Put milk, ice & protein powder in blender for 30 seconds. Add All bran cereal, cinnamon, vanilla & apple and blend on high.
If gaining muscle and losing fat is your thing, listen up. A recently published study compared the effects of whey protein hydrolysate (WPH) to casein (a slowly digested milk protein) during a 10-week training weight training program.
Many sports teams use a repetition to failure test as an indicator of muscle performance. In the NFL, one such test is to count the number of reps completed on the bench press at a 225 pound load.
Since the late 1990s, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have been conducting research on the relationship between protein metabolism and muscle growth. A recent review article highlighted the association between muscle growth and nutrient intake.
Beta alanine is an amino acid that, with the help of another amino acid called histidine, helps form a compound called carnosine in muscle. Carnosine, in turn, is one of the most powerful pH (acid) buffers known to operate in muscle during intense exercise.
Acai (pronounced “ah-SIGH-ee”) is a reddish-purple fruit the size of a small grape that grows in the jungles of South America.
Recent research has uncovered additional benefits, such as reducing exercise-induced inflammation and decreasing fatigue during endurance exercise. In a recent study from the University of Florida, 40 healthy men were given a supplement containing 300 mg mixed tocopherols, 300 mg flavonoids, and 800 mg of the omega 3 fat DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) for 14-days (5).
Over the past few years, researchers have been studying the relationship between calcium intake and body fat. Owing to changes in a hormone called calcitriol, it has been theorized that ingesting extra calcium might increase fat utilization and decrease the formation of body fat.
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is potent antioxidant compound found in green tea that is finding its way into more and more fat loss formulas because of its ability to enhance fat loss.