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MuscleTech Gakic: A new era in musclebuilding perf
by Pat Stevens
http://www.bodyconcept.com/
GAKIC, chemically known as glycine-l-arginine-alpha-
ketoisocaproic acid, may be new to Bodybuilders, athletes,
and sports enthusiasts, though it has been in development
for 8 years already and many studies have been done on
this supplement. It's not like creatine, a stimulant or a
generic pre-workout supplement. GAKIC is a pre-workout
musclebuilding supplement.
Many studies have been done on this supplement and some
have been published in publications such as Medicine &
Science in Sports & Exercise. In one study, GAKIC
supplementation significantly increased the total muscle
work performed during resistance training by an average of
10.5 percent during the first 15 minutes. In the same
study, GAKIC supplementation was shown to significantly
increase fatigue resistance by up to an average of 28
percent when compared with the placebo.
To get bigger, the human body has to pass new barriers by
blasting through the body's normal fatigue threshold, also
known as "failure". After years of scientific scrutiny,
researchers believe that one of the key mechanisms
responsible for the performance-enhancing effects of GAKIC
is the removal of the fatigue toxin ammonia, which can
interfere with normal muscle metabolism and generally
limit muscular power output. With decreased fatigue toxin
levels, the body can perform more work. This can
eventually translate into better muscular gains as
training intensity and strength improve over time.
In layman's terms, GAKIC is designed to help the body deal
with metabolic fatigue by delaying the moment of failure -
helping to get 1, 2, or even 3 more reps in. Since GAKIC
works immediately, all that is needed is to take it before
training. There's no loading, cycling, or maintenance
phases.
What's in GAKIC is chemically known as glycine-l-arginine-
alpha-ketoisocaproic acid
Glycine is a nonessential amino acid, meaning your body's
cells can synthesize sufficient amounts of it to meet
physiological requirements. Studies show that production
of growth hormone (one of the most important
musclebuilding hormones) increases in a dose-dependent
manner with glycine supplementation. Another thing about
glycine is that when it's combined with arginine (as it is
in GAKIC), it has the potential to increase endogenous
creatine levels.
Arginine plays an important role in many bodily functions
including the removal of ammonia from the body, immune
function, and the release of hormones. The body also uses
it to produce nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels.
Alpha-ketoisocaproate represents the "KIC" in GAKIC. KIC
is a branched-chain keto acid (BCKA) that has anti-
catabolic effects meaning it can help prevent muscle loss.
BCKAs also aid in a muscle's energy production while
helping to remove ammonia. Buildups of ammonia are common
during intense training sessions, and have been known to
play a part in fatigue.
How Gakic Works
There are two types of failure: that which occurs due to
neurological issues and that which occurs due to metabolic
issues. The former occurs with lower rep training, whereas
the latter occurs with moderate to high-rep training. In
the example above, metabolic fatigue sets in due to the
build-up of various metabolic by-products which negatively
affects exercise performance and inhibits some aspects of
the muscle's contractile machinery. GAKIC helps your body
deal with this metabolic fatigue and thus delays this
moment of failure.
Does Gakic contain Creatine?
No. GAKIC is not a creatine supplement. Creatine increases
the regeneration of a primary muscle fuel source called
adenosine triphosphate (ATP). GAKIC works at the muscle
fiber level via different metabolic mechanism than
creatine. One of GAKIC's jobs is to remove fatigue toxins ~
toxins that prevent your muscles from making more ATP.
GAKIC is available in either powder or caplet form and can
be found at online retailers such as
http://www.bodyconcept.com/
About the author:
Pat Stevens writes about sports topics such as body
building and supplements and is not directly affiliated
with GAKIC or Bodyconcept.com. To reuse this article you
are required to link to http://www.bodyconcept.com/.
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