Optimum Nutrition HMB increases your muscle gain and prevents muscle breakdown. HMB (Beta-Hydroxy Beta-methylbutyrate) from Optimum Nutrition is a byproduct of the normal breakdown of the amino acid Leucine. HMB is a popular muscle gain supplement among athletes involved in intense physical activity. HMB plays a role in production of muscle tissue in response to exercises and helps to reduce body fat - this is achieved indirectly from the gain in lean body mass.
Optimum Nutrition HMB:
- Scientifically tested
- Increases lean mass gains
- Speeds up muscle repair
- Supports lean body mass
- Prevents muscle breakdown
- Decreases body fat
- Decreases blood cholesterol levels
- Made with patented materials
- Single capsule serving size
There is extensive research done on HMB to see how effective it is in reducing muscle breakdown and muscle gain.
In Study 1 40 participants were placed in 4 groups:
Group 1- Placebo group.
Group 2 - 20g of creatine for 7 day and 10g of creatine for 14 days.
Group 3 - 3g of HMB per day.
Group 4 - Creatine and HMB.
After 3 weeks, Group 2,3 and 4 gained 0.92kg, 0.39kg and 1.54kg of lean body mass respectively. They also achieved accumulative strength of 37.5, 39.1 and 51.9kg for each group respectively.
In Study 2 75 participants were placed in 2 groups:
Group 1 - Placebo group.
Group 2 - HMB given 3g of HMB per day.
After 4 weeks study, Placebo groub had 5.2kg strength muscle gain while HMB group had 7.5kg. HMB group also had a 1.4kg lean mass gain and lowered body fat by 1.1% while the placebo group had a 0.9kg lean mass gain and lowered body fat by 0.8%
In brief, 3g of HMB per day can help highly trained muscles combat protein breakdown, assist in muscle repair and support increased endurance.