Everything DoseRank tracks on the muscle recovery shelf — Essential Amino Acids (EAA). The category itself is never ranked: 1.4k products get scored the moment you say what you want them to do.
How to read the scores
This legend covers the scores on this page — for data sources, scoring weights, and limits, read the full methodology →
Answer a few questions about your goals, habits, stack, and budget. Then, DoseRank will find the products that best match your needs based on your answers. It's free and only takes 60 seconds! No account is required.
A saved, shareable breakdown: your matched products, dose math, interaction flags to discuss with a clinician, and a price-tracked stack you can revisit.
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Each product gets a composite score blending clinical strength, evidence, dose fit, trust and value — computed for the goal you picked, across this category's products. The #1 on the DoseRank tab has the highest composite; the other tabs re-rank the same products by Value, Trust, or Popularity. Placement is never paid.
Start with a goal, not a brand
Browsing muscle recovery supplements without a goal makes no sense — different products do different jobs, and “best” flips depending on which job you're hiring for. These are the 45 health outcomes that matter for this category. Pick yours, and the full evidence-ranked shelf loads for that goal alone.
Sarcopenia statusPresence of low muscle mass and function.461 rankedStrong
Muscle damage biomarkersMarkers such as creatine kinase indicating exercise-related tissue stress.560 rankedStrong
Intestinal permeabilityBarrier integrity and leakiness of the gut lining.282 rankedStrong
Liver functionOverall biochemical or clinical hepatic performance.479 rankedStrong
Exercise recoveryReturn to baseline function after exertion.837 rankedStrong
Endurance performanceAbility to maintain effort over a prolonged duration.475 rankedStrong
Delayed-onset muscle sorenessPost-exercise muscle pain and stiffness.959 rankedModerate-strong
Muscle massQuantity of skeletal muscle tissue.628 rankedStrong
Erectile functionAbility to achieve and maintain an erection.299 rankedModerate-strong
Nitric oxide bioavailabilityAvailability of nitric oxide relevant to vascular function.331 rankedStrong
Fat oxidationUse of fat as an energy source.462 rankedModerate-strong
AlertnessWakefulness and readiness to respond.239 rankedStrong
Infection durationLength of infectious illness episodes.209 rankedModerate-strong
Infection incidenceOverall rate of infectious illness.219 rankedStrong
Attention and concentrationAbility to sustain and direct focus.242 rankedModerate-strongNothing is ranked yet — the shelf stays locked until you pick a goal.
No goal, no ranking.
A “best muscle recovery supplement” list without a goal would be marketing, not evidence. Pick what you want to improve and DoseRank scores all 1.4k products against that goal's trials.