Recently, there have been a number of new products released on the market regarding the combination of creatine and natural testosterone enhancing substances in pre-workout formulas. The "rational" behind the marketing scheme of such products is that these substances can combat workout-induced testosterone decline (during training), thereby substantiating growth. Honestly, I have no doubt that these products will sell: Whether or not a specific tangible effect can be discerned through simple observation over a reasonable period of time is a different story. Skepticism is the name of the game, and the concept behind muscle breakdown inclusive of natural testosterone related declines actually has its place in the natural anabolic chain of events. Testosterone has to drop after a certain sustained intensity of output is maintained, as cortisol assist the body in ramping up glucose volume and adrenal output. Over long periods of time, the testosterone rebounding effects that accrue post-training, actually raise baseline testosterone over prior set limits. It is arguable that workout induced declines in testosterone actually stimulate over-compensatory rebound volumes, initially by adversely off-setting the body's homeostatic impulse. In other words, the decline which these formulas claim to inhibit is actually a catalyst of the growth mechanism that takes place on the back-end.
If you want to stop muscle-breakdown, then you should review the situation from a "metabolic" standpoint. HMB, Glutamine, Cissus (Symmetry X), and other anti-catabolics should be used in both the pre-training and/or post-training phases, while high-volume creatine monohydrate formulas, such as Vitargo should be used on the back-end in the post-training phase. The only creatine formulas that can be used prior to training are those with substantial time-released insulinogenic matrices (interposed combinations of substances that facilitate time-released repartitioning) and neurological enhancers. In other words, get Methyl EFX, and stack it with HMB and/or some of the other aforementioned anti-catabolics. At least these substances address muscle breakdown, at a very direct level. Test boosters have always had difficulty in translating their effects into body composition improvements: I've only seen about 3-5 products at most that can substantiate such claims, and even those products required a 4-6 month commitment of consistent usage.
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HMBMicronized Creatine MonohydratePost-Training Creatine Cell Volumizing Formula
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