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Amazing Whey Protein
Research Update on Whey: Revealing some of the less known benefits of this amazing protein.
by Paul Cribb, B.H.Sci HMS
AST Director of Research
After you’ve been bodybuilding for a short while, you soon realize that all protein sources are not the same in terms of enhancing muscle growth. No other protein supplement is shown in research to provide more benefits to athletes than AST VP2 Whey Isolate. The latest research on whey reveals why AST VP2 Whey Isolate provides bodybuilders and strength athletes with an incredible edge for optimizing results from training.
Amino acids and muscle growth.
Recent research now shows that VP2’s formulation is tailor-made to speed the muscle growth process during training as well as promote healthy immune function during this period of metabolic stress [1,2].
Scientists now understand that blood amino acid levels govern muscle growth rates. High levels of certain amino acids in the blood stimulate massive increases in muscle protein synthesis rates to optimize the effect of intense resistance training. Increasing muscle protein synthesis rates is the key to greater strength and bigger muscles; it promotes faster recovery and the production of more contractile proteins. However, the dose and composition of the amino acids determine the degree of muscle growth stimulation.
Hydrolyzed whey isolate - biochemically tailor made to build muscle.
Hydrolyzed whey isolates possess the absorption kinetics and the amino acid profile that is considered by scientists to be tailor-made for muscle growth [1,2]. All eight essential amino acids are effective for stimulating muscle protein synthesis. However, the branch chain amino acids (BCAAs) are considered the most powerful [1]. Particularly, the BCAA, leucine is now understood to be of tremendous importance for increasing lean muscle mass. Leucine plays a key role in igniting the transcription pathways that accelerate muscle protein synthesis. An abundant supply of leucine to muscle after training provides greater stimulation of protein synthesis after exercise, thus promoting more efficient recovery at the cellular level and speeding the actual muscle growth process [1].
AST Sports Science VP2 contains a much high proportion of the growth-stimulating essential amino acids than other proteins. VP2 is over 26% pure, bioactive BCAAs. VP2 supplies a potent dose of leucine (over 10gms/100gms) to maximize the growth stimulus of intense weight training.
Digestion and absorption of a protein are critical to producing high levels of amino acids in the blood to stimulate the muscle growth process. Hydrolyzed, short chain (oligopeptides) whey isolates are shown be absorbed faster and in greater amounts to other proteins. The unique absorption kinetics of AST Sports Nutrition VP2 literally floods the blood stream with the amino acids essential to igniting rapid muscle growth.
VP2 is also a rare, rich source of bioavailable cysteine, the rate-limiting amino acid in glutathione formation [1,2]. Think of glutathione is “the bodybuilder’s antioxidant”. Increasing glutathione concentrations with whey isolate protects cells against free radical damage, toxins and infection. However, boosting glutathione levels with this particular protein also enhances lean muscle gains and exercise performance [1]. Dieting and intense exercise cause an undesirable competition between muscle and the immune system for a limited amount of glutathione. Low glutathione levels correlate with poor exercise performance. Supplementation with hydrolyzed whey isolate provides a rich source of cysteine that boosts glutathione concentrations and helps you obtain better results from exercise [1,2].
VP2 is a unique whey formulation as it is a 100% hydrolyzed, oligopeptide formulation. Aside from stimulating muscle protein synthesis, whey oligopeptides provide bodybuilders with many other benefits that enhance muscle growth [2] Scientists often term these peptides bioactive. They are directly involved in the formation and optimal functioning of hormones, growth-factors and antigens that boost immune function [2] Also, whey oligopeptides are hypo-allergenic [2] This makes VP2 a highly suitable supplement for many people who have allergic reactions to other proteins.
VP2: The ideal protein for fat loss?
A high protein intake is most important for effective fat loss results. While protein is the most satiating macronutrient, recent research shows that whey may be the most effective form of protein to consume during periods of calorie restriction. Supplementation with whey provides a powerful appetite-suppressive effect. Clincal trials reveal that people who consume a dose of whey before a meal are more satisfied from consuming less food![3].
Whey appears to stimulate high levels of two hormones that control appetite; cholecystokinin and glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1. For people that are restricting their calorie intake to lose body fat, whey isolate supplementation curbs the appetite and satisfies hunger while consuming fewer calories [3]. Supplementation with VP2 Whey Isolate will help control appetite and make dieting much easier.
VP2: Research-proven to produce results.
No other protein supplement is shown in research to provide more benefits to athletes than AST VP2 Whey Isolate. Supplementation with VP2 is shown to produce greater contractile force in muscle taken from rodents and increase aerobic energy production rates, without exercise [5,6]. In bodybuilders, VP2 Whey Isolate is shown in research to build slabs of healthy, strong, lean muscle [4,7]. VP2 is over 600% more effective at building muscle and over 150% better at improving strength than other high quality proteins [4,7].
This latest research studies reveal why AST Sports Nutrition VP2 Whey Isolate provides bodybuilders and strength athletes with an incredible edge for optimizing results from training
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