Glutamine Xplode's (by Olimp Sport Nutrition) ability to increase muscle mass 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 Glutamine Xplode to increase muscle mass 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 Glutamine Xplode's ability to increase muscle mass. To view the product's overall rating, visit the product's main page: Glutamine Xplode.

Table of Contents

  1. Simple Report
  2. Detailed Report
  3. References

Simple Report

Detailed Report

The detailed report is an in-depth analysis on how Glutamine Xplode'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 Glutamine Xplode's ability to increase muscle mass. The rating next to the ingredient describes the ingredient's ability to increase muscle mass. These ratings are averaged together and provide the product's overall ability to deliver on the same claim.

Ingredients Increase Muscle Mass Rating
Vitamin C 1 out of 3
Glutamine 2.5 out of 3
Leucine 1 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 muscle mass) 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 Muscle Mass Research Rating
Vitamin C
Glutamine
Leucine
Product's Claim Research Rating

References

Title
Vitamin C and E supplementation blunts increases in total lean body mass in elderly men after strength training
The effects of glutamine supplementation on performance and hormonal responses in non- athlete male students during eight week resistance training
Effect of glutamine supplementation on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes
Effects of Whey, Soy or Leucine Supplementation with 12 Weeks of Resistance Training on Strength, Body Composition, and Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue Histological Attributes in College-Aged Males
Free leucine supplementation during an 8-week resistance training program does not increase muscle mass and strength in untrained young adult subjects