Definitely not just food. Right now they are doing some underlying mechanisms studies. ARA triggers a known anabolic pathway. Expect to see more on this by end of year.
They asked me and I recommended it. I wanted to be sure everyone noticed results, and they were significant. I still think 1 gram per day is plenty for most users though.
The Baylor study reported a 1.2kg increase in LBM in the group taking ARA (it was 1.6kg here). There was a change. It was just not possible to associate this change with ARA supplementation. Same...
Power increased to a greater extent in ARA (723.01± 104.53 W to 800.66 ± 112.60 W) than the placebo (738.75 ± 129.76 to 766.51 ± 136.52 W). This represents a total improvement of 10.7% with ARA (and...
The increase was relative to placebo (so the ARA group noticed a near 3X greater improvement, not a 3X increase from baseline). Significant improvements in anaerobic power were noted in the ARA group...
The complete abstract should be posted on monday. The FULL paper is still in the works (phase II mechanism studies currently), and is expected to be published later this year.
These were trained guys going in; average bench press was 230, leg press 510 at baseline. That was the point of the study - to get a well trained group that was relatively plateaued on their own, so...
For Omega-6 they looked at supplements exclusively or primarily consisting of linoleic acid. If you look at the data, both Omega-3 and Omega-6 supplementation landed on the side of Reduced Risk....
FYI, the results from the University of Tampa are in, and expected to be published later this year. ARA supplementation was shown to increase LEAN BODY MASS, MUSCLE THICKNESS, MUSCLE STRENGTH, and...
Arachidonic acid (ARA) is an essential Omega-6 fatty acid. It is necessary for many things including brain function, vision, immunity, and your general cellular and metabolic health. If you...
I just want to add, if anyone wants to see how difficult it can be to refine clinical studies and prove statistically significant associations, just took at the early creatine studies. Many of them...
I am sure we agree NOHYPE - this study is not conclusive and we need much more investigation into ARA before drawing conclusions, at least from a clinical perspective. No ingredient should rest on...
There has only been one pilot performance study on ARA thus far. The data was very good even with the small group sizes, with statistically strong (peak power) and statistically significant (bench...
I remember how that was. All the hard work will be worth it though. We didn't make the Arnold this year, but we do plan to attend next. Hopefully we'll see you there!
