VERO CARBURANTE

Ingredienti:

Creatina monoidrato, L-citrullina DL-malato, beta alanina, L-leucina, taurina, L-arginina alfa-chetoglutarato (AAKG), acidificante: acido citrico; destrine resistenti, addensante: isomalto; L-isoleucina, L-valina, aromi, succo concentrato disidratato di arancia, carota e limone, rodiola (Rhodiola rosea L.) radice e.s. tit. 3% rosavine totali, agente antiagglomerante: biossido di silicio; CAVACURMIN® [curcuma (Curcuma longa L.), gamma-ciclodestrina] rizoma e.s. tit. 15% curcuminoidi, L-teanina, caffeina anidra, edulcorante: sucralosio; stabilizzanti: esteri di saccarosio degli acidi grassi, idrossi-propil-metilcellulosa; piridossina cloridrato (vitamina B6), pepe nero (Piper nigrum L.) frutto e.s. tit. 95% piperina, acido pteroil-monoglutammico (acido folico), cianocobalamina (vitamina B12).

• The recommended daily intake is 15 g (equal to 1 level scoop) dissolved in 300 ml of water.
  
  A 15 g dose consists of:

• 3 g of Creatine for an instant increase in phosphocreatine (CP) stores [1], which is of fundamental importance for ATP synthesis in short and medium-duration high-intensity efforts; to ensure adequate cell hydration and hypertonicity [2], given the fluid loss due to physical activity; for a reduction in fatigue [3] in chronic states and sleep deprivation [4]; for better glucose uptake within the cell [5] and therefore its adequate use for energy purposes; for increasing lean mass and the diameter of type I, IIa, and IIx muscle fibers [6].

• L-Citrulline is an amino acid that promotes nitric oxide synthesis (NOS) [16,17], which doubles the levels of L-Arginine and L-Ornithine already present in the body [15], thereby increasing the vasodilatory effect and thus a greater influx of nutrients. Citrulline promotes glycogenolysis and glycolysis, thereby increasing ATP production [18], which is essential for continuous muscle contraction. Furthermore, it mitigates the depletion of phosphocreatine stores (the active form of creatine) and promotes their restoration [19], thus reducing the waiting time to repeat an explosive movement.

• L-Arginine alpha-ketoglutarate is an amino acid that directly induces nitric oxide synthesis [20], thereby increasing blood flow also thanks to the coadjuvant action of Citrulline [21]. L-Arginine administration has been shown to increase anaerobic performance in sprints and delay the onset of fatigue symptoms [23]. L-Arginine also has a protective function for pancreatic β cells and improves insulin secretion [22]. The combination of L-Arginine and Creatine increases anaerobic performance and muscle mass, in addition to improving the rate of ATP resynthesis during muscle effort [24].

• Taurine is another essential amino acid for muscle function in both the musculoskeletal system and the heart, as well as the eyes. In sports, it is very useful in performance by improving aerobic capacity [26,27].

• β-Alanine is a modified version of the amino acid ⍺-alanine, and is the most important extracellular substrate for increasing carnosine concentrations within the cell [28], responsible for the buffering effect on intramuscular pH, as well as being a powerful anti-aging [29] and antioxidant molecule [30], reducing protein alteration from reactive oxygen species (ROS) [31], reactive nitrogen species (RNS) [32], and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) [33]. β-alanine has been shown to increase power expression in strength endurance [34,35] and in the endurance of sprinters in repeated maximal efforts [36]. β-alanine is particularly effective in all sports where performance ranges from 60 to 240 seconds [37], as well as in all sports with intermittent efforts.

• Caffeine is a natural alkaloid classified as a nootropic, meaning a stimulant that acts at the brain level giving greater focus, reactivity, and cognition, but it is also a mild anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, associated with the prevention of gastrointestinal neoplasms [38,39]. L-Theanine is an amino acid found in tea that, together with Caffeine, works synergistically to increase concentration, mitigating the undesirable effects of the latter if in excess [40].

• A pool of branched-chain amino acids, BCAAs in a 2:1:1 ratio (L-Leucine 1.0 g; L-Isoleucine 0.5 g; L-Valine 0.5 g), primarily promotes glucose uptake via the PI3K/aPKC pathway, independent of the mTOR pathway, and its utilization in the cell [7][8][9]. Furthermore, they perform a particular neuronal activation function [10], as they would compete with the same tryptophan uptake pathway [11], responsible for increased fatigue during training, so their integration before and during training would increase neuronal excitation via mTOR [12], thus allowing greater focus and a delay in the onset of fatigue [13][14].

• Rhodiola Rosea is an adaptogen associated with a reduction in physical and mental fatigue [41], an increase in cognitive function [42,43,44,45] and neuro-motor function [43], a reduction in the margin of error [43], an increase in the attention threshold [46] and reaction time to stimuli [46], and more generally an improvement in the sense of well-being [43,44].

• CAVACURMIN® is a registered trademark dry extract of curcumin. Curcumin has been shown to prevent and block the degeneration of cognitive function in states of chronic stress [47,48]; furthermore, curcuminoids reduce depressive symptoms by increasing well-being [49,50,51,52]. Curcumin has a protective function at the endothelial level and increases nitric oxide production [53,54], and finally, it has been shown to be a molecule with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties [55]. Piper nigrum l. increases the absorption of curcuminoids by twentyfold [56].
  

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