The Natural Muscle And Strength Booster
Beta Ecdysterone (also called 20-Hydroxyecdysone or Ecdysterone) is a plant sterol used widely in body building and muscle building. Beta Ecdysterone (auch Ecdysterone oder 20-dHydroxyecdysteron genannt) is an anabolic plant sterol as well as a non androgenic substance. Beta-Ecdysterone helps produce a highly anabolic environment in the body resulting in numerous performance enhancing benefits. This powerful compound will definitely help you build lean, hard muscle and increase your strength. And all this without any side effects.
How does Beta Ecdysterone work?
Beta-Ecdysterone has been tested for its effects on work capacity, immune function, lean body mass and fat loss in a number of scientific studies. The vast majority of research indicates an increase in lean mass, when combined with resistance training. Results were further improved when Beta-Ecdysterone was consumed with protein.
Russian scientists proofed that Beta Ecdysterone produces a highly anabolic environment in the body by stimulation the protein metabolism, which in turn leads to a positive nitrogen balance in the body. Think of your muscles like the tires on a car. When you fill a tire with air, it gets bigger. The same thing happens to your muscles. When they fill with protein, they grow in size. Scientists call this process protein synthesis. Without an increase in protein synthesis, your muscles won't grow at all. Beta Ecdysterone has a dramatic and powerful effect on increasing protein synthesis, leading to faster gains in muscle size and strength.
This effect of Edcysteron was demonstrated in a study conducted by S. Yu. Simakin. 78 highly trained athletes were either given a placebo, protein, or Ecdysterone with a protein supplement. Results were best for the group consuming Ecdysterone with a protein supplement. In this group, a 6 to 7% increase in lean muscle mass was observed after just 10 days, and fat content was reduced by an average of 10% for males and females.
In another study conducted by B. Ya. Smetanin in 1986, 117 speed skaters were tested for work capacity, body weight, and lung capacity. Ecdysterone supplementation resulted in an increase in all of the aforementioned parameters.
Does not interfer with the hormones.
What makes Ecdysterone even more attractive is that it does not work through the endocrine (hormone) system. In other words, although it is anabolic like testosterone, it does not affect testosterone levels or work through testosterone receptors. This was both interesting and perplexing to early Russian scientists. Researcher V.N. Syrov of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who was involved in many of the Ecdysterone studies, was able to show that Ecdysterone does not increase the level of mRNA or blueprints for protein as testosterone does, but instead increases the rate of ribosomal activity. Ribosomes are cellular proteins that actually hook amino acids together to form new proteins. This has the effect of enabling the muscle cell to "work faster" to put amino acids together into protein chains.
More effective than Dianabol!
To explore the "myotropic" (muscle-promoting) effects of Ecdysterone, researchers tested two groups of animals, one using Ecdysterone and the other using Russian Dianabol, one of the most powerful anabolic steroid developed. It was shown that Ecdysterone, possessing a wider spectrum of the anabolic action on the contractile proteins of the skeletal muscles, exerts a more pronounced influence on physical endurance, than Dianabol. Now, that is a strong statement! Not only did Ecdysterone have a more pronounced effect on muscle performance, it also increased protein synthesis in a variety of slow- and fast-twitch fibers, whereas the Dianabol only induced protein synthesis in slow-twitch fibers.
What about side effects?
As you already know by now, research studies show no negative side effects, no hormonal interactions, and a very low toxicity level for Ecdysterone. When tested by ICN Biochemicals on December 31, 1998, a complete safety test was performed to determine the toxicity. The data showed the amount of Ecdysterone one would have to take in order to reach toxicity. It was shown, that the Toxicity level is 6400 mg/kg. In other words, an average 170lb person would have to take 494.529 mg of the compound to reach this point!
Ecdysterone is documented as very safe with very low toxicity. Endocrine testing showed that Ecdysterone caused no effect whatsoever on the mammalian hormonal system. Testing was measured on testosterone, cortisol, insulin, ACTH, growth hormone, and luteinizing hormone and therefore has no physiological effect and because it will only work in conjunction with a weight training programm and high protein diet it is not classed as a medicine. The data shows Ecdysterone to be extremely safe, but effective as well.
Who is it used for?
Beta Ecdysterone is suitable for anyone wanting to gain lean muscle mass without excess body fat. Rugby players, athletes, bodybuilders, boxers and some martial artists will benefit from added lean muscle tissue. It is, however, important to remember that Beta Ecdysterone will only enhance muscle growth when combined with resistance exercise (weight training) and the correct high protein diet.
The Dosage is very Important!
At this point in time, the dose used by many nutritional companies is significantly lower than that recommended by researchers. Many companies use doses as low as 50-90mg. However, researchers recommend that Ecdysterone is taken at a minimum dose of 5mg per kg of bodyweight. Therefore, an athlete weighing 70kg would need around 350mg of Ecdysterone, and a 100kg athlete would need around 500mg of Ecdysterone ¿ significantly more than what is provided in most nutritional formulas!
Research shows, that Beta Ecdysterone to be truly effective, a dosage of at least 500mg per day should be taken. Even better results have been shown at even higher dosages of 2,000mg per day.
These dosages are significantly more than what most nutritional formulas containing Beta-Ecdysterone provide today. Some even contain dosages as low as 15mg, just to capitalize on the excitement about a compound like Beta-Ecdysterone by simply throwing it into a formula. But actually, a dosage like this is just too low to produce real results.
That´s why NutraSport Ecdysteron 200 contains 200mg of pure Beta-Ecdysterone per capsule. This means that you can use the product in a way that replicates the extensive research studies on Beta-Ecdysterone and you will get the positive results these studies proved are possible.
Summary of Ecdysterone Highlights:
- Dramatic increase in lean body mass
- Increases protein synthesis
- Increases total protein and glycogen content in muscles
- Stimulates metabolism and reduces adipose tissue
- Enhances endurance, stamina and performance
- Stimulates Metabolism and reduces adipose tisse in the body
- Increases athletic performance by increasing work capacity, body-weight, lung capacity, and VO2 max while also increasing exhalation of CO2
- Pushes nutrients into muscle and organ tissue yielding better muscle growth and repair
- Reduces fatigue and apathy, yet increases speed and strength
- Perfect glycemic regulator leading to constant energy and feeling of well-being
- Enhances development of mature red blood cells
- Improves nerve function
- Helps to maintain blood sugar levels
- Improves nearly every bodily function including brain and liver
- Safe and Effective for men, women, and even teenagers
- Prevents the loss of muscle mass while promoting growth of muscle fibers
- Has analgestic properties and a potent antioxidative effect
- Increases myofibrilar proteins more efficiently than the anabolic steroids Methandrostenolone, the most potent steroid, Dianabol
Not to mention:
- Incredibly Low Toxicity Levels
- No Negative Side Effects
- No Virilization
- No Conversion Into Estrogenic Compounds
- No Liver Toxicity
- No High Blood Pressure
- No Testicular Shrinkage
- No effects on the hormonal system in mammals including humans
To get best results, researcher suggest to take 5mg Beta Ecdysterone per kg bodyweight per day.
Therefore we recommended the following scheme, by taking 1 capsule per main meal:
- less than 80kg bodyweight - take 1 capsule 2 times daily
- more than 80kg bodyweight - take 1 capsule 3 times daily