
Muscle Building Supplements for Weight Loss
- October 11, 2021
Muscle building supplements are essential for improving the function and appearance of your muscles, so why wouldn’t they be useful for weight loss?
There are some great options available for weight-loss products.
While there are a few weight loss supplements for men, a recent study suggests women might benefit from supplementing with them.
Researchers at the University of Washington, Seattle, and Harvard Medical School analyzed the effectiveness of a variety of weight loss and muscle building products, looking at their efficacy and safety.
The researchers found that women had greater reductions in body fat than men, as well as a better recovery after workouts.
Women who took a combination of two supplements showed greater reductions than those who took only one supplement.
“These results support the hypothesis that women may benefit more from muscle building supplement use than men,” the researchers said.
“Women may experience a greater benefit from combining two supplements, as men have been shown to have greater improvements when supplementing both with creatine and creatine phosphate.”
They also noted that women should supplement with the amino acid leucine, which is a precursor of protein.
“We were surprised to find that women actually gained more weight, even though they used two different types of supplements,” lead researcher, Dr. Rebecca H. Tipton, explained in a statement.
“These results provide further evidence that both men and women can benefit from incorporating a combination that provides both a muscle building and an anti-inflammatory effect.”
It may be hard to believe that, even if you have a bodybuilding background, you don’t often see women supplementing their diet with muscle building, but it’s true.
Muscle building is often used to help people gain weight while keeping their bones and muscles healthy.
It can also help with muscle repair and rebuilding.
In fact, a 2015 study found that nearly one in three women in the United States said they use supplements to get the same results as men on weight loss.
That’s because, while women generally weigh less than men and are often leaner, they tend to have more muscle mass.
This can be helpful for building muscle, but can also contribute to bone loss.
In addition, women are often the ones who have to use supplements during the recovery process after workouts, which may make it difficult to take a muscle-building supplement on its own.
To help prevent that, many weight-lifting, powerlifting, and strength training coaches recommend supplementing the diet with protein, carbohydrate, and other amino acids.
They say these supplements help keep the body working and strong during the day, helping to maintain a healthy weight and maintain muscle mass throughout the day.
The results of the study are still preliminary, but there’s still hope for muscle building for weight and strength.
“Women are often more prone to problems that are associated with high protein intakes, and this is a potential area for future research,” the study authors wrote.
“A more comprehensive evaluation of these results may provide additional insights into the effects of muscle building on weight and body composition.”
For more information on the study, check out the University News article about it.
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