Muscle Building Supplements

Want more muscle faster? Take ibuprofen.

Ok, that’s not advice I really want to give but apparently ibuprofen and acetaminophen are muscle building pills!

A study has shown that taking the regular recommended dosage of ibuprofen and acetaminophen results in greater gains in muscle mass and strength.

The study took 36 men and women with an average age of 65 and put them on weight training program for 3 months. They were each given one of the following:

1. Ibuprofen
2. Acetaminophen
3. Placebo

No-one know what they were receiving until the end of the study.

It was expected that the increases in strength and lean muscle tissue would be observed for the placebo group. Surprisingly however, the groups taking Ibuprofen or acetaminophen saw significantly more increases.

Says Dr. Trappe,

“the chronic consumption of ibuprofen or acetaminophen during resistance training appears to have induced intramuscular changes that enhance the metabolic response to resistance exercise”.

What exactly these changes are, no one knows yet.

The results were as follows:

1. The placebo group experienced a 7 percent growth in muscle mass.
2. Those taking either acetaminophen or ibuprofen experienced a 40 percent to 60 percent larger increase than the placebo group.

Specifically, muscle volume increased 11 percent in the ibuprofen group and 13 percent in the acetaminophen group, compared with 9 percent in the placebo group. Muscle strength increased 30 percent in the ibuprofen group and 28 percent in the acetaminophen group, compared with 23 percent in the placebo group.

I have to admit, that’s significant. (Measurements taken at quadriceps).

Bear in mind that we are talking about untrained elderly individuals. Earlier, short term (24 hour) studies showed the opposite effect on young males i.e. protein synthesis levels were reduced compared with the control group.

However, therein may lie the answer. Dr. Trappe theorizes that in the long term the body may try to overcompensate “for an initial blocking of the enzyme the muscle needs to grow — prompting muscles to send out fresh and powerful signals demanding even more enzyme than the body would normally produce.” Source: bio-medicine

We have additional information on this subject you may be interested in reading: Muscle Women and Weight Lifting Equipment

muscle building supplements

Muscle supplements are the buzz around the gym these days. Anything from what works, are they safe and how to take them. The most important being what actually works. There is often so much hype involving some of these products it makes you wonder if it’s just another false promise. You see them advertised in magazines, read reviews online which more often than not are reviewed by representatives of the product. You can find many online forums out there that have actual reviews for the product, but just how accurate is it? These reviewers often get free product in exchange for a good review. This further misrepresents the product leaving you to wonder if that 49.95 purchase just made your wallet lighter instead of producing results. It’s really not your fault though. We all have been fooled at some point and into believing this product would give us that extra edge.

Don’t get me wrong, there are muscle supplements out there that actually work. However, there is just way to many products out there that do little except for the occasional upset stomach or dizziness associated with product use.

There are a few things that you can do to protect yourself:

• Ask for a sample of the product before you buy.
• Find out if the manufacturer will refund costs and accept the unused portion back for a refund.
• Make sure there is actually a way to contact the manufacturer by telephone.

In the supplement industry, there are many fly-by-night companies who are open for business one day only to have disappeared the next day.

Food is actually the best muscle supplement. Any other supplement products purchased to build muscle is not recommended until a nutritional foundation has been established.

Along with your diet plan, you may want consider vitamin and protein as a supplement. These products actually play a significant role in a supplement regimen. Most of us do not realise that a lack of specific minerals in our diet can affect our health and even slow down our ability to develop muscles.

Here are some tips when choosing your muscle building supplements:

1. Take Glutamine which is a recommended. vitamin. It may not have an immediate effect on your mass or strength variations, but nevertheless it is known to be very productive.

2. Protein supplements with amino acids help to serve as the building blocks for your muscles. The amount of proteins that you include in your diet should be up to one to two grams per pound of your weight.

3. The easiest way to gain solid muscle mass is to increase the body level of the muscle-builder, testosterone. Unfortunately, many go for the easiest yet illegal method of building testosterone, that is with the use of anabolic steroids. Steroids are basically synthetic testosterones. This product although may increase your testosterone levels and help you reach your goal, is expensive and a major health-risk. In addition, steroids defeats the purpose of a muscle supplement.

A good muscle building supplement should be natural, safe and legal. To ensure that you build your muscles properly, focus on coming up with a diet plan and training plan that suits you first before using any muscle supplement.

I suggest you check out my other guide on :Female Bodybuilder and Chest Exercises