{"id":49388,"date":"2013-06-24T12:05:08","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T10:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weider.es\/2013\/06\/24\/el-hmb-%ce%b2-hidroxi-%ce%b2-metil-butirato\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:29:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T11:29:37","slug":"el-hmb-%ce%b2-hidroxi-%ce%b2-metil-butirato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weider.es\/en\/el-hmb-\u03b2-hidroxi-\u03b2-metil-butirato\/","title":{"rendered":"HMB \u03b2-Hydroxy-\u03b2-Methyl Butyrate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Returning to the less scientific articles and something more specific about a product or ingredient in particular, in this article I found it very interesting to talk a little more deeply about a very good supplement that is coming back to hit hard among athletes in general and strength athletes in particular, this is the HMB<\/strong><\/a> which is the first name of the \u03b2-Hydroxy-\u03b2-Methyl-Butyrate<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I'm sure you've heard of it, but there is a bit of controversy about its effects and its mechanisms of action, so much so that these mechanisms are still not exactly known. Well, that's not what matters to us, because the interesting thing is the effects it produces and how they can help us to make progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is HMB?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is the abbreviation for the acid \u03b2-Hydroxy-\u03b2-MethylButanoic acid<\/em>whose stable and marketable form is calcium salt, i.e. the \u03b2-Hydroxy-\u03b2-Methyl-Butyrate <\/em>of calcium, which we know as HMB<\/a>. The HMB<\/a> is a metabolite of the branched-chain essential amino acid leucine. This means that it is halfway between the original amino acid, Leucine, and the end product of its metabolisation, HMG-CoA (Hydroxy Methyl Glutaryl-CoA) which can ultimately degrade to Acetoacetate or Acetyl-CoA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does it act and what processes is it involved in?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It appears that leucine and its metabolites may decrease protein degradation. The mechanism of action of leucine and its metabolites is not yet clear. HMB<\/a>but what has been shown is that it is involved in the repair and growth processes of muscle cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is evidence that it is involved in the protection of muscle proteins during intense and\/or prolonged exercise and accelerates their subsequent repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HMB<\/a> had been proposed to increase muscle mass and strength, but scientific evidence suggests that the cause-effect is not direct, i.e. that the intake of HMB<\/a> does not directly imply an increase in muscle mass and\/or strength, but by avoiding damage and protein degradation (catabolism) and accelerating recovery, it indirectly predisposes us to an improvement in our strength and an increase in our muscle mass, as long as the diet and rest periods are adequate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to use HMB?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That being said, normally, the intakes of HMB<\/a> are between 1.5 and 3.5 grams per day, which is equivalent to taking 2 to 4 capsules of HMB 3800<\/strong><\/a>of Weider. Or if we prefer to adjust it to body weight, between 40 and 50 mg\/kg body weight per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n