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Muscle Tech: Gakic(new)

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Posted by: DiGiTaL

Hello.
I've seen in a couple of magazines and websites advertising this product:
http://www.gakic.com/ by muscle Tech. I got a couple of questions if anyone can answer:
- Does it have any side effects?.
- is it legal?
- is it steriods?
- Do you have to be at a certain age to use them?.

They look pretty interesting. I wouldnt mind it.
Thanks


Posted by: fufu

Shortage of cash.
It is legal.
It is not a steroid.
I don't think it would matter, at your age I would only recommend protein powders, vitamins, and maybe creatine.

IMO it is a bullshit supplement. I have not used it, so you can take my opinion as worthless. However, if it is like any other muscletech product, it is a load of crap and won't do anything. Save your money for more worthwhile supplements. I think you will be dissapointed if you buy/use Gakic.


Posted by: bvig33

dont waste time with Gakic, oh and just a little advice if you are seeing it advertised its probably neither a steroid or illegal.


Posted by: 40-yard dash_2

I had a buddy who recently went through an entire bottle of it and found no benefit whatsoever besides some minor strength increases along with some pumps in the gym. The strength increases were mostly due to diet and training. I hate MT with a passion.


Posted by: bvig33

Whats sucks about MT is that they have all that damn money to advertise. You cant even buy a copy of Muscle and Fitness or Flex magazine without half of the book being Muscletech promos. Its nothing but hype, not saying some of their products dont work just sayin they are overly priced and no matter what they sell you aint gonna look like Jay Cutler!!


Posted by: DiGiTaL

Shit, I am glad i asked you guys first. Fucking Muscletech. I actually liked them .


Posted by: bvig33

if your interested in Gakic then you might want to try this instead. take BCAA that includes a significant amount of leucine,valine, and isoleucine, also your gonna want to take some sort of kre-alkalyn. there thats pretty much sums up Gakic. And i didnt even have to do some undercover scientific research locked away in a lab over in England.


Posted by: Flakko

Trying not to be biased. The product may be good and work for you, like some other MT products, the problem is that they sell them for a price that not everyone can afford and if you tight, you can find hundreds of high quality supplements for better prices. If you have the money, give it a shot and let us know, if you can't, try to get a similar item.

Flakko


Posted by: fufu

Quote:
Originally Posted by DiGiTaL
Shit, I am glad i asked you guys first. Fucking Muscletech. I actually liked them .
When I first started bodybuilding I thought they were l337 and I bought into all the shit they said. I have since learned otherwise.


Posted by: musclepump

I love the MuscleTech ad that shows Gustavo a couple years ago, and Gustavo now. They credit his change to MuscleTech supplements... yeah, and GH and Insulin had nothing to do with that


Posted by: DiGiTaL

Quote:
When I first started bodybuilding I thought they were l337 and I bought into all the shit they said. I have since learned otherwise.
ya your right....man did i ever get my hopes up. f***ing MT. from this day on, i've decided that i'll be 100% natural. lol.


Posted by: fufu

Quote:
Originally Posted by DiGiTaL
ya your right....man did i ever get my hopes up. f***ing MT. from this day on, i've decided that i'll be 100% natural. lol.
By natural do you mean no OTC supplements or no steroids.


Posted by: musclepump

Quote:
Originally Posted by DiGiTaL
ya your right....man did i ever get my hopes up. f***ing MT. from this day on, i've decided that i'll be 100% natural. lol.
Taking MT leaves you about as natural as you can possibly be


Posted by: Tha Don

so far the feedback i've heard on gakic has been impressive! shame about the cost


Posted by: Prince

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tha Don
so far the feedback i've heard on gakic has been impressive! shame about the cost
the people in their ads don't count.


Posted by: Cold Iron

Quote:
Originally Posted by fufu
When I first started bodybuilding I thought they were l337 and I bought into all the shit they said. I have since learned otherwise.
what does that mean? I see that crap all the time..


Posted by: EricCamper

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=L337


Posted by: fufu

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cold Iron
what does that mean? I see that crap all the time..
you aren't l337 enough to know!!


