http://www.sksports.co.uk AST Copyright: (C) SK SPORTS http://www.sksports.co.uk/ 60 en-gb Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:35:07 BST http://www.sksports.co.uk/products/creatine-hsc-1814gms1.html AST Creatine HSC While all the other companies are cutting corners to try and see just how cheap they can sell you creatine, AST Sports Science is networking with leading research groups around the world to deliver you state-of-the-art creatine compounds that are more effective, work better and produce results that the cheap creatine supplements can't come close to. Enter AST Creatine HSC! The Problem . . . We all know creatine monohydrate works! You take it - you get bigger and you get stronger. You feel good, you feel big, and you feel strong. You can knock out more and more reps with heavier and heavier weights. It’s great stuff - at least for the first month or so. Then what happens? Bam! You hit that wall. The weights aren’t moving up like they did at first. That pump just doesn’t seem quite as full as it use to. You know what I mean. This is called diminished creatine efficacy. It happens to everyone who relies on simple creatine monohydrate for their creatine saturation needs. The Solution . . . Creatine HSC. One of the fundamental missions at AST Sports Science is to foster a greater understanding into the dynamics of muscle anabolism through nutritional intervention. With this fundamental approach AST Sports Science became the first company to enhance the effectiveness of creatine monohydrate with our original Creatine Complex-5. Now Creatine HSC takes the science of creatine supplementation even further. New Creatine HSC is designed to create a more efficient and congruent atmosphere to increase creatine uptake and utilization within the muscle cell by effectively manipulating the intricate metabolic pathways of the phospho-creatine cycle. HSC’s scientifically based creatine formula utilizes an advanced substrate understanding to enhance the biological mechanisms of creatine metabolism. HSC maximizes the integration of creatine carrier sub-pathways and bioenergetic mediation to effectively increase muscle cell creatine uptake, retention and creatine/ATP turnover. Creatine HSC’s innovative "Hyper-Saturation Creatine Complex" incorporates pure HPLC creatine monohydrate with an integrated bio-energetic ATP support system, a dual-phosphate / taurine matrix, unique sodium / creatine mediators and DGCTM (high-glycemic-index dextrorotatory glucose crystals) to help facilitate a desired creatine "Hyper-Saturation" effect. Through this "Hyper-Saturation" effect, HSC delivers over 87% more creatine to your muscles than creatine monohydrate alone. And it doesn’t stop there . . Integrated ATP Support System - ATP Support System - AST Sports Science is currently the only company researching the bio-energetic complexities of the phospho-creatine cycle in order to gain a better understanding of the co-interactions with relation to creatine / ATP synthesis. These important intermediaries are key to increasing the intensity and duration of creatine’s muscle building effects. By providing these essential intermediate substrates, Creatine HSC fuels a micro-cellular environment prime for continued creatine/ATP turnover long after other creatine supplements have stopped producing results. Other creatine formulas ignore important substrate activity that is involved in the proliferation of ATP. This oversight limits creatine’s potential as a fuel and a buffer for ATP and as a contributor to cell hyper-hydration, protein accrual and muscular growth. HSC provides the necessary micro-nutrients that take advantage of creatine’s site-specific substrate activity. By providing these bio-energetic nutrients responsible for sustained creatine/ATP turnover, Creatine HSC delivers continual dynamic muscle performance increases month after month after month. Sodium-Creatine Mediators - Unknown to but a few resourceful researchers, creatine uptake by the muscle cell is sodium dependent - sodium is required for proper muscle-creatine delivery and utilization. Providing the proper intra / extra-cellular creatine-sodium chemical gradient is crucial to "hyper" creatine transport - getting more creatine in the muscle than normally allowed under ordinary cellular-metabolic states. HSC stimulates sodium-creatine cotransport by increasing the transmembrane sodium concentration gradient. This increased sodium flow into the cell allows a thermodynamic creatine attatchment to "hitch-a-ride" in with the sodium. HSC provides a precise sodium requirement to increase cellular creatine accumulation through cross-membrane sodium transport. Another first in the industry. Dual-Phosphate / Taurine Matrix - Creatine HSC integrates a precise sodium-potassium phosphate combination