Frequently Asked Questions
Everyone is talking about the new kid on the block - MUSCLE!
Users report rapid gains in lean muscle, increased strength, power, quicker recovery times, faster healing and repair, better pump, enhanced endurance, fat loss and enhanced vascularity.Are these claims true? Is it possible? What makes MUSCLE so great? Why is it better than protein powders, stacks, creatine and pro hormones? How does it increase lean muscle, increase strength, burn fat, accelerate recovery and enhance vascularity?
MUSCLE is a remarkable product. In several empirical case studies MUSCLE has been shown to deliver what it promises and more! Developed by one of the finest nutritional research and development firms - MUSCLE will revolutionize the anabolic and anti-catabolic processes. The best news is - MUSCLE is all natural, safe and legal!
Q: In a few words what is MUSCLE?
A: MUSCLE is a natural dietary supplement composed of co-factors, co-enzymes, specific amino acids, di, tri, tetra and casophosphopeptides, a novel substrate, adaptogen, ester of ferulic acid and phytosterols in a base of rice bran oil. MUSCLE is presented in a liquid format to accelerate absorption, uptake and utilization of the nutrients while maintaining an optimal level of nitrogen retention!Q: What makes MUSCLE so unique or special?
A: The ability of the product to perform as an anabolic, anti-catabolic and immune and nitrogen retention product. Equally important are the ingredients. Although most companies promise the finest ingredients, few deliver, why? Too expensive. You can be certain that those in MUSCLE are the finest with the highest degree of bio-activity (checkout the ingredients list at the end and compare it to any other product on the market for activity level)!Q: Can you give us an example of these superior nutrients?
A: Certainly. In MUSCLE we use the active, or co-enzyme forms, of B1 and B6 (thiamine diphosphate and pyridoxal 5 phosphate), as well as the highly active and available zinc monomethionine. These three elements in these forms are extremely expensive, but as in the case of B6 (P5P) are 10 TIMES more effective!Q: Dont the less expensive forms, e.g. pyridoxine hydrochloride and thiamine mononitrate work?
A: They do, but my question is when? One of the keys to a good sports nutrition product is nutrient availability and rapid gastric emptying. These two factors allow the product to be used in a most efficient and effective manner, delivering to the muscles and metabolism the necessary nutrients, at a specific time. To achieve a desired result. In this manner and using this philosophy, combined with highly active ingredients, less becomes more! An example would be: when training or competing rapid gastric emptying and utilization of the nutrients is of paramount importance. The athlete does not want the product sitting in the gut and waiting to be absorbed and utilized. The user needs to have the confidence of knowing that these particular nutrients will be delivered in a timely manner to ensure an anticipated result.Q: Dont most sports supplements have rapid gastric emptying?
A: Our experience has been quite the opposite. Most use inexpensive ingredients with low bio-activity. As with most things, you get what you pay for and nowhere is this truer than when purchasing supplements. Good supplements are expensive. MUSCLE can safely and effectively be used by everyone, however, it is expensive. With MUSCLE you are paying for the very best. For some it may be too expensive or overkill for what they demand or need from a supplement.Q: Is it safe for everyone?
A: Within reason. I would not hesitate to give it children or adults of either sex, regardless of age. Of course, as with any invasive substance, you should speak with a physician before using and if pregnant, lactating or suffering from phenylkenoturia, you should not use the product, unless cleared by a physician. The good side, the average person does not require as much. One third the recommended dose will suffice for most inactive, or people with a low level of activity. In addition, to the outstanding benefits that are listed above for the athletic or active person, MUSCLE is also excellent for the woman undergoing menopause; inhibiting the loss of lean muscle mass in the elderly; establishing a sense of well-being; integral in hepatic protection, powerful anti-oxidant and immune system modulator; faster wound healing; may enhance sexual performance; reduce the incidence of heart disease through the inhibition of the build-up of homocysteine and BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), and; strengthens nails and hair to list a few of the other or sidereal benefits.Q: Let get back to the nitty and gritty and how MUSCLE works?
A: MUSCLE, as stated earlier is a synergistic blend of highly active ingredients, many of which the athletic world has long been familiar. What makes MUSCLE different is the format and preparation of the ingredients. The best anabolic and anti-catabolic agents have been blended in selected and definite proportions, with bioactive co-enzymes and co-factors for delivery in an emulsified format that delivers a lot with a little!Q: What do you mean a lot with a little?
A: One of the criticisms of MUSCLE, from the uninitiated, is that none of the ingredients are supplied in sufficient potency to be effective. For the outsider, this may seem to be true, but from a biochemical and metabolic standpoint nothing could be further from the truth.We have used minimal amounts of each ingredient that have been shown to optimize the desired results of enhanced performance, increased muscle mass, accelerated recovery, etc. Have we conducted double blind or clinical studies to support our benefits? The answer is no, however, we have numerous empirical case studies, anecdotal reports and visual findings to satisfy what we expect of MUSCLE!Q: Can you give us a better explanation?
