PowerMaxXT: Comprehensive Performance Enhancing Powerhouse
Strength, size, power, and endurance. More often than not individuals train to maximize one or more of these pillars of performance. Dedication and hours of hard work in the gym are required to hit new PRs, pack on lean muscle, and increase stamina. While there is no doubt that by itself a rigorous exercise program can magnify these key areas of performance, after time even the best regimens will plateau to some degree, recovery between sessions becomes more difficult, and the gains come few and far between. When that time comes body builders, athletes, and fitness enthusiasts alike often turn to ergogenic aids, such as supplements, to help bust through staleness and get the extra push needed to keep working towards their goals.
There is one such supplement that meets this criterion. Furthermore, it can increase strength by 5-15%, help double lean mass in 12 weeks or less with proper training, improve power output by 20%, significantly improve time to exhaustion, and help promote optimal recovery from muscle damaging exercise. This supplement is PowerMaxXT, a fully transparent formula made by the most innovative name in sports nutrition, Performax Labs. Using the latest advances in supplement research, PowerMaxXT combines four unique matrixes containing ingredients known to work synergistically to enhance strength and endurance, amplify raw power output, deliver massive pumps, improve focus, and promote an anabolic environment necessary for muscle growth and recovery. PowerMaxXT gets you in the right mindset and provides the necessary components to improve the results of any training session using the following validated ingredients:
Strength – Power – Recovery Matrix
Creatine Monohydrate (5000mg) – Creatine forms of the foundation of PowerMaxXT. As a whole creatine is arguably the most extensively researched and effective supplement available today. Over 500 studies exist of the ergogenic benefits of creatine supplementation with over 70% of these studies producing significant improvements in performance without any detrimental side effects. The 5-gram efficacious dose of creatine found in PowerMaxXT rapidly replenishes ATP stores, fuels intense weight training and allows you to push harder, go faster, and recover quicker. In the process, it stimulates lean muscle mass, acts as a support system to prevent against muscle breakdown, and aids in muscle recovery.
Betaine Anhydrous (2500mg) – Betaine, scientifically referred to as Trimethylglycine, is a metabolite of choline. Betaine’s two main functions in the body are as a methyl donor and osmolyte. As an osmolyte, betaine protects proteins, cells, and enzymes from heat, dehydration, and other physiological stresses. As a methyl donor, betaine is used to convert homocysteine to L-methionine, and is therefore, a precursor to creatine. Doses of 2500-6000mg betaine daily may increase muscular strength, endurance, and total training volume. Betaine also plays a role in hepatic fat metabolism, promoting muscle protein synthesis, and has been suggested to increase nitric oxide levels.
L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine (2500mg) – L-glutamine is the most prevalent free amino acid in plasma and one of the most prevalent found in muscle tissue. L-Glutamine stimulates muscle protein synthesis and when combined with alanine is effective at replenishing energy for muscles (glycogen) after exhaustive exercise which may lead to quicker recovery. L-Glutamine may also increase cell volumization (hydration) and lead to increases in muscle hypertrophy. It may also reduce protein breakdown and support immune function. Lehmkuhl et al. (2003) found individual supplementing with glutamine and creatine monohydrate for 8 weeks increased body mass, lean body mass and initial rate of power production compared to placebo.
Endurance – Performance Matrix
Creatinol-O-Phosphate (2000mg) – Creatinol-O-phosphate (COP) is not actually creatine in a technical sense; though it does possess structural similarities to creatine, it is thought to act as a creatine precursor. Creatinol-O- Phosphate has been shown to assist in stabilizing intracellular and extracellular pH levels, ultimately prolonging anaerobic glycolysis in the presence of lactic acid. It has also been shown to activate satellite cells in skeletal muscle, theoretically increasing their capacity for muscle growth.
Selaginella Tamariscina Extract (90% Amentoflavone) (100mg) – Amentoflavones take a three prolonged approach to enhancing performance. First they increase calcium release within the muscle cell. Calcium is required for muscle contractions to occur; the more calcium released in to the cell the stronger the muscular contraction. This means significant increases in strength. Second, Amentoflavone is a PDE inhibitor, which is a well-known mechanism of vasodilatation. Amentoflavone’s ability to inhibit PDE means greater “pumps” and performance. Finally, when looking at Amentoflavone’s possible impact on mood, it should be noted that it is a negative modulator of the GABA-A receptor, which may improve alertness and focus.
Pumps – Fullness – Hydration Matrix
L-Taurine (1500mg) – Taurine is one of the most important, useful, and safest amino acids. When the body engages in extreme physical activity, it no longer will be able to produce the necessary amounts of taurine, therefore supplementation becomes necessary. Taurine is involved in the regulation of core body temperature and may help prevent heat stress and stroke. Taurine is also acts as an osmolyte; assisting the body in maintaining proper water balance. Zhang et al. (2004) found that individuals who supplemented with taurine for 1 week before an exhaustive exercise bout significantly improved time to exhaustion, VO2 max, and maximal workload. It also decreased exercise induced DNA damage.
Glycerol Powder (1000mg) – Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, sweet tasting sugar alcohol. When consumed glycerol is rapidly absorbed primarily in the small intestine, distributed equally among all fluid compartments, and promotes hyper-hydration by inducing an osmotic gradient. This brings potential benefits for endurance and stamina events, including adaptation to environmental heat/humidity stress, along with promoting blood flow associated with resistance training. Glycerol has also been shown to help athletes store extra water, delaying the need for hydration. This suggests improved efficiency in exercise, thermoregulation and decreased physiological stress. In addition, glycerol enhances plasma and intramuscular volume expansion, producing a more engorged muscular appearance.
Sodium Phosphate (200mg) and Potassium Phosphate (150mg) – Sodium and potassium are necessary electrolytes that are lost in sweat. They regulate blood volume, blood pressure, osmotic equilibrium and pH. They also are involved in signal transmission in neurons and transport of many compounds in the body such as glucose. Sodium and potassium may also delay the onset of cramping from intense exercise. Sims et al. (2007) discovered that pre-exercise ingestion of a high-sodium beverage increased plasma volume before exercise and involved less thermoregulation and perceived strain during exercise and increased exercise capacity in warm conditions.