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.