Enzymes are one of the most important supplements for an athlete, and in this short post, you'll understand why enzymes are the choice that separates an amateur from a professional.
The idea is simple – if you want to be big and strong, you need to eat like someone big and strong, but it doesn't matter how much you eat, what matters is how much you can absorb. And when it comes to serious muscle volume, eating and digesting is a far more important job than going to the gym. Big guys are made in the kitchen, big and strong ones also go to the gym sometimes
Helping to absorb all the nutrients from food, digest complex meals, and hit the daily calorie goal of a bigger guy from healthy foods – that’s exactly what you need Enzyme PB for!
All successful athletes understand that no workout makes sense without a proper diet:
If you want to gain – you need to eat more calories and more protein to build muscleIf you want to cut – you need to eat fewer calories and more protein to avoid muscle loss
See the common thing? Any progress in sports is related to protein intake – it’s the main building block for recovery and muscle growth, tendons, all body tissues – it’s the foundation of our life.
The process of protein absorption is quite simple and universal – any protein consists of amino acids and to use it, the stomach breaks the protein down into amino acids, then uses these bricks to build your body. In essence, it’s not even the protein itself that matters, but the amino acids. And when people lie in a coma for years and cannot eat through the digestive tract, they are given intravenous amino acid and glucose solutions. These solutions have 100% bioavailability, but it’s silly and impractical for a healthy person who also needs micronutrients and fats to rely on such solutions.
Our ancestors used to fast – unloading weeks that allowed the digestive tract to recover. Eating large amounts of protein all year long was also impossible. But we are athletes and we must progress constantly, consuming large amounts of protein to grow and maintain an impressive physique.
This mode puts heavy stress on the pancreas – protein is the most difficult macronutrient to digest; it requires special enzymes – proteolytic ones (proteases, papain, bromelain, etc.), and constant high protein intake depletes your secretory glands and stomach acid can no longer cope with such food volume.
Protein is also a fairly expensive nutrient – compare the cost of 1kg of protein and 1kg of carbohydrates. And to ensure your protein-rich diet helps you build your dream body instead of enriching the sewage system, the use of enzymes becomes a mandatory addition, especially during periods of intense training.
Taking proteolytic enzymes with meals improves protein breakdown, which is important for a high-protein diet typical for athletes.
Let’s quickly go through the benefits of regular enzyme use:
Accelerated recovery after workouts
Proteolytic enzymes (like bromelain, papain) can reduce inflammation and swelling, promoting faster muscle recovery. This is especially important after heavy strength or interval training.
Studies show that protease consumption can lower markers of inflammation (such as C-reactive protein), improving how you feel post-workout.Support for digestion and protein absorption
Taking enzymes with meals improves protein breakdown, which is crucial for high-protein diets typical among athletes. Better protein digestion means more available amino acids for muscle recovery and growth.Prevention and accelerated healing of micro-injuries
Intense training causes microtears in muscle tissue. Proteases can help remove breakdown products and restore tissues more quickly. Proteolytic enzymes have a fibrinolytic effect – they enter the bloodstream and break down excess fibrin in inflammation sites, which can form due to microdamage.Reduced pain syndrome (DOMS)
Thanks to anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling properties, athletes may experience reduced delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). This can help you return to training faster without losing intensity in your program.Immune system support
Physical stress, especially for endurance athletes, can temporarily suppress immunity. Proteases can help support immune response and reduce the risk of infections after training.What makes Allaes enzymes truly great:
In enzyme supplements from competitors, you might see milligrams or international units, but that’s not how enzymes should be measured. The value of an enzyme is not in its quantity but in its activity – for example, 1mg of one type of proteolytic enzyme can be much more potent than 10mg of another. Our enzymes are standardized by a special scale called PCU (Protein Centered Units) – this is a standardized unit of protease activity based on its ability to hydrolyze a protein substrate (like casein) under standard conditions.It’s used for professional quantitative assessment of enzyme effectiveness in lab conditions – and it’s the only thing that matters, not milligrams or IU, and you can read more about it in the article.
Enzyme PB also contains enzymes that help digest all types of food – fats, carbs, lactose (intolerance to which is quite common, and you might not even know you have it), and also cellulase for digesting tough vegetables.
Rare and expensive enzymes bromelain and papain, which are not only champions in protein digestion but also have anti-inflammatory and recovery properties, which are important for every athlete.
If we sum up everything said above – let me repeat – if you want to be big and strong – whether you're cutting or bulking – you must eat like someone big and strong, and to help you digest that food, you need Enzyme PB!!!