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Research and empirical evidence have shown time and time again that immediately after weight training, taking advantage of specific physiological changes can exponentially accelerate changes in body composition and performance. With Protocol, not only will you allow your body to maximize the endogenous changes already caused by training, but you can actually create a perfect myotropic environment by driving your body’s nutrient storage and muscle protein synthesis capabilities to a new level.
Protocol was designed to be taken immediately after weight training to kick start protein synthesis and perfectly harmonize your body’s hormonal cascade priming it for a post workout meal or shake. Take a serving of Protocol right after training, wait 15 minutes and have a high carbohydrate, high protein shake or meal. For fat loss programs, take a serving of Protocol, wait 15 minutes and have an isocaloric (equal parts carb, protein and fat) mixed meal. The end result will be faster muscle gain and accelerated recovery, fully preparing your body for the next training session. On non-training days, take a serving 15 minutes before your first meal. See FAQ for multiple serving recommendations.
Overview of ingredients and function
L-Leucine
Leucine is a Branched Chain Amino Acid (BCAA’s) concentrated highly in eggs, milk, beef, chicken and fish. Since Leucine is one of the few amino acids not metabolized by the liver, intake directly affects cellular concentrations (1). Numerous studies have looked at the ability of Leucine to prevent muscle protein breakdown and increase muscle protein synthesis (MPS) rates with promising results (1-13). It seems that Leucine acts as a primary signal alerting the body of amino acid availability for protein synthesis. This signaling causes an up-regulation of relevant muscle building machinery, especially in conjunction with insulin (2).
While insulin seems to enhance the effect of Leucine, multiple studies have proposed an additional non-insulin dependent effect of Leucine on MPS, which most discussions on the topic have overlooked (2,3,11). The relevant message is that Leucine will cause an anti-catabolic and/or muscle building effect on its own through non insulin-dependent mechanisms, and will also have an additional effect when coupled with insulin from concurrent carbohydrate ingestion.
While all of the mechanisms Leucine uses to deliver its effects on muscle tissue have yet to be elucidated, we know that it has a profound effect on mTOR activation, a key regulator of MPS (1,7,9). Aside from the well documented mTOR effect, Leucine may also have myotropic effects unrelated to this pathway, as noted by Kimball and Jefferson in a 2001 study which found elevated muscle protein synthesis with no significant increase in mTOR signaling proteins (4).
Another way Leucine exhibits its beneficial effect on body composition is through its lesser known ability to increase muscle cell insulin sensitivity (2). It seems that available Leucine directly translates to increased uptake of all nutrients at the muscle cell, therefore creating an immediate increase in muscle building. Resistance training alone has been shown to upregulate MPS when adequate calories are supplied, yet the addition of Essential Amino Acids (EAA’s, which include Leucine) causes a much greater elevation (8). While initial studies on post workout MPS focused on BCAA’s and EAA’s, later studies have shown that Leucine is the primary contributor to accelerated muscle tissue accretion, having the same or greater effect when taken alone vs. conjunction with the other BCAA’s/EAA’s (2,8,10).
Garlick PJ, Grant I. 1988. Amino Acid infusion increases the sensitivity of muscle protein synthesis invivo to insulin. Biochem J. 254:579-584.
Leucine is truly a wonder supplement when trying to retain lean body mass on a calorie restricted diet. Studies have shown supplemental Leucine to retain LBM in a hypocaloric state and even suppress protein breakdown after 18 hours of starvation (1,5,6). While most weight training aficionados have known for some time that the RDA for protein is far from optimal when trying to change body composition, new research has confirmed that during caloric restriction, daily requirements of certain amino acids, particularly Leucine, are drastically understated. In a 2008 review titled “Leucine for retention of lean mass on a hypocaloric diet”, researchers looked at a study that put various subjects on a 500 calorie/day deficit with various macronutrient intakes. The group on a high protein/high Leucine diet lost more weight, more fat, and showed greater LBM retention. Leucine supplemented groups have also shown more visceral fat loss than controls, which aside from being unsightly, is the deep abdominal fat known for wreaking havoc on the entire body. This review also covered Leucine’s ability to control appetite through hypothalamic regulation, truly pointing to leucine as a dieter’s best friend (1).
Whether using leucine to accelerate protein synthesis during a muscle gaining phase or minimize muscle loss and accelerate fat loss while dieting, it should certainly hold a place in any physique enthusiast’s repertoire and represents a crucial component in the Protocol formula.
Leucine Review:
- Activates mTOR
- Significantly elevates muscle protein synthesis
- Reduces muscle protein breakdown
- Reduces muscle loss on hypocaloric diet
- Increases muscle cell insulin sensitivity
- Provides a myotropic effect in conjunction with insulin
- Increases muscle building through insulin-independent mechanisms
- The only amino acid to independently switch on muscle building cascade
L-carnatine L-Tartrate
L-Carnitine L-Tartrate (LCLT) is a combination of the amino acid L-Carnitine and the salt of tartaric acid, with numerous potential benefits for those looking to improve body composition, performance and overall health.
