Natural Muscle Builders by Jim Brewster

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Natural muscle builders are often the first supplement many new bodybuilders are interested in. No wonder, after all mass is the name of the game. If you’re trying to add quality muscle mass but don’t want to use supplements such as prohormones, or test the waters with gray-market “supplements”, there are now two natural muscle builders that can help you achieve the results you’ve been training for. Let’s check them out!

Laxogenin and Epicatechin!

Let’s take a look at each of these natural muscle builders:

Laxogenin – Also called 5 Alpha Hydroxy Laxogenin, this ingredient is a plant steroid (or, brassinosteroid). It should be understood that it’s not a prohormone and it does not interfere with the body’s natural hormonal production. Laxogenin has two primary benefits: first, it has the ability to stimulate protein synthesis. Secondly, it can help increase strength. Additionally, it has anti-catabolic benefits, making Laxogenin an effective all-natural ingredient. (1)

Dosage

The effective dosing range is 75 to 150 mg.

Natural Muscle Builders – Who Can Use Laxogenin?

Since it is natural and perfectly safe, anyone can use it. In fact, it’s a great supplement for women to use.

Do I Need To Cycle Laxogenin?

No. There’s no reason to cycle it since it does not have any kind of negative impact on the body’s natural hormone levels.

Epicatechin – When it comes to natural muscle builders, this ingredient may not seem like it fits the bill. This is because it’s a flavonoid that occurs naturally in dark chocolate and green tea. Dark chocolate is a natural muscle builder? To a point, yep. In fact, the darker the chocolate, the better. Pure cocoa contains the highest amount at nearly 3mg per gram. Epicatechin has two primary benefits: it stimulates muscle growth and it stimulates nitric oxide production. One of the primary ways it stimulates growth is by inhibiting myostatin. What is myostatin? It’s a type of protein known as a growth factor that regulates how big your muscles can get. In effect, it puts a ceiling on muscle growth. By inhibiting myostatin you can effectively raise the ceiling on muscle growth. (2, 3)

Dosage

The effective range is 200mg to 300 mg.

Natural Muscle Builders – Who Can Use Epicatechin?

While virtually anyone can use it, women users may not want to combine it with testosterone boosters.

Do I Need To Cycle Epicatechin?

There’s no need to cycle this ingredient.

What’s The Best Way To Use These Natural Muscle Builders?

While you can buy each of these ingredients as stand-alone supplements, you can also buy products containing one or both of them. The recommended way to use these products for optimal results is to look for one that combines the two of them.

What Can These Be Stacked With?

These natural muscle builders can be stacked with protein powders, including BCAA/EAA formulas. They can also be stacked with such ingredients as HICA, HMB, creatine, and virtually any other natural muscle building supplement.

While there are a number of excellent choices when it comes to natural muscle builders, Laxogenin and Epicatechin seem to have captured the limelight. Give one of the various formulas currently available a shot and watch your gains take off!

References:

1. Esposito, D., Komarnytsky, S., Shapses, S., & Raskin, I. (2011, October). Anabolic effect of plant brassinosteroid. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177571/

2. Gutierrez-Salmean, G., Ciaraldi, T. P., Nogueira, L., Barboza, J., Taub, P. R., Hogan, M. C., . . . Ramirez-Sanchez, I. (2014). Effects of (−)-epicatechin on molecular modulators of skeletal muscle growth and differentiation. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 25(1), 91-94; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24314870

3. Fraga CG, Litterio MC, Prince PD, Calabró V, Piotrkowski B, Galleano M. Cocoa flavanols: effects on vascular nitric oxide and blood pressure. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 2011;48(1):63-67; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022066/

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