skin, cognitive, fat burning, and digestive health (97, 98).
– Supports immune health via increased oxidant, free radical scavenging, and fueling neutrophilic (immune cell) activity in chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and microbial killing (97,98).
– Supports fat burning by increasing carnitine biosynthesis (molecule required for mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation) (97,98).
– Supports accelerate bone healing after a fracture, increase type I collagen synthesis, and reduce oxidative stress (inflammation) (98).
Vitamin B1
– Supports aerobic energy metabolism (oxidative phosphorylation), cell growth, optimal neuronal conduction (nerve impulses), and cardiovascular health (94).
– Supports cardiovascular function and aids as a neuroprotective agent in individuals with vitamin B-1 deficiencies (94, 95).
Vitamin B2
– Supports conversion and activation of other B vitamins, red blood cell production and serves as a cofactor for both glucose and fat metabolism (energy production) (92,93).
Vitamin B5
– Supports energy production, cell growth, cell repair, cognitive function, increased hippocampal volume (memory), and optimized bioenergetics (burning of carbohydrates, fat, and protein) (96).
Suggested Use:
As a dietary supplement, take one (1) scoop with 8-12 oz of water. New users may wish to assesstolerance with ½ scoop.
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