One of LCLT’s major benefits stems from its ability to directly enhance recovery from exercise, allowing for faster muscle building and fat loss. Studies have shown supplementation with LCLT can reduce the metabolic stress of exercise, enhance ammonia clearance at the muscle causing a favorable shift in pH, speed recovery, and even reduce muscle soreness (15,17,19,21). Reduced soreness may not be a big seller for some people that don’t mind a little post training pain, but looking at it in big picture terms, this may allow you to train again sooner and get more effective and frequent training sessions in throughout the week, month, or year leading to accelerated progress.
In a placebo controlled study published in 2008 by the big dogs William Kraemer and Jeff Volek (among others), the researchers found that ingestion of 2g/day of LCLT favorably shifted muscle cell oxygenation, (the balance between oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption) by enhancing oxygen consumption at the muscle cell (16). This can have favorable effects in anaerobic as well as aerobic training.
LCLT has also gained recent attention due to its ability to favorably affect myotropic hormone signaling through multiple mechanisms. In a groundbreaking study published in Med Sci Sports Exerc., researchers found LCLT was able to increase muscle cell androgen receptor density which gives testosterone more sites to “dock”, and therefore could potentially kick start a large muscle building cascade (18). This is extremely beneficial for athletes choosing to use exogenous sources of testosterone as well as natural trainees. Aside from optimizing endogenous and exogenous testosterone binding ability, ingestion of 2g/day of LCLT for 3 weeks also significantly elevated IGF-1 levels in study subjects, another key myotropic hormone which aids in muscle gain (19).
Aside from the numerous exciting benefits, LCLT has also been deemed to be safe, researchers finding no adverse effects from daily supplementation (20).
L-Carnitine L-Tartrate Review:
- Increases androgen receptor density
- Elevates IGF-1 levels
- Reduces markers of metabolic stress to exercise
- Decreases post workout soreness
- Speeds recovery from training
- Enhances muscle cell oxygen consumption
Agamtine Sulfate
Arginine is an amino acid that has made its way into countless bodybuilding supplements in the past few years, surrounded by endless promises about enhanced muscle pumps and heightened nutrient delivery. Most people have realized the incredulous amount of hyperbole involved in these claims and have begun to accept its muscle building potential to be far less than originally theorized. What does arginine have to do with agmatine? Once arginine is decarboxylated, it becomes agmatine. This decarboxylation entirely changes the nature of the compound in the body, so much so that agmatine is involved with even more metabolic processes than arginine itself.
Agmatine takes a two pronged attack at nitric oxide elevation, by increasing NO synthesis as well as being an irreversible inhibitor of Nitric Oxide Synthase, which is the enzyme responsible for degradation of NO (24,27,28). By effectively elevating NO and decreasing its breakdown, the much sought after effects of increased vasodilatation and nutrient delivery to the muscle cells can be maximized. While it is debatable whether an increase in NO pre-workout is beneficial, most experts agree that a post workout elevation of NO can be highly useful for muscle recovery and enhancing the muscle building signal cascade.
Agmatine is normally released endogenously in response to stress and inflammation, by supplementing with an exogenous source one can maximize its effect on recovery (27). When using agmatine immediately after workouts, the nutrients digested in a post workout meal or shake can be more effectively delivered to the muscle cells for enhanced recovery and muscle growth.
In addition to increased nutrient delivery to muscle cells, agmatine also acts to aid nutrient uptake by increasing muscle cell insulin sensitivity through activation of I(2)-imidazoline receptors (25). So agmatine not only helps you get the glucose and amino acids to the right place, it also opens the door and drives them right inside the muscle cell to enhance protein synthesis.
Aside from the potent effects at the muscle cell, agmatine also possesses some interesting psychological effects. Studies have shown it to be neuroprotective by blocking the damaging effects of excessive glutamate, act as an anti-depressant and MAOb inhibitor, and even modulate and reverse opiate tolerance (22,26,27,28). Agmatine also has a beneficial effect on calcium homeostasis by reducing cellular calcium overload, lowers blood pressure, and has various beneficial effects on the heart (23,24).
Agmatine Sulfate Review:
- Increases Nitric Oxide synthesis
- Inhibits Nitric Oxide breakdown
- Enhances nutrient delivery to muscle cells
- Raises muscle cell insulin sensitivity
- Neuro-protective
- Mood elevating
Beta Alanine
For many years now research has continued to support the usage of this amino acid derivative for performance enhancement. Working in a similar, yet more efficient fashion as Citrulline Malate, Beta Alanine increases muscle carnosine levels allowing for improvement in multiple areas of physical performance (29,33,36).
By buffering hydrogen (H+) ions, it allows for an increase in aerobic and anaerobic performance especially muscular endurance in weight training and short and long duration sprinting (29,31,33,36). A 2009 study showed even an increase in peak sprint power output by over 11% (29). Another recent study published in the peer reviewed journal Amino Acids showed that supplementing with Beta Alanine was able to increase muscle carnosine levels by as much as 64%, and low doses still caused an elevation over 40% (36). Beta alanine has also been shown to prevent the drop in blood pH seen in high intensity exercise, which may be a significant contributor to its ability to improve exercise performance (37).
