What exactly is Beta Alanine?
Beta Alanine is quite simply a non-essential amino acid (amino acids are known as the building blocks of protein and are linked together to form protein). Where Beta Alanine becomes really interesting is that scientists have discovered that it is the rate limiting precursor of muscular carnosine levels. What this means in English is that the body’s carnosine levels can only increase when extra Beta Alanine are available. High carnosine levels should interest anyone seeking to improve their body composition and athletic performance as it can lead to -: • A very dramatic increase in exercise capacity. • An increase of the anaerobic threshold. • An increase in lean muscle mass and rate of recovery. • Significant strength increases. • A reduction in bodyfat. So why not take carnosine directly? This is a very logical question. The problem with carnosine is that we don’t absorb it effectively when ingested directly. In fact very little viable carnosine remains after it has gone through the d
