Torq Raw Supplement Ribose - 1 x 500g
- A naturally-occurring sugar
- Boosts recovery by 340-430%
- Ensures maximal muscular energy charge
- Significant anti-cramp benefits
Ribose is present within every living cell of the body and is used to manufacture ATP (the energy currency of the cell) from scratch. Whilst the body can manufacture its own ribose from glucose, this requires energy and is a very slow process. Research into ribose supplementation* has proven that taking as little as 3-5grams per day will return cellular levels of ATP to normal within 6-22 hours of exhaustive exercise. Without supplementation, this is likely to take between 26 and 93 hours.
What is ribose and what does it do?
Ribose is a simple sugar, the carbohydrate backbone of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), so is a component of the genetic materials used to pass on genetic code from one generation to the next. As well as having this very important function, ribose is also the starting point for the production of ATP. Although cells cannot draw nucleotides back into them to re-form ATP, they can make it from scratch using ribose.
Ribose is found naturally in every living cell of the body and is synthesised from glucose, but this is slow, complicated and requires energy. Supplemental ribose is able to bypass this process, quickly re-building cellular ATP and returning muscle energy levels to normal. Again, research has shown that ribose supplementation increases the manufacture of ATP in skeletal muscle by 340 to 430 percent. It has also demonstrated that ribose improves the cell's ability to salvage and re-use ADP and AMP by as much as 700 percent (these are the nucleotides that are usually lost from the cell for good). These are not 'slight' benefits - they are highly significant.
Why supplement with ribose?
Whilst all living cells contain ribose, there is not enough in the food we eat to re-stock energy levels. Ribose in meat is predominantly lost through the cooking process and there are insufficient quantities of the nutrient in plant foodstuffs to have any effect. Add to this the fact that it can take many days for the body to synthesise its own ribose from glucose and the benefits of supplementing with this nutrient become clear. Supplemental ribose is very quickly absorbed into the bloodstream with much of this absorption occurring before it is even swallowed. Once in the muscle cell itself, ribose can be very quickly transformed into ATP.
We’re not suggesting that supplementing with TORQ ribose will make you more powerful. The available research doesn’t support this. What the research does clearly indicate however, is that you will recover more quickly after heavy exercise, which means that the quality of your training during periods of high physical load will improve. Our TORQ recovery product contains TORQ ribose at the research recommended levels already, so if you are using this product, it may not be necessary for you to purchase RAW TORQ ribose also. TORQ ribose in its RAW form can be added to other brand’s recovery products if you want to boost their effectiveness or can be used as part of our ‘Vegan Recovery’ package (featured in this section). TORQ ribose can also be added to your energy drink during ultra-endurance events. This practice can help you to ‘recover on the hoof’, because the synthesis of ATP from Ribose is extremely rapid, so from 6 hours into an event you will start to benefit from the earlier doses. This is a product strongly recommended for Ultra-Endurance events over 6 hours in duration.
Ingredients: D-Ribose (100%)
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