AI Sports Nutrition: Glycobol

Glycobol works, not like typical muscle gainers, but primarily by its ability to mimic and boost insulin.* On its own, insulin is a powerful growth peptide, but it also plays a critical role in the action of androgens. Just like insulin, androgens are another fundamental class of endocrine hormones. Studies suggest that androgens fail to sustain a positive muscle nitrogen balance in the absence of insulin, emphasizing the critical role of insulin as a potential limiting factor to the anabolic capacity of androgens. Therefore, Glycobol may be used to optimize and exaggerate gains by its essential synergistic contribution.*

Insulin also interacts synergistically with GH, IGF and thyroid hormones to compound growth effects, even when these endocrine co-factors are only present at average physiological levels. Therefore, Glycobol can be used to support impressive natural muscle gains and body recomposition as an effective stand-alone agent too.*

Glycobol:

• Promotes muscle mass, strength and endurance.*
• Encourages fat loss.*
• Improves recovery time by rapid glycogen resynthesis.*
• Provides lasting "pump", hardness and vascularity.*
• Drives amino acid and creatine uptake into muscle.*
• Promotes muscle protein synthesis and reduces breakdown.*
• Optimizes nutrient utilization.*

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Glycobol Blend:

Sodium R-Lipoate (Na-r-ALA)
ALA is naturally produced in the body as a mitochondrial enzyme cofactor. It is important to aerobic metabolism. ALA has been suggested to increase cellular uptake of glucose to cell membranes by recruiting the glucose transporter GLUT4.* ALA improves skeletal muscle glucose transport, resulting in desirable blood glucose disposal and increased muscle glycogen concentrations.* (1) Studies also suggest that in muscle, ALA is a potent anti-oxidant which protects cells from oxidative stress-induced insulin resistance.* (2) The ALA used in this formula is chemically stabilized and of high quality.* It's one of the most active isomers and one of the highest efficiency salts commercially available.* ALA is an invaluable addition that offers a multitude of benefits plus countless extras for any serious athlete.*

Bottom Line: Best way to describe this effect is that it almost adds a filter to the muscle fibers; Taking in what it needs to prepare for growth.*

Trigonella Seed isolate (standardized to 10% 4-hydroxyisoleucine)
Fenugreek has been successfully applied for thousands of years to support health.* Modern research suggests that it supports endurance and lowers blood lactate concentrations dramatically.* Use of fenugreek seed may also help decrease fat accumulation.* These results suggest that this improvement in endurance and reduction in body fat is caused by an increase in the utilization of fatty acids as an energy source.* (3) Fenugreek supplements high in 4-HIL have also been suggested to increase post-exercise glycogen resynthesis in athletes, which promotes rapid recovery and helps reduce training fatigue.* (4) The visible results of this glycogenic effect are big, pumped muscles that look extremely full and vascular.*

Bottom Line: Helps you use fatty acids as an energy source, rather than store them as Fat!*

Phellodendron extract (standardized to 90% berberine)
Phellodendron is one of the highly valued traditional Chinese herbs. It is reported that some subjects show improved strength in response to Phellodendron isolates.* Laboratory studies suggest that one of these alkaloidal isolates called berberine may accomplish these benefits by promoting insulin production.* (5) Improved health and increased physical performance encourages greater strength and muscle gains in the gym.*

Bottom Line: Increased performance encourages greater strength and muscle gains.*

Cinnamon Bark 20:1 extract (standardized for 16% flavonoids)
Cinnamon is a common spice used all over the world, but it's not commonly known that the spice has significant health supportive value.* Cinnamon contains the element chromium, which is needed for proper glucose metabolism, and also compounds called flavonoids. Flavonoids are potent anti-oxidants. The specific flavonoids found in cinnamon bark suggest to stimulate glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis similar to insulin.* These flavonoids may activate receptors by direct insulin mimicking action, or indirect insulin potentiation, or both.* (7) If you train consistently and have a healthy diet, your big muscular improvements from this powerful little cinnamon extract might surprise you.*

Bottom Line: Insulin is very anabolic, so the insulin boosting action of cinnamon extract can encourage bigger, stronger muscles.*

Bis(Maltolato)Oxovanadium (BMOV)
BMOV is an organic form of the mineral vanadium. Although elemental vanadium and inorganic salts of vanadium show significant biological potential, it has a poor health supportive index due to low gastrointestinal absorbance.* BMOV is recognized as safer, more absorbable, and able to deliver a health supportive effect up to 50% greater than the inorganic forms.* (9) Vanadium is one of the rare microelements that can promote a profound boost in endurance and strongly support anabolism.* BMOV can promote muscle hardness.* The form of vanadium used in this formula is one of the very best you can find, if not the best.*

*Bottom Line: Promote Muscle hardness and vascularity!*

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