Blogging About The Truth To Gain Weight & Build Muscle Mass!

Yup, like the saying goes, “too much of a good thing can be bad for you”, and in this case, specifically, we’re talking about vitamin C possibly slowing down your muscle building efforts. According to Mens Health, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition conducted a study that may reveal this. Men that took 1000 mgs of vitamin C while on a 2 month program that mainly targeted cardio effort raised their endurance levels over didn’t take the thousand milligrams. Those that wrote up the study said that those that took the vitamin had less mitochondria in their muscles….which will result in the muscle having less training capacity. Mitochondria in cells are what convert what we eat into energy the muscles can use, which is why they are known as “the powerhouse of the cell”.

Now, before you yell out that those on this study were partaking in “cardio” exercises, and that you are focusing on muscle building, thus can get no application from this study. Sure, they may not have engaged in your typical muscle building workout routine, however, the point is in the revelation that a high dose of vitamin C, in this case 1000 mgs, can have a capacity lowering effect on the mitochondria of muscular cells, which will lower what you’ll be able to get out of an intense muscle building workout program. Less weights, less rest, less sets….less muscle building and muscular weight gain.

Keep in mind that vitamin C has got to be the most popular, most recommended of all the vitamins. So, you don’t want to cut out vitamin C all together, it is very important (look up scurvy if you don’t believe me). Just cut down to 500 mgs per day, and you should be good: health benefits without the POSSIBLE slowing down of muscle building.