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) does not significantly improve leg extension strength or endurance compared to placebo or creatine monohydrate.
What the research says
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In young men who exercise regularly, taking a supplement containing trisodium citrate, creatine monohydrate, leucine, and blueberry extract for 8 weeks during leg extension training does not result in greater gains in leg strength or endurance than taking a placebo or creatine monohydrate alone.
See the scientific wording
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) does not significantly improve leg extension strength or endurance compared to placebo or creatine monohydrate.
The supplement blend increases muscle size by boosting protein building and reducing muscle breakdown, but this extra muscle does not make the muscles stronger or more enduring because the nervous system does not learn to use the new muscle fibers more effectively during exercise.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that taking the fancy supplement didn't make young men stronger or let them do more reps than taking just creatine or a sugar pill — even though it made one thigh muscle a little bigger.
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