While you're pushing a set to the absolute limit, specific physiological mechanisms in your body are triggered in response to excess lactic acid accumulation and a drop in intracellular pH. This is your body's way of shutting down activity to prevent intramuscular damage induced by an overproduction of metabolic by-products

 COP overrides this mechanism by acting as an intracellular buffer, preventing a dramatic drop in pH and allowing muscle contractions to continue well beyond the point at which your body would normally shut down activity.3,4

 With continued use, COP can also allow you to subject your muscles to an increased time under tension.4 This can elicit a much greater anabolic signal for muscle growth to occur.

 In one study, it only took seven days to observe a dramatic increase in the time under tension threshold.4 In simple terms, COP allows you to punish your muscles with a significantly greater anabolic load, which stresses the muscle fibers with a shocking new stimulus, setting the stage for rapid new gains in muscle size and strength.

 In this study, COP was shown to increase muscle contractility despite increased lactic acid levels.3 This rise in lactic acid levels is a key marker of anaerobic metabolism, which largely involves the type IIb muscle fibers. These muscle fibers are known to possess the greatest capacity for hypertrophy.

 As an additional benefit, COP may allow you to target your muscle fibers that contain the highest potential for growth. Bodybuilders may even notice increased post-workout muscle soreness after supplementing with COP. With an increased production of lactic acid and increased ability to physically stress the muscles, some responses required for muscle growth are amplified.

 Working through a synergistic mechanism that compliments the actions of COP is another powerful muscle-building compound - Beta-Alanine - that's being touted as the "next creatine" for the rapidly accumulating clinical research that supports its muscle and strength-enhancing properties.