A study on use of beta-alanine supplements in elderly people has shown promising results. In the test nine men and seventeen women were given either beta-alanine supplement or placebo. The participants performed a cycling test to determine their muscle endurance.
“These findings suggest that ninety days of BA supplementation may increase physical working capacity by delaying [...]

Beta-alanine is fully legal, yet not as known as many other sports supplements. In the body Beta-alanine turns into carnosine. Research show that using Beta-alanine has following effects:

improves muscle endurance by buffering lactic acidin both aerobic and weight exercise
promotes recovering
lowers blood pressure
decreases inflammation
works as an antioxidant

In weight training Beta-alanine has shown good result especially when [...]

Creatine is available both in powder and serum form. Creatine powder is the more popular of the two, creatine serum being the newer option. The largest difference between the two is the form itself. Creatine serum is the liquid form of creatine mono-hydrate.
Sometimes one may hear the claim that body would absorb creatine serum instantly, [...]

Glutamine is an amino acid which is found naturally in our bodies. It plays a key role forming the proteins that maintain our cellular health and tissue repair. Glutamine is stored mainly in the muscles but can be found in the liver, lungs, brain and blood.
Intense exercise can deplete glutamine levels in our bodies, and [...]

Magnesium is a natural mineral produced by our bodies and also found in food. The usual symptom for our bodies to not get enough magnesium is fatigue. Magnesium has a plenty of good properties, and sometimes athletes found it useful to take magnesium supplements.
Some studies show that healthy magnesium intake is vital for both [...]

Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition makes its profits by selling weight-loss and energy-boosting products e.g. Endorush and Astro-Phex. This summer BSN paid roughly ten million dollars for a three-year sponsorship with UFC.
By associating the company with UFC — which draws three million male viewers ages 18 to 49 to a fight — the head hopes BSN [...]

Creatine is a natural compound occurring naturally in the human body and in nature. In its natural form this compound can be found in high protein foods like meat or fish, and it’s called creatine monohydrate.
Creatine works in body to help supplying energy to muscle and nerve cells. It has been shown to improve muscle [...]

According to the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA), ninety per cent of the 11,000 athletes in attendance at the Olympic games in China 2008 used dietary supplements of some kind.
Many national sporting bodies have warned athletes against taking any dietary supplements due to contamination fears. In the past contaminated sport supplements have blaimed leading [...]

Whey protein is the name for various globular proteins that can be isolated from whey which is a by product of cheese which usually comes from cow’s milk. Whey Protein contains a low level of fat and cholesterol which makes good supplement for anyone who might want to fit a low fat food into their [...]

Protein supplements are of great importance to anyone who is training with the intention of building muscle or increasing athletic performance. Protein, or more importantly the amino acids that it supplies to the body, are fundamental in maintaining and building lean muscle tissue.
Many foods such as eggs, meat, poultry and fish (in abundant amounts) present [...]