| MMA fighters require sports supplements like any | | | | down doesn't happen. These may be consumed 50 |
| other athlete, but they do have some different | | | | minutes before or immediately after a workout for |
| requirements that make them a special case. MMA | | | | best results. Essential amino acids come in the form |
| fighters who practice jujitsu, Thai boxing and | | | | of hydrolyzed whey protein or free form amino acids. |
| wrestling typically are concerned with endurance, | | | | Hydrolyzed amino acids are not simply proteins, they |
| since strength, while important is more about | | | | are partially digested which means that they will get |
| technique than pure power as in weightlifting. | | | | absorbed and utilized very quickly and without |
| Endurance supplements take the center stage, along | | | | stomach distress. Make sure you get hydrolyzed |
| with ingredients that help curb cortisol and buffer | | | | amino acids prior to training to make the most of |
| lactic acid. | | | | your workouts. |
| If you watch the fights you will see that "gassing | | | | If you have the money, Citrulline Malate is a good |
| out" is one of the main problems facing MMA fighters | | | | ingredient that can be stacked with the above |
| in the ring. They need to perform at peak levels for | | | | nutrients. It can help with physical endurance and give |
| sometimes 25 minutes at a time, which is very | | | | you a mental and physical boost in the gym. It is |
| difficult. Fighters need to make sure that they make | | | | expensive, but mixed with the above ingredients, it |
| weight, so they need to decide of creatine is right | | | | can really make a difference in your workouts. |
| for them. Creatine is a very potent and important | | | | Finally, stimulants may help give the MMA fighter an |
| supplement that will help increase strength, power | | | | advantage, but make sure you check with your |
| and endurance. It also may bloat you if it isn't taken | | | | organization to ensure that these stimulants are |
| with the right supporting nutrients. Creatine can | | | | "legal" to use. Caffeine is certainly one that can be |
| certainly help transform your workouts and is the | | | | utilized for quick energy. Caffeine can provide the |
| number one supplement needed by MMA fighters, | | | | obvious mental benefit, but it also has a physical |
| but the bloating does raise an issue. One way to | | | | benefit, especially when mixed with things like |
| combat this bloating is use a supplement with | | | | creatine and amino acids. Other stimulants like Bitter |
| cinnamon extract, which will allow you to shove the | | | | Orange, containing synephrine can give the MMA |
| creatine into the muscles and not have it sit around | | | | fighter a mental boost and better intensity during |
| and attract excess water. | | | | tough training sessions. Geranium Oil (better known |
| Beta Alanine should be on the roster for a MMA | | | | as 1,3-Dimethylamylamine) is one that is new on the |
| fighter, since it buffers lactic acid and increases | | | | market, but there are rumors it might make you test |
| endurance. It has also been shown to improve | | | | positive for certain drugs, so make sure you check |
| athletic performance when mixed with creatine, | | | | with your governing body before using this stimulant! |
| which makes it a winner. You will most likely | | | | All three of these will certainly give you a mental lift |
| experience a weird side effect from Beta Alanine, | | | | while training and can push your intensity. |
| which is to feel a "tingle" or "itch", this is completely | | | | Of all of the supplements on the market, only |
| normal and is just the Beta Alanine getting into your | | | | Anadraulic State GT seems to have these ingredients |
| system and hitting your nerves. Beta Alanine is a | | | | in precise ratios. Two scoops of Anadraulic State GT |
| premier ingredient that all fighters should consider | | | | prior to workouts will help push you past any hurdles. |
| using. | | | | If you want to really take it to the next level, add in |
| Essential amino acids are also important, along with | | | | some Citrulline Malate to your Anadraulic State GT, to |
| higher than normal doses of L-Leucine, the body's | | | | push it even further. I recommend adding in 3g of |
| muscle building amino acid. L-Leucine stimulates muscle | | | | Citrulline Malate to each scoop of Anadraulic State |
| growth and muscle density, which increases explosive | | | | GT, which provides the precise ratio of ingredients |
| power and muscle maturity. Essential amino acids, | | | | that you will want to give you intensity. |
| ensure that after a tough workout, muscle tear | | | | |