Magnesium and potassium are active participants in the cellular metabolism, which are rapidly consumed during the grueling sport training. In bodybuilding Asparks used widely as a safe source of their replenishment. The drug is popular because it beneficially affects the heart, muscle tissue, not being a hormonal anabolic.
Instructions for use Asparkam in sport
The action of magnesium and potassium on the human body is well studied by pharmacology. Their ions activate metabolic processes in the cardiac muscle( myocardium), maintain the optimal rhythm of the heart, muscle tone, enhance the body's physical endurance. Doctors use Asparks for complex treatment of cardiac and vascular pathologies.
In sports, in order to give your body a muscular relief, bodybuilders arrange themselves drying courses - physical exertion, to get rid of the fat layer under the skin. They have to drink a lot of water, but along with the loss of fluids, potassium is removed from the body with magnesium, so their reserves must be periodically replenished. The use of medicinal Asparkam in bodybuilding helps to overcome heavy physical exertion.
Composition of tablets
Asparks are available in the form of injection solution and tablets, which are more convenient for athletes. The active substance contains two medicines: potassium and magnesium asparaginate, 175 g per tablet. Of the fillers, the composition of the drug includes cornstarch, talc, an emulsifier made from olive oil. Asparkam tablets are easily absorbed by the body, they are processed almost completely. The active substances enter the bloodstream immediately after taking the medicine, the maximum of its activity is reached in a few hours.
Indications for use in bodybuilding
Potassium with magnesium normalize metabolic processes, osmotic pressure in cells. Magnesium, in addition, supplying them with energy, promotes the growth of muscles in the volume. As Asparkam increases endurance, reduces the fatigue of the athlete, his reception is shown with increased athletic loads, overtraining. It is advisable to apply the drug in bodybuilding, if it is necessary to reduce the content of subcutaneous fat, muscle fluids. It is indicated for normalization of the heartbeat. Myocardium pulsates more smoothly, and this is the prevention of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, stroke.
How to take Asparagus to athletes
A bodybuilder can drink 1 or 2 tablets three times a day after meals. Drink them with a lot of water. Increase the dosage can not, more effect does not, but the excess of potassium with magnesium has a harmful effect on the body. How long can Asparkam be taken? During the course of drying, the drug is taken for 1 month. A longer term should be determined by a sports doctor. It is necessary to consult with him about the advisability of using injections of this medication.
Contraindications
Medication Asparag can not be taken under the following conditions and diseases:
- excess magnesium and potassium in the body;
- hypotension;
- kidney failure;
- Addison's disease( adrenal hormone deficiency);
- hemolysis( destruction of erythrocytes);
- metabolic acidosis( decreased blood acidity);
- atrioventricular blockade( when electrical impulses pass between the ventricle and atrium with difficulty);
- pregnancy( especially the first trimester), breast-feeding;
- Hypersensitivity to the active substances of the drug.
Side effects and overdose
The reaction of the body to taking Asparkam in bodybuilding is not always unambiguous. Possible side effects:
- drop in blood pressure and pulse;
- dizziness;
- nausea;
- dry mouth;
- flatulence, diarrhea;
- trembling in the muscles;
- stomach pain, abdominal pain;
- slight temperature rise;
- itching.
Such consequences are extremely rare. To avoid them, it is important to use this medication correctly. Compatibility Asparkam with alcohol is permissible, it can alleviate a hangover state, but alcohol and bodybuilding are mutually exclusive concepts. With overdoses of the drug are possible:
- increased sweating;
- shortness of breath;
- swelling;
- drowsiness;
- ulceration of mucous membranes;
- bleeding from the stomach, intestines;
- convulsions;
- development of thrombophlebitis, arrhythmia;
- appearance of paresthesia( partial loss of skin sensitivity).
Analogues
Similar composition has medicines Aspangin, Asparkam, Pamaton. The most popular analogue of Asparkam is Panangin. All of them differ from each other in the concentration of potassium and magnesium. For comparison: if Asparkam contains 175 mg of both substances, then in Panangin, Hungary - 34 mg of magnesium, 104 mg of potassium. Bulgarian same Pamaton includes 12 mg and 36 mg of these substances, respectively. So you can replace Asparks, but it is important at the same time to correctly determine the dosage of the analog.
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Reviews about the drug preparation for bodybuilding
Victor, 19 years old : I had to reduce weight. I was intensively engaged in bodybuilding, I sat on a protein diet, I drank water with buckets. But potassium and magnesium, important for the formation of the muscles of matter, are also derived from it, so Asparks are necessary.
Andrew, 21 year : I seem to have overtrained, and my legs began to cramp, especially often at night. You jumped up, you squat, you massaged your legs. .. You can not find places for yourself! The doctor advised me to take Asparks, so the cramps very quickly passed.
Nikolay, 23 years old : We need to take it in the afternoon, because magnesium is not digested in the evening. Take weight is also necessary. If less than 80 kg, you can drink one tablet, and I have 95 kg, the doctor appointed two. For bodybuilding Asparks - that's right, good help for health, harmless plus inexpensive.