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Vitargo®S2 is the super soluble form of Vitargo®, a patented molecular carbohydrate. Compared to carbohydrates such as maltodextrin and sugars used in ordinary fuel and recovery drinks and powders, Vitargo®’s patented IVg technology is university-research proven to: |
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Move through the stomach more than 2X faster than ordinary carbohydrates for rapid digestion and absorption. |
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Increases insulin levels 168% higher than ordinary carbohydrates after exhaustive exercise. |
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To fully understand the Vitargo®S2 revolutionary endurance performance advantage you must understand the science and see how Vitargo®S2 stands alone among related products as it is the only product of its kind to have university-research proven superiority. |
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ATP, creatine phosphate and glycogen power muscle contraction during intense weight training. |
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High-intensity strength training demands extraordinary amounts of energy. Muscle contraction during weight training is powered by ATP, creatine phosphate, glycogen and circulating glucose. 1 Muscle fiber ATP and creatine phosphate levels are extremely limited and must be regenerated after each set to prepare for the next one. 1 Circulating glucose and glycogen stores provide the energy to Re-GENR8 ATP and creatine phosphate between sets demonstrating an absolute requirement for higher glycogen levels supported by a fast muscle fuel before or during intense training. |
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Glycogen stores in muscle are limited and can be depleted during intense weight training meaning that superiorly loaded stores can lead to stronger sets and break-through workouts. |
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Glycogen stores make up about 2 to 3% of skeletal muscle with higher concentration in Type II (fast twitch) fibers. Glycogen is without question muscle’s “go to” fuel source during intense weight training (and strength competitions). 1 In fact, during multiple sets of weight training the decreases in strength and performance that occurs is directly tied to decreasing levels of glycogen in muscle. 2 Simply put, sustaining high intensity contractions requires muscle glycogen – the critical energetic fuel. 1 |
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Glucose delivery in between intense training sets supports muscle recovery and refueling to prepare for a strong subsequent set. |
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Rest periods between sets are short, typically lasting one to a few minutes depending on the training program. That means that muscle fibers must quickly Re-GENR8 spent power sources (ATP and creatine phosphate) and increase the availability of readily available glucose. Glucose uptake into muscle fibers is increased during training and a greater influx can lead to increased performance deeper into multiple set exercises. This can lead to break-through workouts and a greater training stimulus for anabolic processes. The bottom line is that your muscle absolutely requires the fastest readily-usable fuel (glucose) for optimal high-intensity weight training performance. |
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Vitargo is a patented, molecular carbohydrate that is university-research proven to empty from the stomach more than 2X faster than carbohydrates in ordinary sports and recovery drinks and powders. |
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Virtually all other sport fueling and recovery drink formulas use carbohydrates such as maltodextrin; and sugars like glucose (dextrose), fructose and sucrose. The problem with these carbohydrates is that they result in a beverage that has a high osmolality, which refers to how aggressively it will pull water. This sponge-like property slows the movement of those carbohydrates through the stomach, which in turn slow refueling efforts. On the other hand, Vitargo®S2 is patented molecular carbohydrate which has a relatively low osmolality and is university research-proven to empty from the stomach 2X faster within the first 10 minutes than ordinary carbohydrates.7 This break-through in accelerated performance refueling and recovery is due to the Vitargo®’s patented IVg technology. Other, less effective products, which may cost a little less, might make similar but unproven claims related to their carbohydrate source. It’s Cheaper to be Small™! |
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VitargoS2 does not cause bloating and discomfort allowing you to train hard with full abdominal engagement and mental focus. |
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Intense weight trainers and bodybuilders know about the bloating and discomfort that can result from ordinary fuel and recovery drinks and powders. In fact, one of the biggest complaints is that the bloating hinders exercises that compress the abdomen (e.g. squats, leg presses, etc). Other than that, the discomfort is distracting and can shift one’s focus from crushing weight. That’s because the carbohydrates typically used in sport and recovery products can act like sponges and draw a lot of water into the stomach. Once again, Vitargo® is superior to carbohydrates found in ordinary sport drinks and powders because its patented molecular carbohydrate form reduces time in the stomach – less time to attract water into the stomach. The university research that has shown Vitargo – when consumed at rest – to exit out of the stomach twice as fast as ordinary carbohydrates, has been an underground secret exploited by many intense weight trainers and bodybuilders. |
