12.22 Goofy "Muscle-building" Supplements Busted

[oaktownboy]

http://www.musculardevelopment.com/content/view/329/51/

"A recent study at the Baylor University's Exercise & Sport Nutrition Laboratory (ESNL) investigated whether some supposed "muscle-building" supplements, namely methoxyisoflavone, 20-hydroxyecdysone and sulfo-polysaccharide, affect training adaptations and/or markers of muscle anabolism/catabolism. Forty-five male gym rats were matched according to fat-free body mass and randomly assigned to ingest in a double-blind manner either an inactive fake supplement, 800 milligrams per day of methoxyisoflavone, 200 milligrams per day of 20-hydroxyecdysone or 1,000 milligrams per day of sulfo-polysaccharide for eight weeks during training....the results strongly suggest that these "muscle-building" supplements are absolutely useless. In other words, the investigators reported that these products didn't affect anabolic/catabolic markers (e.g., cortisol), body composition or training adaptations. Thus, I feel you shouldn't spend any money on such products. Stick with proven sports supplements, such as creatine monohydrate, leucine and beta-alanine. "

i don't think anyone believed methoxyisoflavone was actually effective in building muscle; not at the rate it costs the consumer for one bottle anyways.

 

[Bernie2]

Thanks for the info!

I learned that methoxy was worthless from experience. It is amazing how much false information is out there saying it is great.

 

[Mudge]

What is even more amazing are their profit margins!

Good lookin out Oak!

 

[depaul]

Very interesting...just shows why studies on most supplements (creatine and a few others excluded, since they are actually backed up by studies) don't ever get done - they'll just provide evidence that the supplements are basically ineffectual.

Wonder who sponsored the study you are citing; certainly not any of the supplement companies

 

[AKIRA]

What products contain these? Maximum Pump?

 

[Arnold]

"A recent study at the Baylor University's Exercise & Sport Nutrition Laboratory (ESNL) investigated whether some supposed "muscle-building" supplements, namely methoxyisoflavone, 20-hydroxyecdysone and sulfo-polysaccharide, affect training adaptations and/or markers of muscle anabolism/catabolism.

I did not know that Methoxyisoflavone was being sold as a "muscle builder"?
I thought is was for preventing osteoporosis, reducing cholesterol and other "health benefits'.

 

[depaul]

I did not know that Methoxyisoflavone was being sold as a "muscle builder"?
I thought is was for preventing osteoporosis, reducing cholesterol and other "health benefits'.

You are absolutely correct though, it was used for osteoporosis first. It was latched onto by the bodybuilding community, not sure why. Do a quick google search on "methoxyisoflavone" and a bunch of bodybuilding sites come up. From supplementwatch.com:

"Ipriflavone is more commonly thought of as a "bone health" supplement due to the ability of this synthetic isoflavone to slow bone loss in postmenopausal women. Among body-builders, however, ipriflavone is now thought of as a way to build muscle and lose body fat - though credible research evidence for this effect is lacking. "

http://supplementwatch.com/reviews/doc.asp?DocId=1613&templateId=101
if you want to read the whole article.

 

[Twin Peak]

Food is the best "supplement."

This is such a stupid post. I would have berated you, but I like your avatar.

 

[bludevil]

This is such a stupid post. I would have berated you, but I like your avatar.