Pumping Iron's (by Muscle Beach) ability to increase strength is rated as 1.5 out of 3. This rating means the evidence is mixed on the product's ability to deliver on this claim. While some of the evidence supports its use, other evidence does not. Using Pumping Iron to increase strength may lead to positive results. This rating is different from the product's overall rating and is based on what peer reviewed journal articles conclude on its ability to perform this one claim. This page contains an indepth analysis on how this claim-rating was calculated.
Note: The ratings on this page only deal with Pumping Iron's ability to increase strength. To view the product's overall rating, visit the product's main page: Pumping Iron.
Table of Contents
- Simple Report
- Detailed Report
- References
Simple Report
Detailed Report
The detailed report is an in-depth analysis on how Pumping Iron's rating for this particular claim was calculated.
Claim Effectiveness Ratings
Each supplement product is a blend of ingredients. The database uses peer reviewed journal articles to rate the ingredients. These ratings are also used to rate how well products perform overall as well as on individual claims.
The supplement ingredients listed in table below are identified as affecting Pumping Iron's ability to increase strength. The rating next to the ingredient describes the ingredient's ability to increase strength. These ratings are averaged together and provide the product's overall ability to deliver on the same claim.
| Ingredients |
Increase Strength Rating |
| Calcium |
1 out of 3
|
| Citrulline Malate |
2 out of 3
|
| Beta Alanine |
1.5 out of 3
|
| Betaine |
1.3 out of 3
|
| Caffeine Anhydrous |
1.7 out of 3
|
| Product's Claim Effectiveness Rating |
1.5 out of 3
|
Claim Research Ratings
The research rating describes how well an ingredient's ability to perform a certain claim (such as increase strength) has been researched. This rating is based on the amount of studies contained in the database on a particular ingredient and claim. Ingredient research ratings are averaged together to from the product's research rating for this specific cliam.
This rating is important because we need to know if there is enough research to make a valid conclusion on a product's worthiness. Ratings above 80 are ideal. Anything below 60 means there is not enoguh research to make a valid conclusion one way or another on a product's ability to deliver on this particular claim.
| Ingredients |
Increase Strength Research Rating |
| Calcium |
|
| Citrulline Malate |
|
| Beta Alanine |
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| Betaine |
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| Caffeine Anhydrous |
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| Product's Claim Research Rating |
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References
| Title |
| Skeletal muscle strength in young Asian Indian females after vitamin D and calcium supplementation: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial |
| Effect Of Acute Citrulline-malate Supplementation On Muscular Power |
| Citrulline malate supplementation does not improve German Volume Training performance or reduce muscle soreness in moderately trained males and females |
| Acute citrulline malate supplementation improves upper- and lower-body submaximal weightlifting exercise performance in resistance-trained females |
| The effects of 10 weeks of resistance training combined with beta-alanine supplementation on whole body strength, force production, muscular endurance and body composition |
| Effects of β-alanine supplementation during a 5-week strength training program: a randomized, controlled study |
| Beta-Alanine Does Not Enhance the Effects of Resistance Training in Older Adults |
| Effects of β-Alanine on Body Composition and Performance Measures in Collegiate Women |
| The effects of chronic betaine supplementation on body composition and performance in collegiate females: a double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial |
| The effects of chronic betaine supplementation on exercise performance, skeletal muscle oxygen saturation and associated biochemical parameters in resistance trained men |
| Ergogenic effects of betaine supplementation on strength and power performance |
| Creatine but not betaine supplementation increases muscle phosphorylcreatine content and strength performance |
| Effects of betaine on body composition, performance, and homocysteine thiolactone |
| Effect of 15 days of betaine ingestion on concentric and eccentric force outputs during isokinetic exercise |
| The effect of acute pre-workout supplementation on power and strength performance |
| The acute effects of a caffeine-containing supplement on strength, muscular endurance, and anaerobic capabilities |
| Acute effects of a caffeine-containing supplement on bench press and leg extension strength and time to exhaustion during cycle ergometry |
| Acute ingestion of sugar-free red bull energy drink has no effect on upper body strength and muscular endurance in resistance trained men |
| Acute Specific Effects of Caffeine-containing Energy Drink on Different Physical Performances in Resistance-trained Men |
| Caffeine improves muscular performance in elite Brazilian Jiu-jitsu athletes |
| Caffeine ingestion acutely enhances muscular strength and power but not muscular endurance in resistance-trained men |
| The acute effects of a caffeine-containing supplement on bench press strength and time to running exhaustion |
| The effects of supplementation with P-Synephrine alone and in combination with caffeine on resistance exercise performance |
| The effect of ephedra and caffeine on maximal strength and power in resistance-trained athletes |
| The effect of caffeine as an ergogenic aid in anaerobic exercise |
| Effects of Coffee and Caffeine Anhydrous Intake During Creatine Loading |
