Specially recommended for the Muscles
- With NSF certification for (top) athletes
- HPLC tested for purity
- Very suitable for athletes
- Checked for doping and certified according to NZVT system
- (Bis)glycinate - best absorbability
- With NSF certification for (top) athletes
- Can be mixed with water to make your own sports drink
- From the Great Salt Lake (Utah)
7 Best Supplements for Muscles
- Purest and highly concentrated fish oil
- 1100 mg omega-3 per softgel
- Combination of Magnesium Citrate and Malate
- Optimal absorbability
- (Bis)glycinate - best absorbability
- With NSF certification for (top) athletes
- Complete multivitamin suitable for everyone from 17 years
- Just two capsules a day
- With NSF certification for (top) athletes
- HPLC tested for purity
- 100 mcg (4000 IU)
- Capsules - vegetarian
- Multi for fertility, pregnancy and lactation
- Without additives that hinder absorption or cause allergies
- A.M. and P.M. formula in one product (2x 90 capsules)
- Very suitable for athletes
- (Bis)glycinate - best absorbability
- Vegetarian tablets
- Magnesium L-Threonate | especially for the brain
- Patented ingredient: Magtein®
Best with strength training ➜ Creatine
Essential for muscles ➜ Magnesium and ➜ Vitamin D3 2500
What are muscles?
Most muscles are made up of multiple muscle bundles and these are wrapped in a connective tissue membrane. Each muscle bundle is made up of muscle fibers. This is all wrapped in a muscle belly which tabs on both sides into a tendon.
A tendon is sometimes sheathed in a tendon sheath to protect it from friction and pressure. Inside this tendon sheath is a lubricating substance we also call synovia.
Without muscles, our skeleton would be a pile of bones. This is especially true for skeletal muscles that ensure that you can sit and stand because a certain muscle tension is always present. Of course, muscles make sure you can move around.
Muscles can relax and tighten. When you tighten the biceps, automatically the triceps go into relaxation, and vice versa. We call that an antagonistic movement: they work opposite to each other.
Three different forms of muscle tissue
There are many different muscles that can be distinguished into 3 types of muscle tissue based on differences in construction and function. Namely; transverse muscle tissue, smooth muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue.
Transverse striated muscle
Striated muscle tissue is mainly skeletal muscle. Most of these muscles are connected to the skeleton by tendons. These muscles are under the influence of our "will" thus they are also called random muscle tissue.
Smooth
Smooth muscle tissue is found in the stomach and intestines, among others. These muscles cannot be influenced by our will and are therefore also called involuntary muscle tissue.
Heart muscle tissue
The heart is made up of networks of heart muscle tissue. Cardiac muscle tissue is under the influence of the autonomic nervous system and can rapidly respond and contract (contraction).
Muscle nutrition
Muscle building requires protein in particular. To make energy, muscles need fuel in the form of fat or glucose.
Exercise deprivation causes all energy not used to be stored as fat. By exercising, you build muscle mass. Strength training in particular is great for this purpose.
Mitochondria are particularly found in muscles. Someone with a lot of muscle mass has more mitochondria, and thus the disposal to produce more energy. Mitochondria are the power plants in our body.