Combat Endurance: Designed For Warriors of all Kinds

Combat Endurance
Research and Development

Combat Endurance is designed to help the body to cope with demands caused by extreme environmental conditions.Combat Endurance specifically boosts energy production, mental acuity, performance, and recovery!

 

Combat Endurance
Scientific Vitamin Mineral Blend

Vitamin B12
As a coenzyme, vitamin B12 is involved in the production of DNA and serotonin 1, 2. Vitamin B12 is also necessary for red blood cell synthesis 1. Thereby, vitamin B12 increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood and can help decrease anxiety. Vitamin B12 further improves fine motoric movement control, such as performance in pistol shooting 3, 4, especially when taken in high dosages and in combination with other nutrients, as in Combat Endurance.

Biotin
Biotin, the “forgotten vitamin” 5 takes part in cell signaling in the body and also is a regulator of gene expression 6-9. As such, biotin affects several bodily functions such as development, immunity and metabolism 10.

Pantothenic acid
Pantothenic acid acts as a coenzyme for acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA), and thereby benefits aerobic energy system in the body 6. In so doing, pantothenic acid decreases lactic acid accumulation 11.

Magnesium
Magnesium is involved in numerous processes that affect muscle function including oxygen uptake, energy production and electrolyte balance 12. There is evidence that marginal magnesium deficiency impairs exercise performance and amplifies the negative consequences of strenuous exercise (e.g., oxidative stress) 12, 13, and magnesium supplementation has been shown to improve muscle function 14.

Iron
Being a component of hemoglobin in red blood cells, iron helps carrying oxygen to all body cells 15. Iron is thus an important nutrient for success in endurance related activities.

 

Combat Endurance
Scientific Proprietary Blend

 

Creatine pyruvate
Creatine is most known for its performance enhancing effects in muscular strength and power activities 16. However, creatine is also effective for increasing muscular endurance 17, repeated sprint performance 18, and interval power/work performance 19, 20. Creatine is also effective for increasing time to exhaustion during short duration high-intensity exercise lasting 3-4 min, and under some circumstances it is also beneficial for exhaustive durations lasting 5-12 min 21.

Panax Ginseng
Ginseng has been used in the Orient for several thousand years as an 'adaptogenic' as well as a 'restorative' agent 22, 23. As an adaptogenic herb, ginseng increases the body’s resistance to a wide range of physical, chemical and biological stressors 24, 25. Ginseng exerts its anti-stress action by modulating both the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the adrenal gland, possibly mitigating the catabolic effects of the stress hormone cortisol 26-28.

 

Ginseng can also improve psychomotor functions like attention and reaction time, and in addition has beneficial effects in counteracting fatigue, boosting the immune system, relieving pain and improving mental function and physical stamina 24, 29-31.

More specifically, ginseng has been shown to improve endurance time to exhaustion and facilitate recovery from exhaustive exercise 32, 33, and to enhance cognitive performance 34.
When taken in combination with vitamins, as in COMBAT ENDURANCE, ginseng improves quality of life related subjective parameters in individuals exposed to the stress of high physical and mental activity 35.

 

L-Carnitine
L-Carnitine is a naturally occurring compound in the body that is necessary for the use of fatty acids as an energy source 36-40. L-carnitine also protects against accumulation of lactate 37, 41 and other breakdown products that interfere with the bdoy’s metabolism 36-38. Emerging is showing that L-carnitine fi further beneficial in regulating hypoxic stress and enhancing recovery from physical activity 40

 

Alpha-Lipoic acid
Alpha-lipoic acid a naturally occurring substance that we obtain both from endogenous synthesis in the body, and from dietary sources 42-44. Alpha-lipoic acid has a wide array of important functions; it acts as a cofactor for a number of enzymes involved in converting fat and sugar to energy) 42, 45, 46 and is also a powerful multi-functional anti-oxidant 43, 47-49. Alpha-lipoic acid also improves blood lipid profiles and endothelial function, reduces vascular inflammation, and decreases blood pressure 44, 50, 51.

Citrulline
Citrulline is an amino acid that is not involved in protein synthesis but that is tightly linked to arginine metabolism 52, 53. Citrulline increases muscle protein synthesis and muscle protein mass 52, 54, and is a potent arginine precursor 53. In fact, citrulline is more effective in increasing blood arginine levels than is arginine supplementation 53. Arginine, in turn, is a precursor for the synthesis of nitric oxide [Jobgen, 2006 #13; Hallemeesch, 2002 #12}, a signaling molecule that causes in vasodilation 55 and has several beneficial metabolic effects; among all it increases liberation of stored fatty acids, boosts fat oxidation and reduces fat synthesis) 56.

Betaine
Betaine is a naturally occurring substance present in foods that is present in foods (especially spinach). In the body, betaine protects cells, proteins, and enzymes from environmental stress caused by low water availability or extreme temperatures 57.

Betaine may improve athletic performance, because its addition to a carbohydrate-electrolyte fluid-replacement beverage results in improved sprint time to exhaustion 58, 59. There are also indications that betaine enhances anaerobic and aerobic metabolism 58-60.

Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 is a vitamin like substance that functions as part of the cellular system that generates energy 61-63. It is also an effective anti-oxidant 62, 64-66. Supplementation with coenzyme Q10 is thus beneficial during circumstances of metabolic stress and elevated free radical formation 67-69, as is seen during intense training and combat. Coenzyme Q10 acts as an anti-oxidant to help prevent cellular damage from free radicals generated during physical effort , and has the potential to increase time to exhaustion during extreme environmental conditions 70, 71.
Ligustrum fructus
Fructus Ligustrum lucidi (FLL) is widely used herbal medicine. It exerts anti-inflammatory actions, and has beneficial effects in the regulation of inflammatory reactions 72.

Pancreatin
Pancreatin is a digestive enzyme that aids digestion, and relieves gas and bloating which commonly occur during periods of high stress. Thereby it helps the body absorb nutrients, and promotes a healthy digestive system 73.

 

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