Mass Gaining with USN Muscle Fuel Mass

Posted by Mark on 28 December, 2011 Comments Off

Another mass gaining supplements from Ultimate Sports Nutrition, Muscle Fuel Mass, designed to help you gain extra mass through muscle building.  Taking three servings per day will provide an extra 1500-2000 calories. Consider your normal 3-4 meals per day giving anything between 2000 and 3000 calories, then adding in these mass building shakes will boost your caloric intake significantly therefore giving your body the necessary fuel it will require after breaking down muscle in the gym.

USN Muscle Fuel Mass is low in sugar content as well, at around 3%. When it comes to fats, more so, saturated fats, usn muscle fuel mass comes in at less than 2%.  These two values alone when taking any supplement is something to watch out for, but with muscle fuel mass, they are both exceptionally low and therefore good.

Check out the full range of USN supplements at Monster Muscle as I found that their prices were very good and all include free delivery.  Also, the delivery says within 48hours, I got my supplements next day, can’t argue with that!  Not only do they stock USN supplements, but most of the top brand out there and also some less known and American brands too.

USN Hyperbolic Mass for a Healthy Mass Building System

Posted by Mark on 23 December, 2011 Comments Off

If you want to gain mass and size, you need to fuel your body with the correct amount of nutrients which would normally be a challenging task.  However, since the introduction of weight gainers and mass building supplements, such as usn hyperbolic mass, it has never been easier!  This supplement is healthy, in providing a valuable source of protein and carbohydrates, with little sugar.

Furthermore, usn hyperbolic mass also contains added vitamins and minerals for that extra all round benefit. Taking hyperbolic mass will save you needing to take any multivitamins as these shakes contain it all, from vitamin A to E.

My online bodybuilding supplements supplier provides a vast range of products with a quick and efficient delivery service. USN are also a renowned sports supplements provider with a great share of the UK market and also several other countries.  Not only is usn hyperbolic mass a quality supplements, others such as their whey protein, pure protein igf-1 and muscle fuel anabolic are all top quality sports nutrition supplements.

Monster Muscle have several other brands in the store, that I have tried many.  I would urge you to check them out considering some of the offers they have on the likes of PhD Supplements and Maximuscle.  However, not forgetting, USN, and my favourite of usn hyperbolic mass.

USN as a brand is a good choice. I used to take the likes on BSN and Gaspari, but the highest quality, from price, packaging to flavour, USN come out on top every time! Especially when it comes to their new pre-workout supplement, called USN Nitro-X, I was lucky enough to get a free sample!

USN Diet Fuel for Weight Management

Posted by Mark on 20 December, 2011 Comments Off

If you want to control your weight, then a combined nutrition and exercise plan is essential.  Nutrition probably plays a slightly more significant portion in the mix, so why not help yourself a little by using supplements.  As we all know, the benefits of supplements can be quite great, one of the best for repairing muscles is to supplement with a whey protein.  One of the best on the market today is from Ultimate Sports Nutrition called usn diet fuel.

I have tried this product and can say it works very well, I was able to keep my weight down and improve my physique.  Of course, I did do a lot of exercise, in particular weight lifting in the gym and various cardiovascular intensive sports.  From losing weight, to improving my appearance through muscle building, usn diet fuel is great.  This isn’t one of those all in one, gain hard muscle fast products, it helps with steady growth that is lean!

Usn diet fuel is hailed by many personal trainers as being the best weight management supplement due to its ingredients.  Usn diet fuel retails at £27.99, but can be found on many internet sports supplement stores much cheaper, one of the best being Monster Muscle, at only £22.99, a massive saving of almost 20%.

Apart from usn diet fuel, they also stock many other supplements from the USN range.  I have used several now over the past year or so, from USN 100% Whey Protein to USN Muscle Fuel Mass.  USN are undoubtedly one of the best sports nutrition companies around and with the excellent prices and customer service from Monster Muscle, there really is no need to look anywhere else for your sports nutrition requirements.

Maximuscle Progain Extreme for building mass!

Posted by Mark on 10 December, 2011 Comments Off

In order to increase your muscle mass and size, you need to follow a stringent workout and nutrition plan. With regards to nutrition, supplementing with a weight gainer such as maximuscle progain extreme will help in the muscle building process.

When keeping to a rigorous workout regime and dieting with the addition of Maximuscle Progain Extreme you will notice your body transforming at a much faster rate than without. If you really want to succeed, I would recommend you get a personal trainer that focuses on bodybuilding or strength training. You will probably find that many personal trainers will have heard of Maximuscle’s Progain extreme before.

This weight gainer has a great combination of ingredients including a good ratio of carbohydrates to protein. Currently, the recommended retail price of Maximuscle Progain extreme is £43.99. However, at Monster Muscle, you will find it at just £34.75 for one, and two is only £32.99 each!

Aside from Progain Extreme, Monster Muscle also stocks the full range of Maximuscle supplements which are all available at the online store. Maximuscle supplements include: Promax Extreme, Thermobol, and the most popular Cyclone. All these products will benefit you in one way or another, whether it is adding lean muscle, weight loss or mass building.

What are the Health Benefits of ZMA supplementation?

Posted by Mark on 11 November, 2011 Comments Off

Firstly, what is ZMA…it stands for ZincMagnesiumAspartate. Everyone who has looked into purchasing this supplement should ask – does ZMA actually work?

Looking at the ingredients inside ZMA

The common formulation of ZMA includes zinc, magnesium and vitaminB6.  However, different brands of these supplements may add in other ingredients to the product so that it stand out or has added benefits.

The inventor of the Zinc Magnesium Aspartate (ZMA) formula?

