2 Amino Acids That Could Harm Your Muscles
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Amino acids are becoming more and more popular, these days. People are claiming that they make great supplements for gaining weight and building muscle. Everywhere you look, they are being sued or sold. They’re found in health stores, online, on television ads and even being handed around in high school gyms. You should know the facts about them first, though, before you try them.
There is a British study about two of them, carnosine and alanine, that you should be aware of. Both are found naturally in our muscles, but that doesn’t mean that taking more of them will make them work any better. Our bodies aren’t necessarily equipped to handle more of certain substances, even if they exist in our bodies naturally, you see. In fact, the British study found that alanine and carnosine aren’t useful at all for increasing stamina or gaining muscle, when taken as supplements.
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