along with HPLC Taurine for increased muscle cell hydration and insulin-like mediation for creatine transport to promote an optimum cellular medium for accelerated muscle growth. Controlled studies have demonstrated Taurine’s potent insulin-like characteristics and have also shown insulin potentiating attributes as well. This dual mimic-potentiate ability may foster an even greater net effect in insulin mediated creatine transport. Numerous studies are indicating the more creatine that can be driven into the muscle cell, the more potential for substantial lean mass accumulation. DGC - Creatine HSC incorporates new high-glycemic-index dextrorotatory glucose crystals. This new glucose component helps mediate a significant increase in creatine uptake and retention by having a sharp impact on serum insulin levels. This insulin "spike" mediates a "hyper" uptake of creatine into the muscle cell. DGC provides this insulin medium without the overly sweet sensation other insulin spiking methods produce. Not only does HSC redefine the science of creatine supplementation, but it now provides a refreshing way to do it. Two Muscle-Quenching Flavours! New Creatine HSC comes in two awesome and refreshing flavors - Juicy Grape and Lemon Squeeze. Both are available in 2.2 pound (23 servings) and 4 pound (41 servings) containers. You just scoop it into a glass, add cold water and stir. HSC mixes instantly into a great tasting, very refreshing and potent muscle-building drink. It doesn’t load you down or weigh heavy on your stomach. Creatine HSC is a breakthrough supplement with a unique precision "Hyper-Saturation" formula that integrates the absolute latest in creatine research, delivering you the most scientifically advanced creatine formula available to help you build lean muscle and strength faster. HSC is defining a new era in creatine effectiveness. Creatine HSC will change the way you think about fast muscle growth! Available in Grape and Lemon flavours. AST Creatine HSC Nutritional Information Servings per 4 lb container: 41 Serving size: 1 Scoop (44g) Amount per serving: Calories 136 Total Fat 0 g Sodium 120 mg Potassium 120 mg Total Carbohydrate 34 g Sugars 34 g Protein 0 g Other ingredients Each serving provides pure HPLC tested and laboratory certified "micronized" creatine monohydrate - 5 g, taurine - 100 mg. Not a significant source of fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, dietry fibre, vitamins A and C, calcium and iron. Both HSC Flavours contain: DGCTM (dextorotatory glucose crystals), Creatine Complex-5 (pure HPLC tested and laboratory certified "micronized" creatine monohydrate, niacinamide, pantothenic acid, thiamin hydrochloride, riboflavin), taurine, natural and artificial flavors, dipotassium phosphate, disodium phosphate and magnesium sulfate. Juicy Grape also contains: Red beet powder, malic acid and FD C #2. Lemon Squeeze also contains: Citric acid and yellow #5. AST Creatine HSC Recommended use Mix one scoop (44g) with 6 to 8 ounces of cold water. Hyper-Saturation Loading Phase: Drink 4 servings a day for 5 days. Hyper-Saturation Maintenance Phase: Drink 1 to 2 servings daily. 1814gms RRP £34.99 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:35:07 BST http://www.sksports.co.uk/products/creatine-hsc-1814gms1.html http://www.sksports.co.uk/products/nytro-pro-40-meal-replacement.html AST Ny-Tro Pro 40 Meal Replacement Ny-Tro PRO-40 was designed specifically to eliminate the mystery out of the two most confusing elements - the nutrition and supplementation puzzle. Ny-Tro PRO-40 is not really a supplement at all. NyTro Pro 40 is a perfect meal minus the empty calories, minus the fat, and minus the simple sugars. If your body doesn’t need it, it’s not in AST Ny-Tro PRO-40. Ny-Tro PRO-40 provides 100% of all the vitamins and minerals muscles need to take advantage of strategic workouts. NyTro Pro 40 gives you 40 grams nitrogen-rich protein from a unique blend of whey and milk isolates. You also get 22 grams of slow-release, energy-rich complex carbohydrates for sustained energy. Distinctive features of Ny-tro Pro 40 are contained in special amino acid ratios tailored to provide optimum nutrient uptake and high nitrogen retention for maximum muscle recovery and growth. Ny-Tro PRO-40 is a meal replacement supplement. It’s virtually a perfect meal in a pouch. It’s ultra convenient, supplies 100% of all the vitamins and minerals your body needs for optimum muscle repair, recuperation, growth, health and performance. It provides 40 grams of nitrogen-rich protein that’s fortified with abundant amounts of L-Glutamine and branched chain amino acids. Ny-Tro PRO-40 uses only the highest quality ingredients in its formulation. Each ingredient is tested for purity and potency before it’s used in the final product. This