Muscle Building

Nutrabolt chief legal officer on state-led restrictions: ‘We need to work together’

16-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Attempts to restrict access to certain dietary supplement categories at the state-level could potentially pose the most significant threat to the industry since the passage of DSHEA, and the industry needs to unify in response, says Nutrabolt’s chief...

NY AG seeks motion to dismiss NPA’s lawsuit challenging restrictive supplement law

01-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The New York Attorney General’s office is seeking to file a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Natural Products Association (NPA) that challenged a new law seeking to restrict access to specific categories of dietary supplements.

New York State senate passes bill restricting supplements to minors

06-Jun-2023 By Danielle Masterson

Next stop: the governor’s desk. Will Gov. Hochul sign the bill into law or veto it?

NY Assembly passes bill targeting weight loss, muscle building supps

02-Jun-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Efforts to restrict the sale of some dietary supplements to minors in New York State took a step forward this week as the State’s Assembly passed AB 5610-D, a bill that limits access to some dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building for people...

Pump up the volume: L-citrulline formula shows promise in muscle study

26-May-2023 By Danielle Masterson

“The results were so unexpected and dramatic that we were granted a patent for the invention.”

Another weight loss sales restriction bill falls victim to gubernatorial veto

03-Jan-2023 By Hank Schultz

The dietary supplement industry dodged another regulatory bullet when New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have restricted the sales of some weight management and muscle building products in the state.

‘This ingredient is upstaging the gold-standard’: ING2 co-founder on excitement around dileucine

22-Nov-2022 By Stephen Daniells

A “groundbreaking” dileucine ingredient that boosts muscle protein synthesis much faster and to a greater extent that leucine, ‘the gold-standard’ amino acid for muscle, will hit shelves in a consumer product , the co-founder of Ingenious Ingredients...

NPA testifies against NJ bill to restrict some supplement sales

14-Nov-2022 By Hank Schultz

The Natural Products Association opposed a bill to restrict some sales of dietary supplements in New Jersey brick and mortar locations in testimony offered about a bill making its way through the state legislature.

Whey protein helps cut sarcopenia in group of IBD sufferers

02-Sep-2022 By Hank Schultz

Whey protein plus exercise had a significant effect on sarcopenia measures in subjects suffering from inflammatory bowel disease.

Could ‘vague & draconian’ NY State supplements ban extend beyond weight loss & body building?

16-Mar-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The vague language of a controversial bill in the State of New York that aims to restrict the sale of dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building could also encompass esports and creatine.

Leucine recommendations too low for older people, study argues

19-Oct-2021 By Lynda Searby

A new study provides further evidence to suggest that international recommendations for leucine intakes are not high enough to counteract muscle wasting in elderly people.

Resveratrol supplements can reduce muscle damage in high-exertion exercise

17-Sep-2021 By Nikki Hancocks

Plyometric exercises combined with suitable resveratrol supplementation can help control muscle damage, improve physical adaption, and boost recovering anaerobic capacity, research has concluded.

TSI gets Brazilian approval for myHMB, lines up powerful sales partners

30-Aug-2021 By Hank Schultz

TSI Group has expanded the global reach for its myHMB ingredient with approval by ANVISA, the Brazilian regulatory agency.

HMB can be integral part of healthy aging discussion, supplier says

16-Aug-2021 By Hank Schultz

The use of HMB could transform the healthy aging conversation by helping to solve the riddle of maintaining muscle mass in older adults, a supplier says.

Start-up’s ‘revolutionary’ dileucine outperforms leucine for muscle building

11-Aug-2021 By Stephen Daniells

A new dileucine ingredient that leads to over 40% more muscle building potential than leucine alone is being commercialized by start-up Ingenious Ingredients, with the company already “vetting exclusive top-tier distribution and marketing partners”.

US Military supplement use ‘increasing over time’: Study

26-Jul-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Overall use of dietary supplements continues to increase over time in all branches of the US military, says a new survey that shows that 74% of service members reported using at least one supplement at least once a week.

HMB supplementation promotes muscle performance in cirrhotic patients

08-Jul-2021 By Nikki Hancocks

Supplementation with beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) for 12 weeks promotes improvements in muscle performance in compensated cirrhotic patients, according to a recent study.

Meta analysis supports role of HMB in maintaining muscle health for seniors

27-Apr-2021 By Hank Schultz

Recent evidence continues to bolster the anti aging benefits of HMB, which has served to bolster market acceptance of the ingredient.

NutraCast Podcast: Dr. Keith Baar on Muscle Mass Gains

19-Feb-2021 By Danielle Masterson

Legend Labz recently announced a license agreement with The University of California to produce an all-natural muscle supplement, which lab studies show can increase muscle mass gains by over 200%.

