What is Calcium Pyruvate?

Calcium PyruvateHCA is an all natural mixture containing 500 mg of calcium pyruvate and 10 mgGarcinia cambogia that was designed to aid in the reduction of fat and increaseexercise performance. Calcium pyruvate is a combination of pyruvic acid andcalcium. When pyruvate is combined with sodium, potassium, magnesium or calciumit forms a stable compound known as a pyruvate salt. It is then able to beabsorbed by the body without irritation. This process is a complex one, which isthe main reason why this product has just recently become available to theconsumer. 

It is believedthat pyruvate helps improve muscular performance and endurance by enhancing"glucose extraction" (glucose extraction is the process by whichglucose, the primary fuel used by muscles for activity, is transported from theblood stream into the muscles). In fact, the study that measured arm enduranceshowed an increase of glucose extraction by almost 300% after one hour ofexercise. The pyruvate mixture was also shown to increase glucose extractionwith the subjects at rest which led to a 50% increase in muscle glycogen (asource of stored energy). Because glucose is an important fuel for the body,increased in glucose extraction and muscle glycogen could theoreticallytranslate into an increased capacity not only for endurance but also forhigh-intensity exercise, like bodybuilding, as well.

Garcinia cambogiais a fruit that grows in southern India that contains hydroxycitric acid (HCA).Studies show that hydroxycitric acid is a potent inhibitor of citrate lyase, anenzyme primarily found in the liver, which is vital in regulating fatmetabolism. At the cell level HCA molecules begin a sequence of events whichresult in fewer fatty acids being synthesized and therefore less fat isavailable for storage. With less fat stored in the cell, the build up of bodyfat will be less.