L-Carnitine
The Fat Burning Nutrient Your Body Uses to Turn FAT into ENERGY.
L-Carnitine is a physiological substance, essential for energy
production and for fat metabolism. Quite simply your body actually uses L-Carnitine
to transport fat into your body's cells for energy, without it your body will
not be able to burn fat whatsoever - no matter how much exercise you do!
Supplementing with L-Carnitine can help you burn fat more
efficiently:
When used in conjunction with a reduced calorie diet and moderate exercise,
L-Carnitine supplementation resulted in a much greater loss in body weight in
obese people, a decrease in low density lipoprotein (LDL) and blood sugar levels
and a reduction in blood pressure. Many more studies have indicated that supplementing
with L-Carnitine can reduce body fat, and it's also proven to be very safe with
no side effects.
In addition to supporting the cardiovascular system and promoting a healthier
weight, L-Carnitine's fundamental role in fat metabolism may result in multiple
benefits for athletes and physically active people:
An increasing body of scientific evidence illustrates the favourable effects
of L-Carnitine for athletes and physically active people in regard to performance,
fatigue and recovery.
Performance
L-Carnitine supplementation increased the peak treadmill running speed in marathon
runners and increased VO2max in cyclists and long distance walkers. Positive
effects on VO2max are good news because it is one of the most important measures
of a person's ability to perform high intensity exercise for longer than 4 to
5 minutes.
Fatigue
Early onset of fatigue during exercise performance is detrimental to both the
high performance athlete and the physically active person. Two factors can cause
fatigue during exercise: lactic acid accumulation and muscle glycogen depletion.
Research indicates that L-Carnitine supplementation decreases lactic acid accumulation
and spares glycogen and therefore plays a role in delaying fatigue, as described
by various research groups.
Recovery
The most recent clinical study opens new avenues in regard to a role for L-Carnitine
apart from its classical muscle energetic function: daily L-Carnitine consumption
prior to high intensity exercise significantly reduced muscle pain and decreased
muscle damage in untrained subjects. In simple terms, this means that L-Carnitine
supplementation can help in the recovery process. The protective effects might
be partly due to enhancement of oxygen supply to the muscle via increased blood
flow.
Reflex L-Carnitine comes in high strength 500mg capsules, and like all Reflex
products are made to the highest possible standards.
