Colostrum for Fitness

COLOSTRUM FOR FITNESS

Studies are now showing significant gain in fitness with colostrum supplementation. A widely reported studies in Australia found a 20% increase in stamina, strength, and shortened recovery time for both cyclists and soccer players.

Many body builders and fitness experts say  colostrum works better than any other legal substance they have ever experienced.

The growth factors found in colostrum are now known to enhance muscle tone, burn off body fat, promote skin elasticity and increase bone density.TG-F alpha and beta transforming growth factors stimulate production and repair of RNA and DNA as well as repair of damaged muscle fibers in athletes. EGF(epithelial growth factor) stimulates enhance skin healing. IGF-1(insulin like growth factor-1) is able to promote muscle growth by itself according to Muscle and Fitness associate editor Steve Schwade.

Bovine IGF-1 is effective in humans differing in structure by only 3 out of 67 amino acids, and bovine colostrum is found to be even higher in IGF-1 than human colostrum.The growth factors in colostrum stimulate protein syntesis and slow protein breakdown, resulting in increased lean muscle mass. At the same time, they shift the metabolism from burning carbohydrates to burning more fat.

Olympic skiers taking colostrum experienced lass fatigue and improved their performance in a placebo controlled study in Finland. they also showed only half the level of blood creatine-kinase, a marker of muscle injury compared to placebo control.

Another Finnish study , confirmed that athletes taking colostrum during strength and speed training did in fact show increased blood serum concentration of IGF-1136

Overall colostrum is considered as powerful as steroids at generating muscle mass when used in conjunction with exercise but without risks and side effects