Yes, for most people. 95% of 96 people who reported on Beta-Alanine for performance say it improved. 5% noticed no change and 0% say it got worse. That is about the typical result for performance (93% across 41 options).
Ranked #9 of 41 for performance.
“I was noticing that I no longer needed Theanine or any other GABAergics to calm my anxiety.”
“I take high doses of beta-analine and it helps with parts of my anxiety such as getting the strength back in my legs.”
“It works mostly at boosting your ability to do reps in the range of 10, i.e hypertrophy work.”
“Need to take beta alanine and creatine daily to get the effect just fyi. Tingles are just a side effect and should pass after a couple weeks; I feel the caffeine and beta alanine (i get the tingles from b.a.)”
Conclusion: β-alanine had a significant overall effect while subgroup analyses revealed a number of modifying factors. These data allow individuals to make informed decisions as to the likelihood of an ergogenic effect with β-alanine supplementation based on their chosen exercise modality.
Conclusion: The results provide insights into which exercise modality will benefit the most, and which dosage protocols and durations stand to provide the greatest ergogenic effects. This may be used to inform further research, and professional or recreational training design, and optimization of supplementation strategies.
Conclusion: Other NEAs, including creatine, beetroot juice or glycerol, need further investigation to strengthen the evidence for performance enhancement in combat sports. Caffeine is the only NEA that has shown strong evidence for performance enhancement in combat sports.
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