From: Funk Roberts
Re: Muscle Building

Beta-alanine is a naturally occurring non- essential amino acid, meaning your body can create it from other foods that are rich in protein and amino acids.

The performance-enhancing aspect of beta-alanine (BA) is due to its ability to increase intra-muscular levels of carnosine.

Research shows that when you increase the use of beta- alanine though supplementation you can raise carnosine levels by over 60 percent in as little as 4 weeks.

Carnosine serves as an acid buffer and helps counteract this acid build-up, which increases the amount of work your muscles can do before they become fatigued.

Therefore, if we can increase the amount of carnosine in the muscle, you can have greater buffering capacity against acid build-up and be able to train longer, thus getting bigger, better gains.

With the increase in carnosine, you can delay the build-up of “lactic Acid” in the blood which will allow you to get more reps, last longer in your workout without fatigue and gain even more muscle.

However, in order to get those increased carnosine stores, you need beta-alanine.

Without adequate amounts of the nonessential amino acid, your body can’t produce carnosine efficiently, meaning your buffering capacity is limited, and as a result, so is your endurance, stamina and muscle building potential.