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The Science Behind AGENT•M

AGENT•M® Is Your First Line Of Defense Against Muscle Inflammation

When you train as hard as you do, your muscles use the fuels adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and phosphocreatine (PC). As this fuel breaks down it creates a buildup of acid in your muscles. This is the “burn” you feel at the end of a set. This acidic state triggers muscle inflammation.1 Weight training also triggers the release of the chemicals prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) that boost the inflammation signal in your muscles.

When your muscle inflammation combines with the signal boosters, it sets off alarms. Your body releases a massive amount of cortisol.2,3 That’s the last thing any bodybuilder wants.

The problem is that cortisol eats muscle. Cortisol’s job is to reduce inflammation, but in large amounts, it’s also catabolic, breaking down muscle. Plus, on top of all this, your testosterone and growth hormone (HGH) levels nose-dive.4,5 This process is called the inflammatory cascade, and it keeps doing damage. More cortisol release breaks down more muscle, which causes more inflammation, which releases more cortisol and so on. If you’re not careful, you could end up smaller.

The inflammatory cascade’s cycle won’t stop unless you have a tool to stop it.

How AGENT•M Works

AGENT•M ensures your body is a fine-tuned, muscle-building machine by controlling and combating the inflammatory cascade. It also accelerates new muscle growth by getting you into an anabolic state quicker.

1 – AGENT•M stops the inflammatory cascade

AGENT•M contains systemic enzymes that research shows to combat inflammation by decreasing the chemicals that boost the inflammation signal.2,6 AGENT•M contains ingredients scientifically proven to support your natural testosterone and growth hormone levels while protecting against muscle breakdown brought on by muscle inflammation.7,8

NOTE: AGENT•M will not decrease your muscle pumps but will make them fuller.

2 – AGENT•M accelerates new muscle growth

After controlling the muscle inflammation triggered by a hard workout, AGENT•M activates protein synthesis and accelerates new muscle growth9 directly at the muscle-tissue site.10 Scientific research shows that AGENT•M restores anabolism and suppresses cortisol, getting your body in gear and building muscles faster.11

These cross sections illustrate
(A) The destructive nature of muscle inflammation
(B) The benefit of AGENT•M

Damaged muscled diagram
Post-workout muscle inflammation damage
Healthy muscled diagram
Post-workout AGENT•M-assisted growing muscle

Scientific References

  1. Mainwood, G. W., Renaud J. M. (1985) The effect of acid-base fatigue of skeletal muscle. Can J Physiol Pharmacol, 63, 403.
  2. Keller, C., Steensberg, A., Hansen, A. K., Fischer, C. P., Plomgaard, P., Pedersen, B. K. (2005, December) Effect of exercise, training, and glycogen availability on IL-6 receptor expression in human skeletal muscle. J Appl Physiol, 99(6), 2075-9.
  3. Febbraio, M. A., Pedersen, B. K. (2005). Contraction-induced myokine production and release: is skeletal muscle an endocrine organ?. Exerc Sport Sci Rev, 33(3), 114-9.
  4. Roberts, A. C., et al. (1993) Overtraining Affects Male Reproductive Status. Fertil Steril, 60, 686.
  5. Urhausen, A., Gabriel, H., Kindermann. (1995) Blood Hormones as Markers of Training Stress and Overtraining. Sports Med, 20, 251.
  6. Cirelli, M. G. (1964) Clinical experience with bromelains in proteolytic enzyme therapy of inflammation and edema. Medical Times, 92(9), 919-922.
  7. Kraemer, W. J., et al. (2006, March) The effects of amino acid supplementation on hormone responses to resistance training overreaching. Metabolism, 55(3), 282-91.
  8. Carli, G., et al. (1992) Changes in the exercise-induced hormone response to branched chain amino acid administration. Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol, 64(3), 272-7.
  9. Paddon-Jones, D., Sheffield-Moore, M., et al. (2006, February) Differential stimulation of muscle protein synthesis in elderly humans following isocaloric ingestion of amino acids or whey protein. Exp Gerontol, 41(2), 215-9.
  10. Anthony, J. C., et al. (2002, May) Contribution of insulin to the translational control of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle by leucine. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 282(5), E1092-101.
  11. Paddon-Jones, D., et al. (2003, May) Hypercortisolemia alters muscle protein anabolism following ingestion of essential amino acids. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 284(5), E946-53.