CLA 112 Softgels

CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) is a naturally occurring fatty acid that reduces fat and increases lean muscle. CLA improves body composition by reducing fat storage and increasing protein retention at the same time. At the clinically effective fat loss dose, CLA softgels will last 30 days.

In a nutshell, CLA is the fat of champions, created to build us a better body, a better immune system, and better arterial Health. CLA is a naturally occurring fatty acid, created by fermentative bacteria in the stomachs of various plant eating animals. It makes its way to our diet primarily from beef and dairy products. Since the human body cannot produce its own CLA, it must be taken through food.

Unfortunately, most of today’s grain fed cattle, and conventional dairy has far less CLA than it did in the 1960’s, thus leaving us with a less-than-optimal amount of CLA (about 300mg/day for the average dairy consuming American). Unless you have access to an endless supply of natural grass-fed beef and dairy, CLA supplementation should be a staple in your supplement regimen.

Dozens of human studies have confirmed CLA can significantly reduce body fat, while increasing lean muscle at the same time. CLA puts the triple attack on fatty tissue by killing fat cells, preventing new fat cells from being created, and preventing fat storage. At the same time, CLA helps increase protein retention for lean muscle growth. This means you can reduce flabby abdominal tissue, while simultaneously replacing it with hard dense muscle.

How exactly does CLA burn fat & increase lean muscle?

CLA alters your metabolic equilibrium for steady fat loss, rather than fat gain. It appears to accomplish this by three main mechanisms –

The mechanism by which CLA increases lean muscle seems to be from its repartitioning of insulin-responsive glucose transporter 4 (GLUT-4). More specifically, CLA causes a simultaneous decrease of GLUT-4 in adipose tissue, while increasing its concentration in skeletal muscle tissue. This increased concentration of GLUT-4 in muscle tissue allows more glycogen to be used for fueling and repairing your muscles, while allowing less glycogen to be stored as fat in adipose tissue.

What kind of results should I expect?

Consider CLA as a long-term insurance plan to protect & polish your valued physique. The average America will gain 1 lb of fat per year, every year. However, with CLA supplementation you can avoid this fat gain and actually become leaner. For example, in one study, men and women who took 3.4 g/day of CLA lost 4 lbs of fat over a 12 wk period, while the placebo group gained 3 lbs of fat. In another human study, participants who took only 3.2 g/day of CLA lost 2.2 lbs of fat over a 6 month period, whereas the placebo group gained 1.5 lbs of fat. In a 12 month study, subjects lost an average of 5.3 lbs of fat with 4.5 g/day of CLA supplementation, compared to the placebo group who gained .5 lbs of fat. These results are quite significant considering that these studies were measuring actual fat tissue (not water weight) in non-exercising individuals.

Interestingly, CLA appears to target fat loss in “problem areas” dependent upon the sex. For instance, men who took 4.2 g/day of CLA for 4 weeks, showed significant reductions of fat from the abdominal region. Whereas another study with overweight women showed a significant and targeted reduction of fat tissue around the thighs. Who said spot reduction was impossible anyway?