Description

Maximizing Muscle
Muscle max helps to build muscle mass by maximizing the efficiency of muscle metabolism
through its anabolic properties. One of the key ingredients which assist in kick starting this
mechanism is Gamma Oryzanol, which is a plant sterol derived from rice bran. Rice bran is a
rich source of glycerides, free fatty acids, phospholipids and glycolipids. Equine studies have
shown that supplementing thoroughbred diets with Gamma Oryzanol helps to prevent
exercise-induced muscle damage during training preparation for racing season. The study
found a significant decrease in post-exercise creatinine kinase and blood lactate activity from
the Gamma Oryzanol supplemented horses.

Why Are Antioxidants Important?
The energy from feed is stockpiled in muscles in the form of glycogen. Through a chain of
biochemical reactions within the muscle cells, the glycogen is oxidized to release ATP which
is used to power the muscle cells. The waste products from this energy burning process
include water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, lactic acid and free radicals, all of which have the
potential to reduce muscular efficiency. Free radicals can cause serious damage to the
muscle cell membrane. It is these free radicals, in conjunction with the waste ammonia and
lactic acid, that many equine sport scientists believe are responsible for muscle fatigue, post
exercise muscle soreness and muscle tie-up. Antioxidants have the ability to neutralize these
free radicals within the cells and therefore reduce cell damage.

Antioxidant Properties
Gamma Oryzanol acts as a potent antioxidant. A laboratory study found that gamma-oryzanol
was more than four times as effective at stopping tissue oxidation (caused by free radicals)
than vitamin E.