certainly makes things more complicated and expensive, but it insures that you get an effective, result producing product. When compared to other meal replacement supplements NyTro Pro 40 really begins to shine. Ny-Tro PRO-40 contains a higher percentage of protein, lower fat, lower sugar, lower sodium, higher potassium, and an overall vitamin and mineral content that averages twice the potency. Ny-Tro PRO-40 is really not a supplement. What we mean by this is, Ny-Tro Pro-40 is a complete meal. It’s not supplemental to anything. Ny-Tro PRO-40 is designed to be the perfect muscle-building meal. Nutrient dense, calorie-compact, high in protein, just the right amount of energy-rich complex carbohydrates and virtually no fat or sugar. AST Ny-Tro Pro-40 Nutritional Information Servings per box: 20 Sachets. Serving size: 1 Sachet (72 g) Amount per serving: Calories 250 Total Fat 1.5 g Saturated Fat 1 g Total Carbohydrate 22 g Protein 40 g 20 sachets RRP £49.99 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:35:07 BST http://www.sksports.co.uk/products/nytro-pro-40-meal-replacement.html http://www.sksports.co.uk/products/vp2-whey-protein-isolate.html VP2 Whey Protein Isolate In 1992 AST released the first whey protein to the sports nutrition world. Building muscle has never been the same. But you know what? Whey protein technology has advanced more in the past few years than any other supplement category. That's right. The advancement in whey protein science has been staggering. Funny thing though, just about every whey protein on the store shelves today is made using old science. As much as whey protein technology has advanced more and more "old-science" whey is being pushed onto the market. Why is this? Simple. Profit! Whey protein is a broad description of a protein fraction derived from milk. What this means is you can have a very poor denatured whey protein concentrate and a highly refined whey peptide isolate and label each one whey protein. Just because it says "Whey Protein" on the label does not mean you are getting the complete muscle-building benefits new science has to offer. In fact, if you are using another protein besides AST VP2 Whey Isolate then you are not putting the latest science to work for you. Science that could accelerate muscle growth! Building lean solid muscle requires a daily intake of protein. Muscle is protein. Without this essential nutrient all the training in the world won't help you. To build muscle your body requires extra protein for tissue repair and growth. But just eating extra protein to feed trained muscles hardly makes the grade when maximum growth is what you are looking for. New VP2 Whey Protein raises the benchmark in high-performance protein supplementation. Using Advanced Protein Technology, VP2 Whey Protein incorporates a new proprietary "Micro-Fraction-Isolation" (MFITM) and "Controlled Chymotrypsin-Trypsin Hydrolysis" (CCTHTM) technology that isolates specific and potent individual protein fractions. Once isolated, these potent protein fractions are then cleaved into precise peptide lengths for scientifically proven higher nitrogen retention. This entire process is performed under cool, non-acidic conditions to ensure complete protein integrity. VP2 Whey Protein is a new protein - a potent, precision protein formulation based on the latest discoveries in protein biochemistry. VP2 Whey Protein yeilds a near perfect "amino-specific" nutrient profile designed to increase muscle nitrogen absorption and retention to support lean muscle growth and repair. Protein is the most essential nutrient vital to muscle growth. It only makes sense to feed your muscles the highest quality protein available to ensure maximum muscle growth. VP2 Whey Protein is the world's only true 100% hydrolyzed whey protein isolate available anywhere - setting a new standard in protein performance. If you want maximum results from your training then don't settle for low grade whey protein supplements. Feed your muscles the most effective muscle building protein money can buy - VP2 Whey Protein Isolate. AST VP2 Whey Information Servings per 2 lb.container: 32 Serving size: 1 scoop (28 g) Amount per serving: Calories 100 Total Fat < 0.5 g Total Carbohydrate 1 g Protein 24 g VP2 Recommended use As a dietary supplement. Add one heaping scoop to 8 ounces of your favourite cold liquid (water, milk etc.). VP2 starts dissolving instantly. Just a few turns with a spoon or shakes in a shaker and it’s completely mixed and ready to drink. When to use VP2: Take one serving of AST VP2 30 minutes after your workout and another serving 30 minutes later. On non-training days, use AST VP2 2-3 times daily. RRP £39.99 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:35:07 BST http://www.sksports.co.uk/products/vp2-whey-protein-isolate.html