Lonza takes issue with warning about L-carnitine metabolite

21-Oct-2020 By Hank Schultz

Swiss L-carnitine supplier Lonza has said focus on a lone metabolite that has a poorly understood relation to cardiovascular disease presents an incomplete picture of the benefits of the ingredient. The warning about the metabolite figured into a recently...

The 'rising star' of sports nutrition: Why collagen is a HIIT

28-Sep-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Collagen is the sports nutrition industry’s ‘rising star’ thanks to the mega trend for preventative health solutions and the COVID-related health and wellness boom, according to global collagen solutions supplier Rousselot.

Amazentis tackles muscle loss during pandemic

10-Sep-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on just about everything — the economy, our mental health and even our muscles.

TSI acquires myHMB developer as it positions ingredient for changes in sports market

19-Jun-2020 By Hank Schultz

TSI Group has acquired ingredient developer Metabolic Technologies, bringing the important sports nutrition ingredient myHMB fully in house.

Beetroot-based gel speeds up handgrip strength recovery in combat sports athletes: Study

01-Apr-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Researchers from the Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism Research Group, Nutrition Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, examined the effect of beetroot-based gel supplementation in recreational combat sport athletes. Specifically, they...

Sports Nutrition Summit 2020

Alex Ardenti on his film SUPPS: The Movie

20-Feb-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The filmmaker takes an up close and personal look at the history and evolution of the growing $40 billion sports supplement industry.

Sports Nutrition Summit 2020

CEO says sports brand was founded on delivering effects, not on hitting a margin

13-Feb-2020 By Hank Schultz

Kris Gethin, CEO of sports nutrition brand Kaged Muscle, said a sense of editorial responsibility led him to take the leap into becoming the leader of a sports nutrition company.

Study clouds picture of role of aronia extract in muscle growth

03-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

Aronia berry supplementation can increase signaling associated with muscle protein synthesis but doesn’t result in more muscle growth in the end, a study in rats has found.

Trade war, generic competitors hurt NAI’s sales

27-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

Tariffs, tax charges and generic knockoffs hurt Natural Alternatives International in the fourth quarter, the company reported this week.

Gut bacteria could influence muscle growth and function: Mouse data

27-Sep-2019 By Nathan Gray

Altering the makeup of our gut microbiome could have an impact on muscle growth and function, say researchers who hope the new findings will have promise for age-related muscle loss.

Euromonitor: Consumers want sports nutrition products that are ready-to-drink, low in sugar

02-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Results from a global survey revealed that many consumers are gravitating towards ready-to-drink sports nutrition products, as opposed to powders or bars.

From the Editor's Desk

Can a sports nutrition product be too good?

01-Feb-2019 By Hank Schultz

Dietary supplements and the ingredients that go into them have always had to walk a careful line. Everyone wants efficacy. But if your ingredient is too efficacious, are you treading too close to the drug line?

Probiotics for building muscle mass: Synbio Tech targets the US market with ‘world’s first’ sports product

13-Dec-2018 By Tingmin Koe

Taiwanese probiotics firm Synbio Tech is aiming for a strong entry into the US sports nutrition market with a probiotic strain capable of building muscle mass.

Extracts of mangosteen rind and Indian bay leaf may enhance muscle strength, endurance

23-Oct-2018 By Adi Menayang

Results from two studies—one on mice and another on adult human males—suggest that supplementation of extracts from two plants may enhance muscle strength.

Rat study: Glutamine and alanine supplementation may reduce muscle damage parameters

09-Oct-2018 By Adi Menayang

A study on resistance-trained rats revealed that glutamine and alanine supplementation may reduce muscle damage parameters.

Review of l-carnitine’s scientific literature support its benefits for performance, aging

05-Jun-2018 By Adi Menayang

A look at published studies on L-carnitine suggests that there is mounting evidence pointing to the compound's benefits for active people, young and old.

Use of aromatase inhibitor forms basis of warning letter

30-May-2018 By Hank Schultz

A recently posted warning letter cites a New York company for the presence of an aromatase inhibitor in one of its dietary supplements. This class of chemicals is popular with strength trainers for its purported ability to suppress estrogen levels.

Casein supplementation timing doesn’t really matter, suggests pilot study on recreationally active males

18-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

Eating cottage cheese before bed for its casein content is a popular bodybuilding tip. But results from a new clinical trial suggests that casein levels may matter more than timing.

Massachusetts shelves bill to restrict sale of weight loss and muscle supplements, again

10-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

A bill introduced in the Massachusetts state legislature would have restricted the sale of weight loss and muscle building supplements. It was recently pulled off the floor and sent to the Joint Committee on Public Health.