All activity within the body is dependent on sufficient energy made up from the universal energy molecule ATP (adenosine triphosphate). The more abundant ATP is then the more ‘power’ we can derive from it.
The main source of ATP is from the mitochondria, the small organelles that are found within every cell. They produce ATP from fat, sugar and oxygen, but the chemical pathways are complex and involve numerous reactions.
Healthy mitochondria are characterized by high energy efficiency, but which can be somewhat slow in delivery. Therefore, as a source of energy they cannot always meet all performance requirements. For example, rapid and intense sports activity such as bodybuilding or sprinting requires a rapid and constant energy supply. This is the domain of anaerobic metabolism which is capable of making ATP immediately from only sugar (glucose), but the source is limited and easily exhausted.
Anaerobic energy | Aerobic energy |
Fast, immediate delivery | Slow, sustained delivery |
Good for fight/ flight | Good for endurance |
No muscle gaining qualities | Has fat burning qualities |
Good for: | Good for: |
High impact sports | Low impact sports |
Weight lifting/ strength training | Aerobic exercise |
Low ‘heavy’ reps | Many ‘light’ reps |
Short bursts of energy | Sustained energy |
Bodybuilders/ sprinters | Runners/ Rowers |
Therefore it soon becomes apparent that for a full range of energy support both production pathways must be supported. Such a program helps to support energy storage/ availability for both instant and sustained release.
To help promote all of these processes, by providing an optimal supply of the essential mitochondrial micronutrients is challenging, but it has led to the development of the comprehensive formulation found in Mito-Pro2™.
Mito-Pro2™
This orange flavored powder can be easily mixed into water or juice and simply drunk. Every 5 gram dose of Mito-Pro2™ powder contains:
Within 3-months of regular use (5 grams per AM or before exercise), MitoPro2™ will improve a patient’s lactate tolerance test (see figure 1). Improvements noticed will include a lower resting lactate, a shift of the lactate threshold to the right side of the graph- resulting in a prolonged aerobic phase and at the same time, a higher anaerobic tolerance, resulting in an enhanced cumulative efficiency. At the same time, the aerobic fat burning zone is extended.
Figure 1: The lactic acid tolerance test- after exercise- shows the improvement in the right hand slide under the influence of Mito-Pro2™ supplementation. This improvement manifests itself in a number of ways, it means more exercise can be undertaken, it also means greater fat burning abilities are created, along with higher rates of ‘resting’ energy reserves.