The Claim
In recreationally active young men undergoing 8 weeks of leg extension resistance training, supplementation with a blend of trisodium citrate, creatine monohydrate, leucine, and blueberry extract (TCLB) increases the cross-sectional area of the vastus intermedius muscle by approximately 5.4% and total quadriceps cross-sectional area by approximately 3.9% compared to placebo, without improving strength or endurance outcomes.
What the research says
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In young men doing leg extension exercises for 8 weeks, taking a supplement containing trisodium citrate, creatine monohydrate, leucine, and blueberry extract increases the size of the vastus intermedius muscle by 5.4% and the total quadriceps muscle by 3.9% compared to a placebo, but does not improve strength or endurance.
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In recreationally active young men undergoing 8 weeks of leg extension resistance training, supplementation with a blend of trisodium citrate, creatine monohydrate, leucine, and blueberry extract (TCLB) likely increases the cross-sectional area of the vastus intermedius muscle by approximately 5.4% and total quadriceps cross-sectional area by approximately 3.9% compared to placebo, without improving strength or endurance outcomes.
The supplement helps muscles grow bigger by keeping the muscle environment less acidic during workouts, giving cells more energy to work harder, turning on signals that build muscle proteins, and turning off signals that break down muscle tissue — especially in the deepest thigh muscle.
What the research says
1 studyIn young men doing leg extensions for 8 weeks, taking this special supplement made one deep thigh muscle and the whole quadriceps group slightly bigger than taking a placebo — but didn’t make them stronger or help them do more reps.
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