Protein:
NOT weight gainers, mass builders, MRPs, but good old simple protein. It
doesn’t have to be “top of the line” either, just clean and free of
sugars and ca-ca. If you want a weight gainer, a mass builder, a post W/O
shake...protein is your foundation. You can add back calories, carbs, and
fats, but in many of today’s products you can not take them away! An
example would be most mass market weight gainers. Some have excellent
protein sources, but they follow on the label right after fructose and
maltodextrin. You’d be so far ahead of those products to take your
protein powder and add, peanut butter, fruit, flax oil, cream or whole
milk (individualistic), etc and make your own, w/o all of the SUGARS.
Note: The so-called Nighttime proteins are nothing more than casein. You
can achieve the same thing with milk, calcium casseinate...even the
addition of fat and fiber to a “fast burning” anabolic protein such as
whey, will make it digest slower and become anti-catabolic. The science
behind “nighttime” proteins is based upon the amino L-leucine which
stays in your system for 7 hours as opposed to 3-4 hours with the other
aminos.
Creatine:
Once you have been lifting 12 weeks or more...and your connective tissue
is up to speed (to avoid injury from rapid strength increases), Creatine
is the single most ergonomic aid next to protein. While it occurs
naturally in meat and fish, supplementation with creatine allows for
phenomenal progress, both in lean body mass and strength. There are no
studies, or supported incidents of cancer, fat deposits on the liver or
kidney damage. Even the occurrence of calf and hamstring cramping of elite
athletes in hot humid weather has been dispelled as “normally occurring,
even in those NOT on creatine.” Poor grades of creatine, with chemical
by-product residue, will cause the traditional gastro-intestinal upset.
Glutamine:
We only suggest glutamine to enhance recovery. If you are excessively
sore, tired, and are unable to train several days in a row, glutamine can
change your world! On top of the cell volumizing,
anti-inflammatory effects, glutamine can also help repair and soothe “gut
problems” and reduce sugar cravings.
High
Intensity Training can only be fueled by the proper Supplements.
Build
serious lean muscle mass, quickly, using real world, scientifically proven
supplements, while keeping body fat to the absolute minimum.
Muscle Milk helps grow muscle faster than gainers, whey, or even
creatine. This increased muscle growth is possible because Muscle
Milk is the first product patterned after Nature's ultimate anabolic
food - human mother's milk.
Locked within human mother's milk are long-held secrets to muscle
growth potential previously considered impossible. After years of
study, Cytosport has unlocked these secrets! Cytosport then took the
next step and actually duplicated these important muscle growth factors
into Muscle Milk.
Growth promoting as human milk is, Cytosport found ways to improve
on it for even greater muscle synthesis. For example, Cytosport
reduced lactose and fat, while discovering a way to recreate the
lean-promoting lipids in human milk. Plus, Cytosport added a
breakthrough that enables you to make more of your own creatine.
Muscle Milk triggers new levels of muscular growth in 3 ways other
products can't:
1. Creatine GCC - helps support your body's own creatine
production.
Cytosport discovered a revolutionary method to increase your body's own
production of muscle energy critical creatine. These creatine factors
help your body to produce more creatine than normal. Creatine
supplements are good, but so is your body's making more of its own.
Plus, Creatine GCC scavenges toxic homocysteine, an enemy of muscle
growth.
2. EvoPro - Nature's Ultimate Anabolic Protein-Amino Blend.
Human milk is composed of highly unique and complex proteins, peptides,
and amino acids, which is why it grows human muscle tissue so rapidly.
EvoPro includes these alpha and beta micellar caseins, a-Lactalbumin,
lactoferrin, glutamine peptides, and more. Nature created this precise
mix to stimulate muscle growth to higher levels, and EvoPro is the
ultimate nitrogen source to deliver it.
3. LeanLipids - "Good Fats" that help you get leaner.
Human milk contains custom fat structures that actually promote
leanness, while retaining more energy in the body. This promotes
thermogensis, enabling protein and amino acids to be used for muscle
growth at higher levels. LeanLipids even help retain minerals critical
to muscle contraction, and are a great source of these customized lipids
for serious athletes.
Muscle Milk Benefits:
Creatine GCC - Increased Anabolic Creatine Output
Micellar Proteins - Stimulate Muscle Synthesis
LeanLipids - "Designer" Fats Promote Leaness
Growth Peptides - Boost Nitrogen Balance
Complete A-ß Caseins, Peptides, & Lactalbumins - Trigger New
Growth
Lactoferrin - Increase Oxygen Delivery
Secretory IGA - Fight Overtraining
Zero Lactose
Build
A Better Body
by Jennifer C. Davis
It takes more than hours at the gym to achieve your
optimal fitness level. Adequate nutritional support is every bit as
essential.
You've hit a wall. No matter how many pounds you press,
curl, squat or crunch, your body just won't bulk up. Don't get discouraged
-- the problem may not be your workout, but rather that you lack the
nutritional support it takes to pump up your muscles.
Our bodies have a clear set of priorities. First and foremost, we require
nutrients and calories to maintain essential body functions such as
breathing and maintaining a heartbeat. Second, nutrient and caloric intake
supports brain activity, permitting cognitive thought and reasoning.
Lastly, our bodies use additional nutrients and calories to accumulate
mass. It's easiest for our bodies to accumulate fat mass as opposed to
lean mass, so if your goal is to achieve a more muscular appearance, your
body has specific activity and nutritional needs.
When attempting to gain lean muscle mass, you must establish -- preferably
with the help of a certified fitness or nutrition professional -- a
regular resistance training program based on your specific goals and body
type.
Muscular development occurs through the "overload principle":
Working a muscle beyond its current ability forces it to adapt. Using
systematically heavier weights in your strength-training program causes
your body to produce more muscle in order to accommodate the increased
demands placed upon it, explains Ann C. Grandjean, Ed.D., director of the
International Center for Sports Nutrition (ICSN) in Omaha, Neb. Of course,
gaining lean muscle can happen only when the body has sufficient caloric
and nutrient stores at its disposal.
Your body's primary consideration when building muscle mass is its caloric
intake. When you place energy demands on your body for strength training,
your caloric needs increase dramatically. The body only accumulates mass
-- lean or otherwise -- when it has excess calories. According to
Grandjean, the body needs approximately 2,500 calories to develop one
pound of muscle. If your body can build a pound of muscle each week, that
translates into 350 calories each day in addition to what you generally
eat to maintain health.
But bulking up doesn't mean simply accumulating empty calories. Calories
from sources such as sugar and simple carbohydrates don't help your body
build lean muscle mass. The carbohydrates in a plain bagel simply make you
feel full. Sugar gives you short bursts of energy, but leaves you feeling
tired. Complex carbohydrates in whole grains provide long-term energy
while still providing nutrients. However, be wary of
"carbo-loading." High carbohydrate intake supports the body
during long-term aerobic activity and endurance training such as distance
running. Protein is of greater concern for strength athletes.
