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Acid Zapper's Double Blind-Placebo Clinical trial was conducted at Montana State University, Bozeman, by Dan Heil, PhD, FACSM, Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance. One of the programs and research projects Dan Hiel is involved in at the MSU is Contracted Lab Testing. The lab performs fitness testing for groups upon request and availability of the lab. For example, they have performed fitness testing for the Bozeman city firefighters for several years that included VO2max testing with 12-lead ECG, 30j-sec Wingate testing, as well as various tests of upper and lower body muscular strength. They have also done some product testing at the request of various companies.
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Several research studies have investigated effects of bicarbonate supplementation on athletic performance. During high intensity exercise, acid production (and resulting acidic stress) impairs energy metabolism and muscle contraction. Theoretically, alkalizing agents, such as bicarbonate, should restore the pH level, delay the onset of fatigue, and improve endurance during high intensity exercise. Improvements in acid buffering and performance in sprints has been documented, but less is documented relating to endurance at the anaerobic threshold (AT), metabolic acidosis, or muscle recovery the day after exhaustive exercise.
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Gina Kolata’s May 16, 2006 New York Times article “Lactic Acid Is Not Muscles' Foe, It's Fuel”, gives some very valid and important insights into athletic performance and exercise metabolism. Dr. George Brooks proved after developing a much more complex metabolic model that lactic acid is an energy source for the muscles (as well as the kidney, heart and brain as was previously known). Prior to Dr Brooks' study lactic acid had been identified as the “limiting factor” in intense muscle contraction causing the “burn” experienced when pushing the limits of conditioning. But, lactic acid is not the problem; it is a “marker” for acid generation in the active muscle. For every molecule of lactic acid formed during exercise, excess hydrogen ions (protons) are created thereby increasing the acidity within the muscle cell. If these protons are not addressed, the pH in the muscle region is decreased to the point that it creates a “burn” and slows down energy metabolism in working muscles.
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Tim Becker is Director at CompuTrainer MultiRider Center and USA Triathlon Age Group Master Male Duathlete of 2005.
“I don’t think I could have had more of an improvement with any other supplement,” says champion cyclist and duathlete Tim Becker, summing up the extraordinary results he’s achieved using Acid Zapper with Alka-Myte®, the health supplement developed byA Seattle-based TAMER Laboratories, Inc. specifically to help competitive and team athletes achieve peak performance and quicker recovery times.
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Ask US Cycling Hall of Fame member, Olympian, and highly successful cycling coach John Howard why he uses Acid Zapper to maintain pH health, and he gives a very straightforward answer: “Performance is everything. My personal response to Acid Zapper was immediate and extremely positive. Acid Zapper has become a regular daily supplement of my diet for good reason - it works.”
Anyone can endorse a product. But John Howard isn’t just anyone. Most cyclists can only dream of having a career like his. Even the short list of Howard’s athletic accomplishments is astonishing: Three-time cycling Olympian. Ten-year member of the US National Team. Eighteen-time USCF and NORBA Elite and Masters National Champion. National title holder in Road, Time Trial Cyclo-Cross and MTB. Two-time UCI World Championship Medalist. Ironman Triathlon World Champion. That’s just for starters.
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