A: Certainly. Take protein powders, the suggested use for most of them is 30 grams per serving, why? Because a study concluded that this was the maximum amount of protein that the body could handle at one time. Our feeling is hogwash and that the 30 grams is nothing more than an arbitrary number derived from a specific study that can be extrapolated but may not provide the best results.Rather than using a whey, egg or casein protein, we decided that the most rapid and efficient way of ingesting protein is to take it in a pre-digested (di, tri and tetra peptides) and free amino acid format. This means that there is no waste of time or energy wasted in the digestive process and the amino acids are available to the muscles and liver in amounts that can be rapidly utilized.Q: You are saying that a gram of hydrolysates is equivalent to 30 grams of protein?
A: I m not saying that at all. What is being stated is that the 30 grams overwhelms the system especially if it is taken immediately before the workout or competition. We feel that 4 grams of hydrolysates (enzymatically pre-digested protein) accompanied by specific amounts of free aminos, co-factors, co-enzymes and other nutrients that we have presented an optimal formula that is still affordable.Q: What do you mean optimal and affordable?
A: There is no doubt that we could kick the formula up a few notches but cost versus efficiency would become an issue. Thus, we have prepared this formula as being the most efficient and still being affordable.Q: Gamma oryzanol has been around for a long time and no one believes that it has anabolic activity?
A: Your problem is listening and reading the wrong people. What has been discovered is that gamma oryzanol has a very low absorption rate in a powdered format (~2%). When delivered in an emulsified format suddenly absorption is dramatically increased, which results in strong anabolic activity. The use of this ingredient in the equine world is well-understood as an anabolic agent.In addition, we have taken other means through a highly active base to enhance the oryzanol and sterol activity.Q: What do you mean sterol activity?
A: We are talking about one of the best kept secrets around, beta sitosterol, which we have used for years. Combine this with campesterol and stigmasterol and you have a pronounced hormonal modulatory effect. There is still much to learn about how beta sisterol works, but it is thought that it has a positive impact on inhibiting cortisol production, which is critical for extending endurance, preventing muscle damage and accelerating recovery.Q: You talk about vascularity, how is this achieved?
A: Another super ingredient is arginine. It enjoyed a brief run in the early eighties but was misunderstood as to its action and activity. Besides stimulating growth hormone activity, arginine has a profound effect on nitrous oxide production, which in turn has a positive effect on vascularity and pump. Nitrous oxide is used in numerous sexual enhancement and penile erectile formulas.Q: The research on MSM talks about 10 to 20 grams being necessary?
A: For whom and what? Ditto with the 20 grams of creatine or ribose or anything else, compared to what? There is no doubt that we could easily provide 5 or more grams of MSM per serving, but for what result. Our feeling is that by combining it with a host of other active ingredients that less becomes more. We know from the immune environment that more is not necessarily better and that modulation and utilization are the keys to stimulation of various metabolic activities. Our primary goal with MUSCLE is to provide or sustain an anabolic and anti-catabolic condition for as long as possible. This allows for optimal workouts and a rapid more complete recovery, which should translate into superior performance. To do this we enhance the anabolic and anti-catabolic conditions, as well as energy production and utilization, while reducing ammonia and lactic acid build-up.Q: You have 100 mg of tribulus, is this effective?
A: We think so being as the studies done with tribulus were using tribulus in a stand alone format. We have surrounded this adaptogen with a strong supporting cast of nutrients, which we feel will have a profound impact on the efficiency of tribulus and testosterone levels.The inclusion of the branched-chain amino acids and OKG brings about a strong anabolic and anti-catabolic condition, as well as a rapid restoration of anabolic homeostasis following the workout. To further enhance, or optimize the systems, the proven glutamine peptides have been included in an effective dose.Q: Can MUSCLE be taken without fear of testing positive?
A: You are comparing this to some of the pro hormones - the answer is that you will not test positive with MUSCLE it is safe natural and legal.Q: Tell us about using MUSCLE?
A: The best we can do is offer general guidelines since everyone metabolism, diet and lifestyle vary. The following is a basic guideline to follow to get started:NOTE: The below information is offered as a guideline. If you cannot adhere to the schedule, MUSCLE can be taken at anytime during the day, with an emphasis placed on the proximity to before and after the workout and before sleeping.Q: You mention that there is Pre-Sleep dosage, is this important?
A: One of the most important. What we found three decades ago was that a majority of non-exercise related heart attacks occurred between 5 and 6 a.m... Our question was why and we found that the body goes into a catabolic state during sleep. Thus, we began giving the athletes di and tri peptides and crystalline fructose (not high fructose corn syrup) with a minimal amount of water. The results were outstanding.A test you conduct yourself: tomorrow lift weights in the late afternoon or early evening and record the weights, sets and reps. Take a day off and on the next day lift soon after waking up (morning). Again, record the weight, sets and reps. There will be about a 20% disparity between morning and evening with the heaviest weights being toted in the evening. Seems that you would be stronger in the morning after a good night rest, rather than in the evening when the body has been stressed. Take a day off and then before sleeping on the day off take MUSCLE (immediately before sleeping). Upon waking go workout and record your weights, sets and reps. Presto, they will be equal to the evenings if not greater!Thus, use the Pre-Sleep dose to your advantage.
