Compound or practice · Supplement
ATP (Peak ATP)
Oral 'ATP' that doesn't reach muscle as ATP — small, mostly industry-linked performance signals.
- Overall grade
- Grade D
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
1 at grade D — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Strength / recoveryEvidence grade D
Small, industry-linked
Triviallow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Strength / recovery (grade D).
The evidence in words
What it is
Supplemental ATP (as disodium ATP) is marketed for strength and blood flow.
How it works
Oral ATP is broken down before absorption; any effect is proposed to be via extracellular signaling and blood flow, not muscle ATP delivery.
What the evidence shows
A handful of small, often manufacturer-associated studies suggest minor strength/recovery benefits; independent evidence is scant. The naming oversells the mechanism.
How to use it
400 mg/day if trialing.
Safety & interactions
Appears safe.
Bottom line
The label is misleading and the evidence is thin. Not a priority.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- If trialing
- 400 mg/day.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
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- ATP (Peak ATP): dosage and how to take it400 mg/day.Evidence grade D
- ATP (Peak ATP): side effects, safety & interactionsAppears safe.Evidence grade D
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Sources
This entry lists no references of its own.
Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.