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Andrew Huberman · 2021-05-31

Science of Muscle Growth, Increasing Strength & Muscular Recovery

Science of Muscle Growth, Increasing Strength & Muscular Recovery

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Reveri

Reveri

“There's a great app for accessing deep rest states”
“perhaps you would use the hypnosis app that we've talked about before Reveri, R-E-V-E-R-I.com. There's a great app for accessing deep rest states”— Andrew Huberman
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Creatine

“shown over and over again, a numerous well-controlled studies to improve muscle performance”
“The other thing that's been shown over and over again, a numerous well-controlled studies to improve muscle performance is creatine.”— Andrew Huberman
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Beta-alanine

“seems to have a very strong and well-supported effects”
“The other one, one that personally I've never tried but that seems to have a very strong and well-supported effects is beta-alanine.”— Andrew Huberman
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Magnesium malate

“seems to be particularly effective in offsetting delayed onset muscle soreness”
“Vitamin D and in some cases, magnesium malate. Magnesium malate seems to be particularly effective in offsetting delayed onset muscle soreness.”— Andrew Huberman
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Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA)

“The kind of Golden Three according to Andy Galpin and the ones that he recommends”
“sufficient omega-3s again, that can be accomplished through diet, through whole food intake or through supplementation or both.”— Andrew Huberman
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Vitamin D

“The kind of Golden Three according to Andy Galpin and the ones that he recommends”
“in general, getting above a 1,000 milligrams of EPA per day to keep inflammation low or relatively low. Vitamin D and in some cases, magnesium malate.”— Andrew Huberman
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Leucine

“one of the best ways that's been shown to support the synthesis of more myosin”
“it does seem that ingesting 700 to 3000 milligrams of the essential amino acid leucine with each meal is important.”— Andrew Huberman

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Citrulline

“ingesting things like arginine and citrulline can improve performance for those long bouts of exercise”— Andrew Huberman
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Arginine

“ingesting things like arginine and citrulline can improve performance for those long bouts of exercise that's mainly going to be due to effects”— Andrew Huberman