Aside from improving muscular endurance, strength athletes that train in low rep ranges can also benefit from Beta Alanine supplementation to decrease fatigue and increase total training volume (30). When training primarily with low reps, users will see the most benefit later in the workouts, by being able to add sets and experience less drop off due to fatigue accumulation.
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Use
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Benefit
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Moderate to high rep weight training
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More reps per set, more total volume per workout, decreased reps between sets without performance drop.
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Low rep training
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More sets per workout, less drop off in performance due to reduction of fatigue accumulation.
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Sprinting
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Increased performance due to buffering effect
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Beta Alanine Review:
- Increases muscle carnosine levels
- Buffers hydrogen ions
- Increases muscular endurance
- Delays onset of muscular fatigue
- Allows for increased training volume
- Increases peak sprint power output
Protocol Overview:
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Ingredients (per serving)
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Dosage
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L-Leucine
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3.25 g
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Beta Alanine
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1.5 mg
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L-Carnitine L-Tartrate
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1 g
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Agmatine Sulfate
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250 mg
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Protocol will greatly enhance the myotropic effect of weight training, speed up recovery, and exponentially accelerate body composition change. Maximize your post workout nutrition and force your body into unprecedented new growth.
Protocol Mechanisms of Action:
- Activates mTOR
- Elevates muscle protein synthesis
- Reduces muscle protein breakdown
- Reduces muscle loss on hypocaloric diet
- Increases muscle cell insulin sensitivity through multiple angles
- Provides a myotropic effect with our without insulin
- Reduces markers of metabolic stress to exercise and speeds recovery from training
- Decreases post workout soreness
- Increases androgen receptor density
- Elevates IGF-1 levels
- Increases Nitric Oxide synthesis
- Inhibits Nitric Oxide breakdown
- Enhances nutrient delivery to muscle cells
- Increases muscle carnosine levels
- Buffers hydrogen ions
- Increases muscular endurance
- Allows for increased training volume
- Neuro-protective
- Mood elevating
Product Highlights:
- Increased testosterone
- Increased libido
- Increased androgen receptor density
- Increased IGF-1 levels
- Increased recovery
- Increased fat loss
- Increased energy
- Increased aggression
- Great Pink Lemonade Taste!
Break plateaus, increase intensity, and become bigger, faster, and stronger with Adamantium by Athletix Sports.
With the popularity of DAA products on a sharp rise, Athletix decided to formulate a product to make DAA even more effective with a strong focus on athletes and getting them to peak athletic performance: ADAMANTIUM.
A naturally occurring amino acid, called D-aspartic acid, has been proven to naturally increase levels of testosterone by over 40%! This ingredient is currently the most popular testosterone boosting ingredient in the supplement industry. This is no surprise with the data that supports it, and the affordability of DAA.
That is where Athletix really has stepped up to the plate. We took DAA and added it to a very attractive formula to give users even better results, while having a great taste, and being very affordable!
DAA causes your body to NATURALLY produce even more testosterone without causing any suppression. It does NOT require a PCT, and in fact, is commonly used IN a PCT.
The ingredient alone would have made a great product, but Athletix has taken Adamantium another step higher with the addition of L-Carnatine-L-Tartrate (LCLT). This is by far the favorite ingredient in our product Titanium. After numerous requests to come out with a second LCLT product, here you have it!
LCLT is di-peptide molecule that again is NOT suppressive. Regular carnitines have been used for years for numerous benefits including muscle building, increased recovery, and increased fat loss.
LCLT was specifically added to this natural muscle building formula for its effects on the androgen receptor. As we explained before, DAA increases Testosterone, a natural androgen in the body. For testosterone to have an effect on the body, it must bind to the androgen receptor.
LCLT has been shown to increase the androgen receptor density in muscle cells, allowing more sites for testosterone to bind, and thus, a greater effect from your increased testosterone levels!
Another key myotropic property of LCLT is its effects on IGF-1. The commonly used peptide known as HGH that has become extremely popular works by increasing IGF-1 levels in the body. IGF-1 causes numerous positive benefits, with the most important in our case being increased muscle gain. LCLT has been proven to increase the bodies IGF-1 levels at just 2g per day with Adamantium providing 3g!
N-acetyl-tyrosine (NAT) was added to our mix strictly for athletes. Users of NAT have commonly noticed an increase in aggression for a few hours after one dose and can occur as quickly as five minutes. This makes sense as Tyrosine is a precursor to the production of both epinephrine and norepinephrine. NAT is an extremely soluble form of tyrosine that can be taken at a much lower dose than regular tyrosine for equal effectiveness. It provides a natural, crash free, clean form of energy that will hit your very quick and last for a few hours.
So let’s recap here…Adamantium is the ultimate athletic mix. It contains safe, non-suppressive, legal ingredients that were specifically mixed at the perfect doses to give YOU the “Athletix Edge”.
Enjoy all the benefits of increased testosterone, sending your body into a natural muscle building, fat losing, athletic machine. Trust us when we say your opponents are praying you don’t find out about ADAMANTIUM!
