Brief description

GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is an amino acid used by athletes, to promote sleep and sleep quality.

GABA also increases hGH (human Growth Hormone) in the blood, reducing the negative effects of stress and stress hormones and improves regeneration, which makes it an interesting supplement in your arsenal.

Function:

GABA, gamma-aminobutyric acid more precisely, is nonproteinogenic amino acid and biogenic amine (descendant) of glutamic acid, ie endogenous GABA can be synthesized from glutamic acid. GABA has variety of effects on muscle and strength building and effectively increases and shortens the recovery time.

GABA is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in central nervous system (CNS). GABA is therefore also a natural relaxant that can promote sleep and sleep quality. Background for the soothing effect is that the GABA benzodiazepine receptors (GABA-A receptors) are activated, which is associated with less excitement (and less stress) of the cells. GABA may also increase the formation of alpha waves, which are associated with relaxation. In this context, GABA may also develop muscle-relaxing effects.

More recently, GABA has been increasingly attributed to the positive features of hGH secretion (human Growth Hormone) or hGH levels in the blood. HGH, human growth hormone in English, is a very anabolic hormone that has a major influence on muscle growth and regeneration. Each performance athlete should modulate hGH in a natural way as much as possible and with the help of GABA.

Supplementation with GABA can make a significant impact on improving the regeneration and muscle growth after intense training sessions, because GABA suppress stress and stress hormones, modulates hGH and enhances relaxation and sleep in a natural way.