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Yes. and I recommend whey as the cheapest source of BCAAs.
I eat about 50-100g of P from whey every day. 25% of whey protein is BCAAs, so I get 10-20g of BCAAs a day from that. That's not including all the meat and stuff I eat.
I almost always have 25g of P while I workout, so that's 5g of BCAAs just for the workout.
Only when you cannot tolerate whey and are in need of a fast digesting protein source, it may be worthwhile using BCAAs. ATM I'm using neither, but plan to try out BCAAs to see if it makes a difference.
For anyone who can use dairy , stick to whey.
As for glutamine which has been referred to as 'useless' : NOT if you're having GI-trouble, it's excellent for people with a compromised immune system. It will NOT help gain muscle for 'healthy' people, but may prevent muscle loss for immunocompromised people.
Thank you, Espi. I seem to be tolerating my 100% Pure Protein, but there are a lot of protein powders that I cannot take (causes major gut pain). I don't drink milk, and that also causes me to have the gut pain. More for me to think about!
You sound like someone who's lactose-intolerant. I'm having an allergy going on which is why I'm avoiding dairy products, unless I'm cheating/having a free meal.
Even then, it's not absolutely necessary to use BCAAs since there's also the option of just making sure to have eaten enough protein in previous meals..
However, I'm lifting in the morning mostly, eating omelettes as a pre-WO meal and apparently it takes a while before eggs are digested while OTOH even smallish amounts of carbs make me feel sleepy and negatively influence the workout ... BCAAs might actually just make a difference after all. The only other alternative would be to eliminate pre-WO carbs altogether and only ingest carbs starting from at most 15 mins pre-WO.
Will keep you updated on this (probably in my journal)
As for glutamine which has been referred to as 'useless' : NOT if you're having GI-trouble, it's excellent for people with a compromised immune system. It will NOT help gain muscle for 'healthy' people, but may prevent muscle loss for immunocompromised people.
You need to take into account that fact that a diet high in protein is already high in BCAA, and the body can use BCAA to manufacture glutamine, so it all goes back round to... Get enough protein, save your money for real food and real fun.
Any of you guys read about BCAA's causing depression? Something about it crossing the blood brain barrier bla bla, but supposedly high BCAA intake as in supplementing them alone can cause depression.
Does anyone take BCAA's?
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