Does anyone have any experience taking beta alanine during training blocks? My coach heavily recommends it (ncaa d-1) level and trust him very much.
Anyone have any knowledge about it?
Does anyone have any experience taking beta alanine during training blocks? My coach heavily recommends it (ncaa d-1) level and trust him very much.
Anyone have any knowledge about it?
Very in-depth reading can be found here:
http://examine.com/supplements/Beta-Alanine/
Studies found that it was suggested to increased muscular endurance by 2.5% for performances between 60-240 seconds. There is no significant effect on power output or VO2max, and it might have a very very minor positive effect on Anaerobic Running Capacity. It might have a small effect of reducing fatigue and improving time until exhaustion.
One complaint about Beta Alanine is that it seems to have the common side effect of parasthesia, or tingling in the skin on your face, chest, or fingers and toes.
Thanks for the great response!
You trust your coach a lot, not so much as to just take what he recommends without asking letsruns first though!
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You trust your coach a lot, not so much as to just take what he recommends without asking letsruns first though!
Doesn't sound like he was questioning his coach's advice. Sounded more like he was curious about people's experiences with it. Big difference.
NOthing wrong with wanting to learn more about something.
I've had good results with it in the 400 & 800. Didn't see much impact in the mile. Baking soda is also good if you can keep your stomach together.