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Beta-Alanine: Tingle Your Way to a Better Body

Beta-Alanine, touted as the most effective muscle-building supplement since creatine! While its resumé sounds undoubtadly impressive, does it really hold ...

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What fats are best for gaining muscle and losing fat?

When it comes to body composition omega-3s are the top fat to consume. Unfortunately for most we get far too ...

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Gut Health: Make or Break Your Body Composition… & Your Health!

Did you know that your body is approximately 90% bacteria and only 10% human? From birth to death, our gut ...

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The Biology of Fat Loss Mechanics – Part 2

By Roland Pankewich If you have read the first installment (Read Part 1 Here) you were introduced to the idea ...

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Protein Rotation …why?

One of the best strategies you can apply with success to a bodybuilders diet is protein rotation. In essence, eating ...

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BCAA’s

In terms of exercise performance and recovery, few amino acids get the notable mention that BCAA’s do.  While glutamine is ...

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Glycine

Glycine is unique in that it is the most simple amino acid and makes a base-building block for many other proteins and amino acids.  It is vital for detoxification, especially of the petrol chemicals we breathe in, drink and eat every day.  It helps to improve growth hormone productions and is a building-block for glutathione as well.

Using anywhere from 2-20g can be used after a lactic-based workout to improve growth hormone release, but bowel tolerance can be an issue; taking too much will have you running to the bathroom soon after.  2-5g before bed can improve sleep quality by helping the liver.