HMB prevents muscle tissue breakdown that can occur subsequent to strenuous exercise and therefore boosts strength levels and enhances gains in muscle size. It assists the body minimising protein breakdown that can occur subsequent to intense exercise. By doing so, HMB has been shown to help the sportsmen and woman recover faster from exercise, which leads to greater gains in muscle size and strength.

Power athletes supplementing with HMB have shown increases in muscle mass and power of up to 14%, without negatively affecting cardiovascular fitness. Recovery time between workouts was also significantly reduced.HMB prevents muscle tissue breakdown that can occur subsequent to strenuous exercise and therefore boosts strength levels and enhances gains in muscle size. It assists the body minimising protein breakdown that can occur subsequent to intense exercise. By doing so, HMB has been shown to help the sportsmen and woman recover faster from exercise, which leads to greater gains in muscle size and strength.

Researchers at an American University tested two groups of runners (one group using HMB, while the others took a placebo. After six weeks of supplementation, both groups took part in a 20-kilometer run. One day after the run, cell damage was 58% higher in the subjects not using HMB. The positive effect of HMB supplementation was still present four days after the run, with HMB users showing 9% less muscle damage.Supplementing with HMB benefits weight training athletes or anyone experiencing intense muscular stress, for example track and field athletes, rugby players or martial artists all face a high risk of muscle catabolism.

Research Backed Proven Supplement:

2003 Effect of dietary supplements on lean mass and strength gains with resistance exercise: (A meta-analysis by S Nissen, S and R Sharp. J. Appl. Physiol. 94:651-659). In this meta-analysis of research on over 250 supplements, only HMB and Creatine were shown to significantly increase lean and strength gains with exercise. The analysis showed that HMB increased strength the most while Creatine increased lean the most.

2001 Creatine and ß-hydroxy-ß-methylbutyrate (HMB) additively increase lean body mass and muscle strength during a weight- training program. (Jówko, E., P. Ostaszewski, M. Jank, J. Sacharuk, A. Zieniewicz, J. Wilczak, and S. Nissen. Nutrition 17:558-566.) This study showed that HMB combined with Creatine supplementation results in even greater strength and lean gains than either HMB or Creatine supplementation alone.

2001 Body composition in 70-year-old adults responds to dietary ß-hydroxy-ß-methylbutyrate similarly to that of young adults. (Vukovich, M.D., N.B. Stubbs, and R.M. Bohlken. J. Nutr. 131:2049-2052). In this study, HMB tended to increase strength and lean mass while significantly increasing fat loss in older adults. 2000 Nutritional supplementation of the leucine metabolite ß-hydroxy-ß-methylbutyrate (HMB) during resistance training. (Panton, L.B., J.A. Rathmacher, S. Baier, and S. Nissen. Nutrition 16:734-739). Two studies are reported which showed that regardless of gender or prior training, HMB increases strength and minimizes muscle damage.

2001 The effect of ß-hydroxy-ß-methylbutyrate (HMB) on VO2 peak and lactate threshold in endurance-trained cyclists. (Vukovich, M.D., and G.D. Dreifort. J. Strength and Conditioning Res. 15:491-497). This switchback study showed that HMB supplementation increased endurance as measured by VO2 peak and lactate threshold.