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What is legal HMB?
Ergogenic aids - legal: HMB HMB Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate is produced when one of the body's essential amino acids (leucine) breaks down. A small dose (3 g) of HMB is equal to 60 g of leucine or the equivalent of 2 kg's of red meat! Indications so far are that HMB significantly reduces the breakdown of muscle proteins during intense exercise that allows for longer and more intense training sessions. Unless HMB was used with strict monitoring of exercise stress, there is the possibility of ignoring the natural warning signs of overwork and therefore the athlete may cause some damage to the muscle.
What is HMB?