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So you know that on Monday I posted up a new article about the top 5 supplements that actually work to build muscle.

Then within 24hrs I found a new study on something that was new to me – Phosphatidic Acid. The results were rather profound – literally twice the gains! And don’t be concerned, it’s all-natural.

I’ll tell you what happened in this study first, then what this substance is and how it works.

 

The latest study [1] saw 28 lifters train with a hypertrophy program for 8 weeks. 14 subjects took phosphatidic acid and 14 took a placebo of flour.

At the end of 8 weeks:

• The phosphatidic acid group gained twice as much muscle. An increase of 2.4kg/5.28lbs of lean body mass vs 1.2kg/2.64lbs lean body mass
• The phosphatidic acid group put on almost twice the size on their thighs
• The phosphatidic acid group could leg press a lot more
• The phosphatidic acid lost more than twice the body fat – a 1.3kg/2.86lbs loss vs 0.5kg/1.1lbs.

 

 

The researchers concluded…

Supplementation with soy-derived phosphatidic acid can improve responses in skeletal muscle hypertrophy, lean body mass, and maximal strength.

So don’t just consider this a muscle-builder. This could be a great supplement to take when on a fat-loss cycle. It will not only help preserve muscle, but actually build muscle at the same time. More muscle and less fat at the same time is called Body Recomposition…and it’s totally possible. Guys and girls on my fast fat-torching system The Body-Fat Furnace: Total Six Pack Abs – I am recommending this to you for accelerated results (as if they weren’t good enough – see the before and after pics here).

 

Now this isn’t the only study. Early studies on mice were impressive, but these types of studies very rarely cross over to humans – it just never works out.

 

But another human study [2] saw far superior gains in strength and size over the placebo group.

 

Subjects taking PA increased their lean body mass by 2.6% (if your lean body mass was 150lbs, that would be just shy of 4lbs of lean mass/muscle) in just 8 weeks. If you don’t know it yet, that’s an incredible result. The non-PA group saw an increase of just 0.1% in lean body mass.

Researchers concluded…

Results of this study suggest that a combination of a daily 750 mg PA ingestion, combined with a 4-day per week resistance training program for 8-weeks appears to have a likely benefit on strength improvement, and a very likely benefit on lean tissue accruement in young, resistance trained individuals.

 

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DOSAGE & WHERE TO GET IT

 

So 750mg per day is an effective dose. Take it about 1 hour before training. It has been shown to be safe and without any side-effects whatsoever.

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It will tell you the best exercises to use, the best rep ranges, the right number of sets to do, the best training frequency – everything you need for the best gains ever in the shortest amount of time! Don’t worry, there’s no spam. If you don’t want to hear from me again, I wont be offended. You’re about to make the best gains of your life…

 

 

• If you’re in the US, you can get this effective dose as a supplement from Amazon here.

 

• If in the UK/Europe, I also found it on Amazon here.

 

I haven’t used this yet personally. But I plan on starting and using it for at least 12 weeks in the Autumn 🙂

 

HOW DOES IT WORK?

 

This is pretty easy to understand:

• Building new muscle is dependent on the rate of protein synthesis
• mTor is a kinase enzyme that is the master controller of muscle growth/protein synthesis
• Taking in more Phosphatidic Acid stimulates more mTor leading to increased growth rates
• Simple

 

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If you guys decide to use this supplement, I’d love for you to report back to me with results – give it at least 8 weeks to trial it properly.

Now go train with intensity!

Mark McManus

Study References:

1. “Phosphatidic acid supplementation increases skeletal muscle hypertrophy and strength.” Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition”

2. “Efficacy of phosphatidic acid ingestion on lean body mass, muscle thickness and strength gains in resistance-trained men”