Posted by: Tier

I heard you can gain infinity pounds over a 12 week training period on Gakicİ


Posted by: mattd46612

u can gain infinity pounds on your own in 12 weeks with food.


Posted by: musclepump

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tha Don
so far the feedback i've heard on gakic has been impressive!
Funniest thing I've read all week


Posted by: DiGiTaL

next time i see someone on the muscle tech ad. i'll try and contact them and ask them how much were they paid to be in the ad.


Posted by: sawastea

I don't care for MT like the next guy but this does have clinical (and proven research) behind it:





Glycine-arginine-alpha-ketoisocaproic acid improves performance of repeated cycling sprints.

Buford BN, Koch AJ.

Health and Exercise Sciences, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO 63501, USA.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of glycine-arginine-alpha-ketoisocaproic acid (GAKIC) supplementation on repeated bouts of anaerobic cycling performance. METHODS: Ten men completed a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled exercise protocol of two sessions separated by 7 d. Plasma lactate was analyzed in blood collected 45 min before exercise (REST) and 5 min postexercise (POST). Subjects consumed either 11.2-g GAKIC or placebo (PLC) during a 45-min period between the REST and exercise. Mean power, peak power, and fatigue values were assessed from five supramaximal, 10-s cycle ergometer sprints, separated by 1-min rest intervals. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANCOVA. RESULTS: A significant treatment x time interaction (P = 0.039) was observed for the change in mean power output over the five sprints between the GAKIC and PLC treatments. Post hoc analyses revealed a greater retention of mean power (P = 0.038) between sprints 1 and 2 after GAKIC (-1 +/- 9 W) versus PLC treatment (-47 +/- 18 W). No other performance variables differed between PLC and GAKIC. POST lactate was increased (P < 0.001) above REST, but there was no difference between treatments (P = 0.936). CONCLUSION: These data support an ergogenic effect of GAKIC for attenuating the decline in mean power during repeated bouts of supramaximal exercise.

Publication Types:

* Clinical Trial
* Randomized Controlled Trial


PMID: 15064584 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]




High-intensity dynamic human muscle performance enhanced by a metabolic intervention.

Stevens BR, Godfrey MD, Kaminski TW, Braith RW.

Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0274, USA. stevens@phys.med.ufl.edu

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to quantify the effects of a metabolic treatment on human muscle dynamic performance (strength, work, and fatigue) measured under conditions of acute, exhaustive high-intensity anaerobic isokinetic exercise. METHODS: Unilateral prefatigue and postfatigue peak torque and work values were measured in the quadriceps femoris of 13 subjects using a computer-controlled isokinetic dynamometer, over a 23-d interval. The two experimental treatments were: 1) a glycine and L-arginine salt of alpha-ketoisocaproic acid calcium ("GAKIC"); and 2) isocaloric sucrose (control). Based on a randomized double-blind cross-over repeated measures design, measurements were made before and during an exhaustive anaerobic fatigue protocol to calculate a Fatigue Resistance Index (FRI = [peri-exhaustion torque]\[baseline peak torque]), as well as total work. RESULTS: The FRI and total work for each of the exhaustion sets measured at 0, 5, and 15 min after oral GAKIC treatment were greater than values obtained for isocaloric control treatment (P < 0.02). GAKIC treatment increased the mean resistance to fatigue (FRI) up to 28% over isocaloric control. Overall gain in total muscle work attributable to GAKIC was 10.5 +/- 0.8% greater than control, sustained for at least 15 min. After 24 h, both GAKIC and control concentric forces returned to the same absolute values (P > 0.05): mean FRI = 0.42 +/- 0.05 and mean total work = 4600 +/- 280 J. There were no significant differences attributable to random order of testing. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with isocaloric carbohydrate, oral GAKIC treatment increased muscle torque and work sustained during intense acute anaerobic dynamic exercise; additionally, it increased overall muscle performance by delaying muscle fatigue during the early phases of anaerobic dynamic exercise.

Publication Types:

* Clinical Trial
* Randomized Controlled Trial


PMID: 11128858 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


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