Getting a ‘pump’ with Finaflex BCAA is not just aesthetically pleasing… it utilises an artery vasodilation response to enable muscles to increase the circulation of BCAAs for improved performance, hypertrophy and recovery. To provide the ultimate intra workout supplement, Finaflex BCAA Max Pump synergises BCAAs with 1.) Vasodilation factors (increase blood flow) with 2.) An osmolyte (increase fluid into muscle cells) for a ‘metabolically active pump’.
Firstly, What/why BCAAs?
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are essential amino acids AKA basic building blocks of proteins. They are essential because the body is unable to make them, so you need to consume them in your diet.Since the 1980s sports scientists have been investigating BCAAs for their specific use in aiding muscle recovery 1 The scientific literature now recognises that BCAAs not only make up proteins, but also play an important role in activating metabolic pathways, which enhance protein synthesis (such as the MTOR pathway)(1-2). As a result, BCAAs play an integral role in muscle recovery, growth and performance.However, the value of BCAAs depend on their delivery and uptake into muscle… a factor commonly overlooked by the supplement industry.
How to increase BCAA delivery:
1. ) Get the juices flowing with vasodilation factors.
Working muscles naturally produce local vasodilation factors to increase blood flow… but supplements can take this to the next level. Finaflex BCAA pump includesAgmatine Sulfate – a supplement known to increase Nitric oxide (NO) production to ensure their BCCAs are maximally pumped around the musculature. NO is a potent vasodilator AKA a chemical that enables your arteries to dilate, increasing in diameter to enable increased blood flow. Recent studies have shown that NO supplementation enables a greater force production with lower muscle stimulation. Essentially this could translate to lifting greater loads with a reduced effort(3).
2.) Get fluid into the muscle cells:
Increased blood flow around a muscle does not necessarily translate to increased nutrient delivery into the muscle fibres. Finaflex BCAA pump overcomes this hurdle by incorporating Betaine as an osmolyte… AKA a compound that helps individual cells obtain and maintain fluid (feeling swolebruh… literally means muscle fibres that are swollen with fluid). Although the exact mechanism is debated, Betaine supplementation has been shown to improve force and power production, number of repetitions, and muscular endurance(4)!
Summary
Finaflex BCAA Max Pump ultimately combines two key supplements; BCAAs and vasodilators. Taking these compounds together, during a workout creates a synergistic effect; instantaneously increasing blood flow for performance WHILE also increasing the BCAA delivery to muscles to maximise hypertrophy and recovery.
Just encase you want further evidence-based reading, check out these scientific reviews:
1.) Branched-chain amino acid supplementation does not enhance athletic performance but affects muscle recovery and the immune system. Negro M1, Giardina S, Marzani B, Marzatico F.J Sports Med Phys Fitness.2008 Sep;48(3):347-51.
2.) Branched-chain amino acid supplementation attenuates muscle soreness, muscle damage and inflammation during an intensive training program.Matsumoto K1, Koba T, Hamada K, Sakurai M, Higuchi T, Miyata H. J Sports Med Phys Fitness.2009 Dec;49(4):424-31.
3.) Physiology of nitric oxide in skeletal muscle.Stamler JS, Meissner G. Physiol Rev. 2009;81:209–37.
4.) Betaine supplementation enhances anabolic endocrine and Akt signaling in response to acute bouts of exercise. Apicella JM, Lee EC, Bailey BL, Saenz C, Anderson JM, Craig SAS, Kraemer WJ, Volek JS, Maresh CM. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2012, In Press