iBCAA (4g):

BCAA stands for Branched Chain Amino Acids. These are three of the twenty amino acids that make up all the proteins in humans. Your body cannot produce these three and so your body depends on supply from the food and drink you take in. These three amino acids are special as they are directly absorbed into muscle, rather than first requiring processing by the liver.

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While studies suggest that for endurance-related exercise, the performance gain is trivial, there is a consensus that BCAAs reduce muscle soreness and damage. Several markers for muscle damage were lower at 24 and 48 hours after exercise compared to placebo, and participants noted less muscle soreness. Dancing uses a large range of muscles and muscle fatigue is inevitably experienced among dancers making BCAA a perfect edition to our pre-training drink.​

A recent study suggest that pre-exercise BCAA supplementation may support muscle preservation and enhance performance outcomes during energy restriction And helps to maintain lean muscle mass.
 

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4700774/

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4700774/

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Creatine Monohydrate (3g):

Creatine is made by your body, in your kidneys and liver, using some amino acids. It can also be consumed from the diet, from e.g. meats. A large, two-part review written by international creatine experts in 2021-2025 answered many questions surrounding the role of creatine.

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Creatine has been shown in many different papers to improve physical performance measures like power and speed. A lot of the creatine studies have been performed on sports with short bursts of high intensity exercise, like 100m sprint or sprint swimming. Creatine was shown to enhance performance in such sports, as the energy during this exercise comes predominantly from the anaerobic pathway in which creatine plays a role. This kind of exercise, we believe, is comparable to competitive dancing.

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Creatine can be used as a supplement in two ways. Some athletes may use a high loading dose for a short time followed by a maintenance dose, and others may use a lower dose for constant supplementation. Based on the long season of competitive dancing and that we intend our products to be used for building a sustainable (hassle-free!) regimen, we have chosen for a constant lower dose supplementation in our pre-training drink.

Beta-alanine (1g):

Beta alanine is an amino acid made by your own liver or ingested by eating poultry, fish or meats. It helps produce a molecule that buffers the acid that builds up in your muscle while exercising. Along with creatine and unlike a lot of other sports supplements, a lot of studies have been done on the effects of beta alanine. Twelve individual randomised clinical trials have each shown beneficial effects of beta alanine on performance in different sports.

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These trials show that beta alanine is effective at improving performance for high-intensity, short-duration exercise, lasting 60 to 240 seconds. The specific effects range from increasing power, to increasing time to exhaustion and attenuating fatigue, meaning that athletes who received supplementation could keep going for longer than athletes receiving placebo. Competitive dancing is similar to the sports tested in that it is also a high-intensity and short duration of around 1-2 minutes for each dance. Supplementation with beta alanine might therefore be extremely useful for dancers.

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Doses used in trials range from 800mg to 4.8g per day, and it has been shown efficacious within this range. Beta alanine is known to cause paraesthesia, a tingling sensation that may occur for example in the lips soon after consuming the drink. This is temporary and will subside shortly after. This effect is related to the dose and so consuming the drink more slowly can make this effect less pronounced.

Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methulbutyrate (1g):

HMB, or beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, is a natural substance your body produces when it breaks down the essential amino acid leucine. It plays a key role in regulating protein metabolism by both increasing muscle protein synthesis and, more notably, decreasing muscle protein breakdown (an anti-catabolic effect). 

Beetroot powder (1g):

The antioxidants in beetroot powder help the body fight cellular damage from free radicals and reduce oxidative stress.Supports Heart Health: By reducing oxidative damage and promoting vasodilation (the widening of blood vessels) through nitric oxide production, it helps lower blood pressure and improves overall cardiovascular function.Enhances Muscle Recovery: The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits may help reduce muscle soreness and damage after strenuous exercise, leading to faster recovery times.