What other milk do bodybuilders use to build colossal muscle mass? The secret is finally revealed - take it into service. Primary milk or colostrum is synthesized by the female mammary glands and is a viscous yellow liquid. It is performed within two days from the date of delivery.
Immediately after birth, the child most of all needs immune and growth factors. This is due to the fact. That the body of newborns has very weak defense mechanisms, and thanks to growth factors, the rapid growth of the baby is ensured.
All mammals have the ability to synthesize primary milk for feeding their offspring in the first days after birth. Many proteins are quickly degraded in the intestines, but primary milk contains special protease inhibitors that inhibit protein breakdown. It should also be noted that cow's primary milk has more immune factors than human milk.
In Ayurvedic medicine, colostrum has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for a wide variety of diseases. And until the creation of the first antibiotics, it was primary milk in combination with garlic that was used in this role. Today we are going to talk on the topic: fast muscle gain with the help of primary milk.
Properties of primary milk
Let's see what properties colostrum has. First of all, we should mention immunoglobulin G. This protein acts as an antibody and helps the body fight viruses. It is the main immunoglobulin found in colostrum, and in total it contains about 15% immunoglobulins.
The next substance found in primary milk is lactoferin. This substance is also designed to protect the body. It is able to block iron, which is used by bacteria as food for reproduction.
In addition, proline rich peptides are included in primary milk. They have the properties of immunomodulators, reducing the overactive immune response, while simultaneously increasing the weak one. More recently, scientists have found that peptides produced from sheep colostrum help fight Alzheimer's disease.
In addition to various substances that increase immunity, primary milk also contains growth factors such as IGF-1 and IGF-2, transforming growth factors A and B, direct growth hormone, and epithelial growth factor.
Athletes are well aware of the properties of IGF-1, which is an anabolic hormone. He takes an active part in the creation, restoration and repair of muscle tissue. Primary milk is a powerful natural booster, which contains a large number of proteactive factors, and according to this indicator, colostrum significantly bypasses ordinary milk.
The use of colostrum in bodybuilding
Even if primary milk was only able to increase immunity and accelerate the healing of injuries, then it would be an excellent food supplement in this case too. But as mentioned above, colostrum also contains growth factors, which allows us to make an assumption about the presence of anabolic properties in it.
Animal studies have confirmed these thoughts, but human studies have not yielded positive results. Perhaps this is due to the short duration of the research, which lasted several days.
It should be noted that during subsequent studies, an increase in endurance and an acceleration of recovery processes was noted. The experiment lasted for eight weeks and the subjects experienced an increase in endurance. There was no increase in muscle mass, but there was a decrease in muscle tissue lactic acid levels after intense training. In a recent study, the effects of primary milk on athletes were taken by a group of cyclists. There was again an increase in stamina as well as food absorption. As you know, with an increase in the amount of food consumed, the restoration of muscle tissue occurs much faster.
In addition, a study was carried out on the effect of cow's primary milk on the metabolism of protein compounds and indicators of strength. The experiment lasted for 14 days. As a result, scientists noted an acceleration of the exchange of protein compounds and an increase in the concentration of amino acids in the blood, but the level of IGF-1 remained at the same level. Also, there was no increase in strength indicators.
The absence of an increase in the level of insulin-like growth factor-1 is probably due to the fact that this hormone is a polypeptide and, when it enters the gastrointestinal tract, is processed in the same way as any other protein. For this reason, athletes use injectable preparations containing IGF-1.
Cow's primary milk contains a large amount of leptin, which has the ability to reduce appetite, as well as significantly increase the body's energy expenditure. So far, scientists have not been able to establish how much leptin the body can absorb when taken orally.
In the event that this protein manages to overcome the gastrointestinal tract without serious losses, then it is quite possible that the lipolysis process will accelerate. This could supposedly make colostrum an excellent fat burner. However, it must be said that in any case, primary milk is a very valuable food additive. This primarily applies to athletes using intense training, people using low-calorie nutrition programs, and the elderly.
Colostrum research will continue in the future, which gives hope for more optimistic results in terms of muscle mass gain.
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