“THE RESULTS SHOWED AN INCREASE
IN STRENGTH AND GAINS IN THE
SUBJECTS WHO WERE TAKING HMB-FA
COMPARED TO THE PLACEBO GROUP.”
STACKING HMB FOR
BETTER RESULTS
T
he results of this study
correlated with Kraemer
et al. (2009), who also
reported strength gains in
subjects following a 12-week
periodised programme. This
finding was, however, made
in a previously untrained
population. In the 2014 study
it was also found that HMB
ingestion combined with a
structured exercise routine
resulted in greater declines in
fat mass in the individuals who
were tested. Previous research
with HMB in trained individuals
has been inconsistent with
findings of both no effect
(Kreider et al. 1999; Slater et
al. 2001) or a positive effect on
muscle mass (Nissan et al. 1996;
Thomson et al. 2009).
There are indications
that creatine, Adenosine-5’-
triphosphate (ATP) and HMB
reinforce each other’s effect
on muscle mass – good news
for athletes who would want
to boost their performance
further by stacking HMB with
creatine and ATP. Researchers
concluded that athletes could
boost muscle building by also
combining Leucine and HMB.
It is clear that research of
HMB-FA is still in its infancy.
However, everybody in the
bodybuilding, fitness and
sporting communities are
constantly looking for that extra
edge – that Holy Grail that will
deliver true, tangible benefits.
Based on this recent research
HMB, in combination with other
supplements such as BCAAs,
beta-alanine, ATP, Leucine and
creatine, seems to be a solution
that will likely yield the
best results. M.E
“RESEARCHERS
CONCLUDED THAT
ATHLETES COULD
BOOST MUSCLE
BUILDING BY
ALSO COMBINING
LEUCINE AND
HMB.”