3. Beta-Alanine
Beta-Alanine is a non-essential amino acid that’s found in protein-heavy foods like fish and poultry. BA boosts performance because it brings up levels of carnosine in muscles. Increasing your beta-alanine by taking supplements can raise your carnosine levels by up to, and over, 60% in just for weeks.
This is important because the body gains hydrogen during intense exercise. This hydrogen brings down our pH levels, which essentially means we become acidic. This acid, lactic acid, causes fatigue and lowers muscle performance. It also causes muscles to fail by shutting down neural drives. When a bodybuilder has more carnosine they halt the development of hydrogen and lactic acid which means they can work for longer.
