Muscle Building Not Helped By CLA or CP

Muscle Building Not Helped By CLA or CP

For muscle building purposes, two very hyped up and popular nutritional supplements you see a lot in fitness magazines and on television are chromium picolinate, also known as CP, and conjugated linoleic acid, also known as CLA. Well, a recent study may prove other wise.

In Journal Nutritional Biochemistry, in a study that was done at Purdue, it was discovered that under the research's conditions taking both chromium picolinate and CLA didn't help the subjects in a muscle building aspect at all. As a matter of fact, it didn't assist in body composition, blood sugar regulation, blood fats, or blood pressure.

The research was done on a group of middle-aged females. They were asked to walk for thirty minutes, five days a week. The study was done over a twelve week period.
Granted, you you have to take into consideration the fact that these women were only asked to walk, not workout intensely with weights, and who knows what type of diet they were placed on. So, with all of these scientific studies you have to keep all of that in mind, not just the results presented.

So, being fair, we don't know those very important details. However, just keep this in mind the next time you're at your local supplement store and you feel like your money is burning a hole in your pocket. If muscle building is what you seek, I recommend you look elsewhere. Sadly, everyone seems to be looking in the wrong places for muscle building / fat burning success....namely, in a bottle....and literally. The other factors that are much more important in reaching your goals than any supplement you could ever buy at the store, like the proper workout routine and the correct calorie eating guidelines.

Another big misconception out in the fitness and health world is the whole low carb/ketogenic diet craze. Check out this article to see the truth beyond this:http://www.muscle-weight-gain.com/low-carbs-are-not-a-magic-wand