For some background knowledge, ZMA was first invented by Victor Conte of Balco and the Bay Area Lab Co-op. He subsequently became infamous when he was involved in a steroid scandal using Olympic athletes. The steroid called tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), that used to be thought of as the undetectable steroid used to increase performance.

So, the big question, does ZMA really work?

There are a growing number of brands that market ZMA supplements; however, the current studies and research show that there is little evidence for the products having any effects on hormone status, body composition or strength. There was an eight week study carried out by Baylor University in Texas, United States and subsequently published their results that concluded that there were no significant differences observed between the two groups: anabolic and catabolic hormone status. One rep maximum bench press, leg press or endurance activities showed no improvement, therefore their results show that ZMA supplementation doesn’t suggest to offer any benefit in training adaptations in resistance trained populations.

That study involved 42 resistance trained male participants who took the supplement before their regular resistance training routine for a total number of eight weeks.

The ZMA supplement that they used in the study was from CytodyneTechnologies called ZmassPM which contained the following ingredients:

  • Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride) at 11mg
  • Zinc (as mono-methionine and Aspartate) at 30mg
  • Proprietary blend of mucuna pruriens (seeds) standardised for 50mg of L-Dopa (muscle relaxant) and polypodium vulare/suma root (herb) standardised for 30mg of 20-hydroxyecdysone (a plant sterol thought to reduce catabolism) at a total of 706mg.

Another important question, does ZMA increase serum testosterone levels?

Another study more recently concurs with the previous study above that also found that supplementation with ZMA had no enhancement effects on serum testosterone levels in 14 male test subjects.

In conclusion

From the studies that are out there it can be deduced that there is an overwhelming amount of data that shows that ZMA supplements lack effectiveness when it comes to increasing testosterone levels, improving strength and body composition.  However, on a side note, several people report that ZMA supplements help with sleep and this in turn may help with recovery, but as far as the studies suggest, there isn’t any benefit.

For those that are interested in purchasing ZMA supplements such as USN ZMA to try for themselves, you can find it at Monster-Muscle.co.uk.

Creatine monohydrate versus other types of creatine

Posted by Mark on 28 May, 2011 Comments Off

Creatine monohydrate versus other types of creatine

To sell a product, any product for that matter, you either have to identify a problem and solve it or create a problem and solve it. There are several other forms of creatine that come in the later category. That is supplement companies first attempt to create a problem with creatine monohydrate then solve it. It has been found that the drawbacks that are often listed by competing products are either: wrong; bogus; unproven; or all of them! And then, the supplement company will list the benefits to their alternative form of monohydrate which are again either wrong, bogus, unproven or all.

There are dozen of other forms of creatine out there, but, look critically at the claims that are made, drawbacks to creatine monohydrate and then look critically at the ‘new improved’ products’ benefits, and whether they are proven or not. Usually, you will find that they are strictly theoretical benefits. It doesn’t mean that the alternative forms may not be superior to creatine monohydrate, but until proven otherwise… If you read about creatine monohydrate, and it suggests that it isn’t absorbed well, causes bloating etc, then I wouldn’t pay much attention to the information you are reading.

As an example, creatine ethyl ester was hyped about and there were all kinds of claims, then on inspection and research, the claims were bogus, and not only is it not as good as creatine monohydrate (such as reflex creatine or usn creatine), it is converted to creatinine very quickly. Therefore, it is a product that started off with a bunch of claims, theoretical claims, which were later shown to be bogus, and creatine ethyl ester died away, and creatine monohydrate still remains as the best creatine product on the market today.

Effects of Alcohol on Muscle Growth and Building

Posted by Mark on 16 March, 2011 Comments Off

If you are serious about body building or sport and want to get the maximised benefits of working out, you generally don’t want to drink.  Consuming alcohol slows down protein synthesis, and therefore your body is not as efficient to build muscle. Essentially you are putting a toxin in your body and therefore you liver has to work to break it down.  Also, alcohol is empty calories, with approximately 7 calories per gram, in which these calories have no benefit to the body.

There are studies out there that suggest that wine can be beneficial to our health, but not in the perceived method of most.  Some studies show that drinking wine is good for your health; however, this is due to our lifestyles, because of stress, external factors etc, where alcohol provides an escape from work/school/all these other things.  In a perfect world, where we don’t have these external factors, alcohol is therefore still a toxin, so again still not good.  But stress relief through drinking small moderations can be good as demonstrated by studies.

If you do drink, it is the decisions that follow which is where the problems lie, eating bad food, poor sleeping pattern etc.  You don’t want to drink too much, so that the next day you don’t want to go and work out.  Although, the effects are not going to be the difference between you having a six pack, and not, from going out on a Saturday and having a few beers.  It’s not going to be the rate limiting factor, so it’s not a terrible thing to drink, just don’t drink excessive amounts where you go crazy.  If it’s controlled and it’s not an everyday thing, it’s not the best thing for you, but if it relives stress and helps you, then it’s not going to be the limiting factor.  If you only have one or two glasses of wine or so (red wine being better for you).

Another point to bear in mind, alcohol has a diuretic effect (elevates the rate of urination), so if you have water with alcohol, it will help combat this diuretic affect, also helping throughout the night to not drink as much.  Your stomach will have more volume, and will slow down your ability to drink as much.  Some studies also show that eating and drinking is not so good, or on an empty stomach.  Alcohol is metabolised at a constant rate, relative to tolerance, body weight.

Concluding, just don’t go mad with the drinking where you’re on another planet, just a few is fine.  Start the next day fresh, have a good breakfast and hydrate.  But do not get drunk everyday, that will hinder muscle growth!  Note that the older you get, your endocrine system cannot recover as efficiently and everything is generally weaker or slower, so you should take more care the older you are.