Core BCAA + NRG™ packs a powerful one-two punch by combining the proven muscle building and recovery benefits of BCAAs with an intra cellular energy complex containing 6 potent, performance enhancing compounds. These ingredients work in perfect synergy to help maximize the results from rigorous training sessions by amplifying energy, reducing muscle breakdown, accelerating recovery and supporting an increase in lean body mass. Core BCAA + NRG™ also makes an ideal beverage throughout the day when you need to refuel with critical aminos and clean energy to help you get through the daily grind. With Core BCAA + NRG™ you will be able to train harder for longer, recover faster and unleash your performance potential.
1000mg Tauric Acid – Improves time to exhaustion, VO2 max, and maximal workload.
750mg Carnosyn® Beta Alanine – Buffers blood acids to squeeze out more reps and enhance endurance.
500mg HydroMax® – Enhances plasma and intramuscular volume expansion, producing a more engorged muscular appearance.
200mg Caffeine Anhydrous– Enhances energy and focus, boosts aerobic capacity, and promotes fat-burning.
• Beta-Alanine's effectiveness comes through boosting the synthesis of carnosine. Carnosine acts as an intra muscular buffer to keep the pH from dipping too low during a workout. To keep muscular strength through a workout, you need to have your pH levels optimal. If they drop too low, you have significantly less strength and fatigue quicker.
• Beta-Alinine synthesizes to carnosine which helps keep your pH levels in check by absorbing positive hydrogen molecules (H+) that are produced during periods of heavy exercise. By absorbing the H+ produced by strenuous exercise, your muscular pH levels are kept at an optimal level which will allow you to train harder and longer!
• A recent meta-analysis confirmed the ergogenic effect of beta-alanine, showing a 2.85% increase in exercise performance compared to placebo when dosed at ~2/grams daily.
Citrulline is a non-essential amino acid that eventually converts to nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is a vasodilator that can help to lower blood pressure and improve blood flow to both organs and muscles.
• Studies have shown that Citrulline enhances exercise tolerance by reducing levels of blood ammonia and lactate that are typically elevated during strenuous exercise.
• This ingredient will allow you to train with less rest in between sets and elevate your endurance capacity.
• A recent research study found individuals who consumed citrulline for 15 days were able to increase ATP production during exercise by 34% and improve phospho-creatine resynthesis after exercise by 20%.
Glycerol (1,2,3-propanetriol) is a colorless, odorless, sweet tasting sugar alcohol. When consumed glycerol is rapidly absorbed primarily in the small intestine, distributed equally among all fluid compartments, and promotes hyperhydration by inducing an osmotic gradient.
• This brings potential benefits for endurance and stamina events, including adaptation to environmental heat/humidity stress, along with promoting blood flow associated with resistance training.
• Glycerol has also been shown to help athletes store extra water, delaying the need for hydration. This suggests improved efficiency in exercise, thermoregulation and decreased physiological stress.
• In addition, glycerol enhances plasma and intramuscular volume expansion, producing a more engorged muscular appearance.
• Although caffeine can affect a wide variety of motor and mental functions it is most commonly used to improve endurance exercise, focus and cognitive performance, and improve energy levels.
• Caffeine has also been shown to have a thermogenic effect (heating/calorie burning) at rest and may increase the use of fats for fuel during exercise.
• According to the research higher doses of caffeine, in the 250-450mg range, are needed to provide an ergogenic benefit.
• In a study conducted by Astorino et al. (2010), active men given caffeine before resistance training were able to increase maximal torque, power, and volume by 5-8%.
• Astragalus also demonstrates the capability, via adipocytes (fat cells), to improve glucose metabolism and diabetic symptoms through a variety of mechanisms.
• Astragalus can enhance exercise endurance and performance. Studies using the herb found that supplementation reduced exercise-induced accumulation of the byproducts blood lactate and ammonia. This resulted in less fatigue and translates into improved exercise performance.
Q: What is the best way to take Core BCAA + NRG?
Q: When is the best time to take Core BCAA + NRG?
A: Immediately pre workout (if not taking a traditional pre-workout supplement) as well as in between meals in order to maximally stimulate muscle protein synthesis throughout the day (promotes muscle recovery and repair). Because BCAA + NRG contains 200mg of caffeine it is not recommended to take 6 hours before bed time.
Q: I see a full serving of Core BCAA + NRG has 200mg of caffeine. Is that amount safe?
A: Generally speaking, yes. A large review by the European Food Safety Authority concluded that a daily dose of 400mg is safe for adults. We suggest not taking any other stimulants (like coffee) on the days you take Core BCAA + NRG. We also recommend starting with a half scoop to assess your tolerance before moving on to a full scoop.
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