Archive for the 'Amino Acids' Category

Lysine – Another Amino Acid in the Stack

Lysine is an essential amino acid that cannot be synthesized by the body. In body building circles, lysine is the icing on the cake to be taken along with arginine and glutamine, in most amino acid stacks. The normal RDA is 1.5 gm daily, but if you want it to be effective in fuelling HGH, [...]

Glutamine - Take with arginine for best results

Glutamine is an amino acid that works better with arginine rather than on its own. I’ve been taking glutamine, arginine and lysine for a while now, and results have been quite satisfactory. I feel more energetic, and have been maintaining my weight at a steady pace, whilst working out 4-5 times in a week. These [...]

Why many HGH releasers don’t seem to work

There are many products that claim to stimulate HGH production, and function as secretagogues, but not many will work if you take them as suggested. And why is this so? Let’s look at the main underlying reasons for this.
Firstly, let’s get this clear. We are talking about amino acid based formulations that work by stimulating [...]

Benefits and Roles of Arginine

Arginine or L-arginine is quite a well known amino acid that has been found to raise growth hormone levels, and is often included in an amino stack comprising glutamine, arginine, lysine, B-vitamins, and others for bodybuilding. Arginine is important to the body when it is under stress, which is when the demand for it by [...]

Tryptophan: Aids sleep

Tryptophan is an amino acid that helps to bring about sleep. Getting enough sleep is very important if you want to maintain adequate production of growth hormone in your body. The problem is that high levels of stress can disrupt sleep from forming, and daily modern living exerts a high amount of stress on our [...]