I know there are some products such as creatine and bicarb that can buffer lactic, but does anyone know or have any information on beta alanine as a lactic buffer?
Thanks!
yes…it’s the best product for such purposes unless you have a stomach of iron or…
Yes beta alanine is great used as a lactate buffer.
thanks for the replies, but has anyone got any papers on it, or no how much to take or can you stack with other supplements?
I take about 7.5gs per day. Some companies already stack it with their creatine products.
It gives you a really itchy face tho!
so are there any long term side effects I know itching is on but are there any serious ones?
I dont know really. Im not really sure of the protocol, if you should cycle it like creatine or not?
Any one know?
I don’t cycle it. I take it all year Sept-June and then take creatine in the summer when I am no longer running.
why do you take creatine when your no longer running?
I like the way it makes me feel and look (adds a bit of cell volume/gives me more of a “pump”).
Maybe this is the best place to ask this question. A former professor of mine would state that the production of lactic acid would directly lead to the production of growth hormone. So his reasoning was that lactic acid was good due to the release of growth hormone and that if you wanted hypertrophy you should have lactic acid production. Obviously its not good for some but not all, and that if lactic acid is allowed to sit it will eat the muscle tissue but my questions are
Is this true?
If this is true, could this beneficial to train certain muscle groups like the iliopsoas which is been talked about in another thread?
Lactic Acid absolutely causes a GH release. This is why it is very beneficial for reducing body fat levels as well. While this may also have an impact on hypertropy as you stated we must also not forgot about the heavy lifting which also has an effect on the endocrine system -> testosterone.
Then wouldnt taking lactic buffers negate the release of GH in the body? I understand that it will help during a training session to more or less train at a higher level because you will not feel as fatigued. And so you can get in quality high intensity training, but it would seem that it might be a better thing to not take a lactic buffer say outside of a competition or in a lead up to.
We have been using B-Alanine for the past two seasons with great results. I have some useful articles here
The protocol is six weeks long and comes at the end of their SPP. The end of the protocol will be at the end of competition period. The ideal dose is 1.6g before practise and 1.6g with dinner. This protocol lifts the Carnosine level in the body by 50%. The specific product we use contains per capsule: 800mg Beta Alanine and 50g Histidine. The results have been amazing and this protocol can be prescribed.
Lactic acid does not augment GH release. I can give you some references if you would like. It was originally thought to do so, but the theory has since been proven incorrect.
Do you know when this theory was proven incorrect. Yeah some light reading from references would be great just for my own knowledge. Thanks
Late 1970s/early 1980s. I’ll check for the references at home.
any papers on beta alanine
References would be great. Thanks.