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Muscle protein levels are the result of a balance between muscle protein synthesis and breakdown. |
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Muscle is about 22% protein, most of what remains is water and some glycogen (2-3%) and lipid (1-2%). 1 Muscle protein is constantly being broken down (catabolic) and manufactured (synthesis or anabolic) by distinct processes.1 The net (balance) the two sides of turnover determines if muscle gets bigger, smaller or stays the same. Muscle protein turnover largely reflects the synthesis and breakdown of contractile proteins (e.g. actin, myosin, tropomyosin, and troponin), connective tissue, metabolic support proteins (such as myoglobin and proteins in electron transport complexes), ion pumps (Ca2+, Na+/K+), transport proteins, and enzymes. 1 |
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Resistance training increases muscle protein breakdown and increases muscle protein synthesis. |
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Although muscle protein breakdown doesn’t seem to occur during intense weight training it does take place for several hours after completing the session. 1,2 In fact, researchers in one study found that muscle protein breakdown was increased by 30% three hours after weight training. 4 Furthermore, based on research involving 3-methylhistidine (3-MH), a modified amino acid found primarily in skeletal muscle contractile proteins (primarily actin), protein breakdown occurs in both contractile and non-contractile proteins. 4,5 |
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1.78 times Higher Insulin Response in Ten Minutes. |
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Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas and released into circulation relative to how much and how rapidly carbohydrate (glucose) is absorbed from the digestive tract into the blood. Simply put, the faster and more significantly glucose can flood into circulation, the more forcefully insulin is released into the blood (leading to faster increase and higher peak). Insulin supports post-workout net muscle protein synthesis in two ways. First, insulin potently shuts down muscle protein breakdown. 6,-9 VitargoS2 (when consumed after exhaustive endurance exercise) produces 1.78 times greater insulin levels within 10 minutes—compared to ordinary carbohydrates – to turn off muscle protein breakdown and feed anabolic processes in muscle. 12 Clearly, insulin has a new master! |
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1.68 times Greater Glycogen Recovery in First 2 Hours. |
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VitargoS2 refuels muscle more than 2X faster in as little as 10 minutes after exhaustive exercise compared to carbohydrates found in ordinary sport fuel and recovery drinks. 12 That means ample carbohydrate is almost immediately available to muscle to rebuild glycogen stores spent during intense weight training. In fact, VitargoS2 has been proven to accelerate the rate of muscle glycogen recovery following exhaustive endurance exercise by 168% more than carbohydrates such as sugars and maltodextrin. 13 This is important for two reasons. First, it leads to a higher repeat performance sooner, as discussed next, and the second reason is that it helps to swell or “volumize” muscle cells. Glycogen is made up of branching polymers of glucose and each gram of glycogen draws 3 grams of water. 1 Osmoreceptors in muscle cells register cell hydration and volume and can increase muscle fiber protein production to support other anabolic processes. Thus recovery of glycogen stores more quickly means greater volumization of muscle fibers. |
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VitargoS2 increases performance by as much as 23% greater in as little as 2 hours after exhaustive exercise providing an advantage for multiple trainings in a single day or training the next day. |
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Faster recovery of glycogen results in enhance performance more quickly. How much better and how much quicker? A university study found that when individuals used Vitargo®S2 – after glycogen-depleting exercise – they were able to exercise again up to 23% better after just 2 hours of recovery than when using an equal amount of carbohydrates as those found in ordinary sport recovery drinks and powders. 8 Rapid refueling of glycogen stores is crucial for intense weight trainers that train twice in one day or whose training will involve the same body part the next day.
This break-though in glycogen recovery is due to the patented IVg technology of VitargoS2. Furthermore, the fructose found in many ordinary sport refueling and recovery products either as fructose, half of sucrose or half or more of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is absorbed much slower than other carbohydrates and has been shown in university research to be an inferior refueling and glycogen recovery carbohydrate. 14 For serious athletes fructose as a performance carbohydrate source simply doesn’t cut it! |
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