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There are a few on here that are much more in the know on physical fitness than I, so I figured I'd see if there was any experiences to learn about from the group concering leveraging this HMB stuff when trying to build muscle.
A quick search showed that HMB was mentioned by Nash (who's avatar shows a runner), but that was an aside that commented on the expense of the stuff.
My thinking goes like this...if I were to start strength training again in earnest, maybe paying for this stuff might be worth it because I could build more muscle with the same effort.
The Wikipedia article is probably a bit suspect because one company has tons of patents on HMB, but there seems to be convincing double blind studies indicating one can get more muscle mass with the same effort. I'm not sure more muscle mass is a valid goal for me... I would rather have more strength, since it's a fact that with ageing, we all get weaker, and that leads to problems like sarcopenia.
But for me, it hit me when I went to Costa Rica and could only surf about 5 waves before my arms gave out. I told myself that next time, I'd train for it. But since doing reps is one of my least favorite things, I thought that if HMB would allow me to spend less time exercising and get the same result, the price might be worth it.
I haven't found any documented side effects, but I don't get along with a lot of things that I've tried (too much synthetic vitamin e gave me pvc's, I think it was vitamin a that affected a hip joint, and I suspect vitamin b complex for a weird arm muscle thing)
Anyway, I just wondered if anyone here has seen a strength increase with less training and what side effects, if any.
Oh, and then there's the dizzying array of options for what brand to buy. Geeze, that's enough to make me throw up my hands and give up! I have used "now foods" before, but it looks like they're calling themselves "now sports". LEF sells one by "Wellness Code". But who do you trust?
A quick search showed that HMB was mentioned by Nash (who's avatar shows a runner), but that was an aside that commented on the expense of the stuff.
My thinking goes like this...if I were to start strength training again in earnest, maybe paying for this stuff might be worth it because I could build more muscle with the same effort.
The Wikipedia article is probably a bit suspect because one company has tons of patents on HMB, but there seems to be convincing double blind studies indicating one can get more muscle mass with the same effort. I'm not sure more muscle mass is a valid goal for me... I would rather have more strength, since it's a fact that with ageing, we all get weaker, and that leads to problems like sarcopenia.
But for me, it hit me when I went to Costa Rica and could only surf about 5 waves before my arms gave out. I told myself that next time, I'd train for it. But since doing reps is one of my least favorite things, I thought that if HMB would allow me to spend less time exercising and get the same result, the price might be worth it.
I haven't found any documented side effects, but I don't get along with a lot of things that I've tried (too much synthetic vitamin e gave me pvc's, I think it was vitamin a that affected a hip joint, and I suspect vitamin b complex for a weird arm muscle thing)
Anyway, I just wondered if anyone here has seen a strength increase with less training and what side effects, if any.
Oh, and then there's the dizzying array of options for what brand to buy. Geeze, that's enough to make me throw up my hands and give up! I have used "now foods" before, but it looks like they're calling themselves "now sports". LEF sells one by "Wellness Code". But who do you trust?
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