If you’ve been training with weights for more than a few months, you know already that muscle growth can be a painfully slow process. You bust a gut three or four times a week in the gym, eat all the right foods, and still you look the same in the mirror.

If you want to step on the scales a few short weeks from now with a lot more muscle than you have today, there are two powerful nutrients proven to deliver the results you’re looking for. Their muscle-building power is revealed in an exciting study published in the scientific journal Nutrition (volume 17, pages 558-566 – available from the British Library). Before I show you the results, here’s some vital background info you should know…

As one of the most effective nutrients legally available, there are literally hundreds of studies to show that Creatine will help you build muscle faster, get stronger and give your muscles a fuller, more “pumped” look. When you combine it with HMB, a compound found naturally in meat (though you’ll need to eat around six pounds of meat every day to get enough) the results are that much more impressive.

HMB is a very powerful anti-catabolic ingredient. What does this mean? Your muscles grow by a circular process of synthesising and breaking down proteins. If you want bigger, stronger muscles, you need to alter this cycle. That means either speeding up synthesis (anabolism) and/or slowing the rate of breakdown (catabolism). Muscle growth is the balance between the amount of protein your body makes and the amount it breaks down. Creatine is highly anabolic, while HMB is a powerful anti-catabolic. That’s why HMB and Creatine are the perfect combination for anyone who wants to pack on muscle without gaining fat.

The theory sounds great, doesn’t it? But does it work in practice? The answer is a resounding “yes!” Researchers from Poland’s Institute of Sport and Physical Education have put the Creatine/HMB combo to the test. Their exciting results show that Creatine and HMB work better together than either nutrient taken alone.

Subjects using HMB, for example, were able to lift a total of 86 pounds more weight (above the placebo group) at the end of the three-week study than they could at the start. Gains were similar (83 pounds) in the group using Creatine. However, participants using both Creatine and HMB were able to lift a whopping 114 pounds more (above the placebo group) than they could at the start of the study. In other words, the combination of Creatine and HMB is over 30% more powerful than HMB alone at increasing strength.

What’s more, not only did test subjects using HMB and Creatine get stronger faster, they also found it easier to gain muscle. Participants in the Creatine group, for example, gained 2 pounds of lean muscle. However, those using Creatine and HMB gained an impressive 3.4 pounds of lean muscle. In fact, the group using Creatine and HMB gained three times more muscle than those using HMB alone.

If you’re the “scientific type” who wants to read more about how the research was done, it was published in the journal Nutrition (volume 17, pages 558-566 – available from the British Library). But, if you want to pack on muscle in a hurry, and you want to try the combination of Creatine and HMB for yourself, one of the best ways is with an all-in-one formula, such as Cyclone by Maximuscle. Creatine and HMB are both included in Cyclone, in the precise amounts needed for rapid results. Beta-ecdysterone (97%), Glutamine, Chromium polynicotinate and MCT’s are also included to enhance the muscle-building effects of Cyclone still further.

More information…

References
1. Jowko E, Ostaszewski P, Jank M, Sacharuk J, Zieniewicz A, Wilczak J, Nissen S. (2001). Creatine and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) additively increase lean body mass and muscle strength during a weight-training program. Nutrition, 17, 558-566

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