Start Pre-Training's (by Metcon) ability to improve recovery is rated as 1.99 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 Start Pre-Training to improve recovery 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 Start Pre-Training's ability to improve recovery. To view the product's overall rating, visit the product's main page: Start Pre-Training.

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 Start Pre-Training'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 Start Pre-Training's ability to improve recovery. The rating next to the ingredient describes the ingredient's ability to improve recovery. These ratings are averaged together and provide the product's overall ability to deliver on the same claim.

Ingredients Improve Recovery Rating
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 2 out of 3
Vitamin C 1.3 out of 3
Taurine 2 out of 3
Citrulline Malate 1 out of 3
Arginine 2.3 out of 3
L-Carnitine L-Tartrate 3 out of 3
Branched Chain Amino Acids 2.3 out of 3
Sodium 2 out of 3
Product's Claim Effectiveness Rating 1.99 out of 3

Claim Research Ratings

The research rating describes how well an ingredient's ability to perform a certain claim (such as improve recovery) 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 Improve Recovery Research Rating
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Vitamin C
Taurine
Citrulline Malate
Arginine
L-Carnitine L-Tartrate
Branched Chain Amino Acids
Sodium
Product's Claim Research Rating

References

Title
Effects of thiamine supplementation on exercise-induced fatigue
Prolonged vitamin C supplementation and recovery from demanding exercise
Post-exercise vitamin C supplementation and recovery from demanding exercise
Ascorbic acid supplementation does not attenuate post-exercise muscle soreness following muscle-damaging exercise but may delay the recovery process
The Effect of Taurine on the Recovery from Eccentric Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Males
Citrulline Malate Does Not Improve Muscle Recovery after Resistance Exercise in Untrained Young Adult Men
l-Arginine supplementation does not improve muscle function during recovery from resistance exercise
Acute l-arginine supplementation increases muscle blood volume but not strength performance
Effects of Arginine Supplementation on Post-Exercise Metabolic Responses
Acute l-arginine supplementation reduces the O2 cost of moderate-intensity exercise and enhances high-intensity exercise tolerance
L-Carnitine L-tartrate supplementation favorably affects markers of recovery from exercise stress
Exercise-induced muscle damage is reduced in resistance-trained males by branched chain amino acids: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study
Post-exercise branched chain amino acid supplementation does not affect recovery markers following three consecutive high intensity resistance training bouts compared to carbohydrate supplementation
Branched-chain aminoacid supplementation attenuates a decrease in power-producing ability following acute strength training
The effects of acute branched-chain amino acid supplementation on recovery from a single bout of hypertrophy exercise in resistance-trained athletes
Impact of sodium citrate ingestion during recovery after dehydrating exercise on rehydration and subsequent 40-km cycling time-trial performance in the heat
Effect of ingested sodium bicarbonate on muscle force, fatigue, and recovery