Hydrapharm : Plasma Natural Performance Enhancer

Hydrapharm are a company renowned for producing supplements which offer athletes a natural, yet effective way of supercharging their performance. Their bestselling preworkout Hydrazine has become a staple in the stacks of Predator Nutrition customers, and Plasma is set to become the next breakthrough performance enhancing supplement from Hydrapharm but this time targeting users with both endurance and aesthetic demands. In fact, as you will see, Plasma is unlike any other supplement we have ever seen...

The Power of Seven

Plasma contains an innovative blend of 7 ingredients and without a doubt this is an unusual bunch, with only Coenzyme Q10 being well known. Here is a brief synopsis on why Hydrapharm have selected the various ingredients in Plasma.

Cynomorium Songaricum – A type of flowering plant which grows in Central Asia, Cynomorium has a long history of use stretching back centuries in traditional medicine. Of more concern to us, this has been shown in clinical research to increase endurance performance as well as have an array of health boosting benefits.[1][2]

Schisandra Chinensis – A type of fruit which is native to China and Siberia, Schisandra has been used in traditional medicine for a long time for fortifying vigour and as a general tonic. More recently, several studies have documented this adaptogen’s ability to positively influence exercise performance as well as combat fatigue.[3][4][5][6][7]

Antrodia Camphorata – Yet another tongue twister, this once again represents a hitherto unknown ingredient for most people but one which has once again originated from the far east. Antrodia is a type of fungus which grows in Taiwan and as such has relatively little history of use outside of China. Despite that there have been studies documenting both health[8] and performance[9] benefits for Antrodia Camphorata which once again justifies its inclusion in Plasma.

5-Aminolevulinic Acid – This is a type of endogenous amino acid which plays a key role in the formation of heme[10] in humans. While this alone would justify its inclusion in a product called Plasma, it is more valuable to athletes still with research supporting its ability to not only provide a precursor to heme which influences hemoglobin production but to also provide potential body composition benefits associated with its ability to reduce glucose levels and thus increase burning of fat.[11]

Furthermore, other studies have shown that 5-AA can improve exercise performance[12] meaning that it is an ingredient which can have both a direct and indirect improvement for the user.

CoQ10 – Coenzyme Q10 is best known as an antioxidant, a class of compounds that includes vitamin C, vitamin E and the mineral selenium which act to combat free radical damage, something which is heightened whenever exercise is performed.

Studies have shown that CoQ10 administration can both increase plasma CoQ10 levels, reduce oxidative stress during exercise and increase time to exhaustion.[13][14]

Myo-Inositol Trispyrophosphate – A type of vitamin b related compound, this is technically classed as an inositol phosphate. Despite this, it has been established in studies that this is a compound capable of enhancing the oxygen releasing capacity of red blood cells[15] while also being shown to be capable of directly increasing exercise performance.[16]

Cobalt Chloride – Cobalt is well known as one of the elements on the periodic table but less well known is the fact that it can help stimulate red blood cell formation which makes cobalt an effective means to enhance the oxygen carrying capacity of blood and thus improve performance. [17][18]

Cobalt in minute amounts as in the dose in Plasma is a natural, and safe way to boost performance and designed to act in synergy with the other six ingredients to boost performance and body composition.

Summary

Plasma is able to enhance all aspects of endurance in a single dose - where previous products have tended to only focus on one at a time, making Plasma a highly innovative, multi-dimensional supplement which makes it well suited to a multitude of athletic disciplines: such as running, multi-discipline sports (eg. Triathlon), bodybuilding etc... - all of which will benefit from an extra 'boost' provided by Plasma in terms of longevity and recovery.