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Ursolic Acid, Leucine or Placebo for mTOR, IGF-1, Irisin, Size & Strength Gains & Fat Loss? Plus: Tart Cherry Powder as Anti-Oxidant Immune Protector for Athletes

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Weights are better than pills, but in some cases, they can also work synergistically. A new month, a new exercise & supplementation research overview for the "SuppVersity Short News". In today's installment I am going to highlight the latest evidence for the beneficial anti-oxidant & immuno-protective effects of tart cherry powder in endurance athletes. I am going to discuss the disappointing results of a comparison between leucine and ursolic acid as mTOR-elevating, IGF-1 receptor modulators in the post-workout window. And I am going to contrast these findings to the results of a non-sponsored chronic resistance training + ursolic acid intervention from a group of Korean scientists. Read more short news here at the SuppVersity Obesity Research Upd. Nov. '14 Exercise Res. Upd. Nov '12(1) Exercise Res. Upd. Nov '12(2) Nutrition Res. Update Nov. '14 Weight Loss Tricks & More Reductive Stress, Iron & the Military ...
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Ursolic Acid and The Narrow Line Between Anabolism and Myotoxicity: +25% Increased Protein Accretion in In-Vitro Study, But Cell Death With 2x "Effective" Dose

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Image 1: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away!" And though the ursolic acid in its peel may be part of the underlying mechanism, this does not make it a "natural anabolic", but rather another item on the list of "healthy stuff from real food" The number of purported natural anabolics increases year by year. Against the background that most of these products are nothing but supplemental nonstarters in shiny bottles and boxes with "non-FDA approved" promises of "unparalleled muscle growth" on them, the recent release of a broad range of ursolic acid supplements must already be considered a "highlight". With a peer-reviewed rodent studies backing its anti-catabolic, pro-anabolic properties ( Kunkel. 2011 ), it appears as if ursolic acid could be more than another potent placebo. And if we put things into perspective, in the end its potential beneficial effects on skeletal muscle hypertrophy are rather negligible compared to...
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