Ostrovit L Pure Leucine Powder 200 Gr

Product information Ostrovit L Pure Leucine Powder 200 Gr

L-leucine is an organic chemical compound from the group of exogenous (essential) protein amino acids that make up our muscles.

It is the most important of the three branched chain amino acids that make up the famous BCAA supplement.

Our body cannot synthesize it on its own, so supplementation or a properly balanced diet is necessary for the correct functioning of the body, which also translates into an optimal physiological state of muscle tissue growth.

L-leucine stimulates protein synthesis and stops its breakdown, therefore it has a strong anabolic effect.

It directly activates the mTOR kinase metabolic pathway, which is responsible for increasing strength and muscle mass.

Skeletal muscle hypertrophy depends largely on protein turnover, defined as the balance between protein synthesis and degradation.

Activation of mTOR (rapamycin) signaling positively affects protein transcription and translation processes and inhibits autophagy, leading to an increase in muscle fiber size.

On the other hand, it is well known that when during exhausting physical effort, we run out of energy, the body turns to the muscles to transform them into glucose and be able to keep going.

This process is called muscle catabolism.

And the main amino acid used to generate glucose is leucine.

Therefore, if you take leucine and find yourself in that situation, you will prevent muscle loss.

In addition, research suggests that this amino acid increases sensitivity to insulin, which is the body's transporter for transporting amino acids, creatine and other nutrients to muscle cells, so taking it after the training session will increase the capacity. recovery and growth.

And lastly, but very indicative of the muscular importance of this amino acid, it has been discovered that skeletal muscles contain specific leucine receptors.

Bottom line: Leucine is the key muscle-growing amino acid