New Research Detailing Post-Exercise Recovery Benefits from Carnitine Product to be Presented

In presenting “Maximizing Exercise Recovery with Carnipure,” Dr. Volek will review data generated in seven research trials, each published in peer reviewed journals. All information has been extrapolated via randomized, balanced, double-blinded, placebo-controlled studies using human subjects.

Oct 6 2010 --- Jeff S. Volek, Ph.D., RD, Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut, will present new evidence detailing the effects of Carnipure, the premium L-Carnitine from Lonza, on post-exercise recovery. A SupplySide West 2010 VendorWorks presentation will be conducted on Friday, October 22nd, at 10:00 am, in the Venetian Hotel’s Galileo Room #903.

In presenting “Maximizing Exercise Recovery with Carnipure,” Dr. Volek will review data generated in seven research trials, each published in peer reviewed journals. All information has been extrapolated via randomized, balanced, double-blinded, placebo-controlled studies using human subjects.

L-Carnitine is an essential compound that assists the transport of fatty acids into the mitochondria for oxidation. Although more than 95 percent of the total L-Carnitine pool resides in skeletal muscle, several lines of evidence support a role of L-Carnitine in other cells with broader functions beyond fat oxidation. This presentation will detail new evidence that Carnipure supplementation promotes vascular health, increases androgen receptors, acts as an antioxidant and decreases exercise-induced muscle damage and soreness to promote better recovery from exercise.

The scientific research Dr. Volek references in the presentation includes:
• Volek, J. et al. 2002. L-Carnitine L-tartrate supplementation favorably affects markers of
recovery from exercise stress. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 282: E474-E482.
• Kraemer, W. et al. 2003. The effects of L-carnitine L-tartrate supplementation on hormonal
responses to resistance exercise and recovery. J Strength Cond. Res. 17(3): 455-462.
• Kraemer, W et al. 2006. Androgenic responses to resistance exercise: effects of feeding and
L-carnitine. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 38(7): July: 1288-1296.
• Spiering, B. et al. 2007. Responses of criterion variables to different supplemental doses of Lcarnitine
L-tartrate. J Strength Cond. Res. 21(1): 259-264.
• Spiering, B. et al. 2008. Effects of L-carnitine L-tartrate supplementation on muscle oxygenation responses to resistance exercise. J. Strength Cond. Res. 22(4):1130-1135.
• Volek, J. et al. 2008. Effects of carnitine Supplementation on Flow-Mediated Dilation and Vascular Inflammatory Responses to a High-Fat Meal in healthy Young Adults. Am. J. Cardiol. 102:1413-1417.
• Ho, J.Y. et al. 2010. L-carnitine L-tartrate supplementation favorably affects biochemical markers of recovery from physical exertion in middle-aged men and women. Metabolism:59 (2010) 1190-1199