E34 - Beta-Alanine

Beta-alanine is a supplement that can help improve exercise performance in intense exercise that is anywhere from 1-10 minutes. The research shows a 3-4% improvement on average for intense exercise in this range if taken for a sufficient amount of time. But there is reason to believe that the research commonly utilises sub-optimal protocols, so you can potentially get even more benefit than this.

(0:00) - Intro

(0:36) - What Is Beta-Alanine & How Does It Work?

(2:16) - Who Would Benefit?

(5:18) - Optimal Dose

(7:43) - How to Take It & Avoiding Paraesthesia 

(10:54) - Side Effects

(13:23) - Slow Release Beta-Alanine

(15:40) - Outro

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