On board with Beta-Alanine?

[Andy Deas]

All,

I noticed on the "Top 5 Supplements" thread that no one mentioned Beta-Alanine.

I have seen some interesting literature on it, but don't know anyone who has tried it. I know it has some challenges given the dosage frequency that is required, but wanted to see if anyone had any personal experiences or general thoughts to share.

Andy

[Andy Deas]

Some food for thought on this topic:

Effects of twenty-eight days of beta-alanine and creatine monohydrate supplementation on the physical working capacity at neuromuscular fatigue threshold.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...ubmed_docsu m

Effect of creatine and beta-alanine supplementation on performance and endocrine responses in strength/power athletes.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...ubmed_docsu m

Effects of beta-alanine supplementation on the onset of neuromuscular fatigue and ventilatory threshold in women.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...ubmed_docsu m

[Josh Whiting]

I'm probably missing the point here, however doesn't the second study just show that creatine works and that it still works with beta-alanine?

[Andy Deas]

I believe that the group that was given beta-alanine and creatine did better than just the creatine group.

[Andy Deas]

Here is a link to Dr. Stout's presentation that he gave at the 2006 Arnold Classic. Pretty interesting stuff - he discusses the science behind how Beta-Alanine may help delay fatigue. He also discusses the study he did with Creatine vs. Creatine + Beta-Alanine and prior research on the supplement.

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1228076