ELEMENT 03 OF 08
L-Carnitine
The amino acid derivative that shuttles fatty acids into mitochondria.
1 to 3g daily. The recovery research most often used 2g per day of L-carnitine L-tartrate, taken consistently for several weeks rather than as a one-off.
THE SUBSTANCE
WHAT IT IS
L-carnitine is a compound your body synthesizes from the amino acids lysine and methionine, stored mostly in muscle tissue. Its job in the cell is transport: it carries long-chain fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane, where they can be oxidized for energy. Red meat is the richest dietary source.
THE EVIDENCE
WHAT THE RESEARCH focuses on.
L-carnitine is most studied for exercise recovery, with several trials measuring muscle soreness and markers of muscle damage after hard training. Research on fat metabolism has focused on its transport role rather than on weight outcomes, and results in people with normal dietary intake are mixed. It is one of the most common ingredients in stimulant-free formulas.
Education, not medical advice. We describe what studies measured, never what a capsule will do for you.
THE FORMULAS
FOUND IN
The real products that carry this element, with the dose straight from the target label.
Doses shown are OnWhey target label values. The line is in development; every batch we sell will ship with a published certificate of analysis.
NO RUNAROUND
STRAIGHT QUESTIONS
Does L-carnitine burn fat on its own?
No ingredient does. Carnitine plays a real transport role in fat metabolism, but body composition still comes down to your overall calorie balance and training. Treat it as support for the plan, not the plan.
Why is it in all three OnWhey capsule formulas?
It is stimulant free, well tolerated at these doses and fits any time of day. That makes it the common backbone, with each formula built differently around it.
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