Bcaa supplementation around the workout

[mxd]

Love bcaa around workouts, gonna play with glycine / coconut water / alanine combo though.

 

[Solo_]

I liked BCAA when I tried them before, although I was still natural back then lol. I haven't seen much of a need for them while on cycle but I'm sure they would help when you are cutting a significant amount of fat. It's just hard for me to justify spending $50 on amino acids when I could just get some more whey or test e

I fully agree on this one as well. I really can't justify spending $55 on a big container of xtend. I could just get high quality whey or a couple vials of prop! Ultimately I finally found 1kg of Bcaas for $25 on nutraplanet and I felt that price was worth it. I am going to need them for when I start with the slin anyways.

Also, I got an 8:1:1 ratio so it's basically all leucine which is what I want anyways.

 

[Rickybobby]

I take5 grams pre intra and post for 15 total around work outs plus about 2-3 other protein shakes with a 5 gram scoop of each

 

[todkbear]

Xtend Watermelon when dieting!

Tastes so good it makes me feel like I'm cheating my diet.

 

[dumped2k]

love me some xtend! everybody should try gaspari's aminoblast...delicious and a healthy dosing of bcaas

 

[goatfishtwo]

Since I started supplementing with BCAAs I've felt significantly more physiologically ready for each workout than I did before. Could be psychological but.... I doubt it.

 

[tacoman]

my favorite intra workout is purple wrath some creatine and lbas. When I run out of my supply of purple wrath I am going to be giving a try with true nutrition version of bcaa mix

 

[SugarFree]

If one is consistently taking whey protein is there any need to take seperate BCAA's? I've asked this numerous times in the past but have never been able to get a real answer to this.

 

[nart23]

bcaas are great

 

[DaveWallerCB]

Thanks for the article.

I'm not trying to hyjack this thread but am asking for help from some people who use True Nutrition products to get bcaa's & eaa's pre/intra/post workout.

Can I please get what TN products your using and how?

 

[flexdurden]

Thanks for the article.

I'm not trying to hyjack this thread but am asking for help from some people who use True Nutrition products to get bcaa's & eaa's pre/intra/post workout.

Can I please get what TN products your using and how?

I use TN's instantized EAAs and BCAA plus along with extra glutamine.

I was doing protein powders previously but using EAAs and BCAAs pre and intra are easier on my GI tract. Homonunculus has all of my ratios and grams of each worked out based on my goals. I believe he touched on this in an article for MuscleMag: **broken link removed**

 

[DaveWallerCB]

I use TN's instantized EAAs and BCAA plus along with extra glutamine.

I was doing protein powders previously but using EAAs and BCAAs pre and intra are easier on my GI tract. Homonunculus has all of my ratios and grams of each worked out based on my goals. I believe he touched on this in an article for MuscleMag: **broken link removed**

Thanks mental!

 

[BIG-D123]

I mix my own bcaa powder 10g with my glut 5g,crea5g,turine 3g + V8 Splash 16oz, and sip on it during workout. Its a 320z container. Fill the rest up with water and shake the hell out of it. All powders are unflavored.

All my shakes in the afternoon/night have extra 5g bcaa's in em too. Since doing this I noticed improved lbm.

 

[G.I.Bro]

Controlled labs purple wrAAth > extend in terms of ingredient profile. I don't really consider taste too important.

 

[alterntego]

Ditto

I too love watermelon xtend. Only problem it tastes so good i want to drink it all the time.

 

[Lexx]

I use 15g BCAA, 3g beta alanine, 8g citruline malate, 1 scoop True nutrition Pepto pro with 50g carbs from karbolyn and sip while I train. I've been doing this for a little while now and don't think I would train with out it ever again. Barely get as sore and deff can train and push much harder.

 

[goodfella]

I do 10 grams of humapro( eaas) right after my workout, and I workout fasted first thing in the am

 

[chainheart]

xtend is pretty good. although the good feeling i get from it, i believe is mainly because of the citrulline malate <-- awesome amino acid TBH. 3grams CM before a session keeps me feeling good for 2 intense hours

citrulline malate is the real deal.

i usually buy it alone in 500 gram small tubs from a longtime reputable source - ZERO fillers.

i had read 7-8 years ago that adding 1 gram of L-citrulline to 4-6 grams L-arginine was the ideal formula from Dr. Ignarro's book "NO More heart Disease:

"Dr. Louis Ignarro discovered "the atom" of cardiovascular health--a tiny molecule called Nitric Oxide. NO, as it is known by chemists, is a signaling molecule produced by the body, and is a vasodilator that helps control blood flow to every part of the body. Dr. Ignarro's findings led to the development of Viagra. Nitric Oxide has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system as well." (note:sadly Dr. Ignarro never benefited financially from any of the ED meds such as viagra, etc... others took his research and ran with it)

... newer studies have shown 3-6 grams of citrulline malate converts much better into L-Arginine creating the vasodilation-widening of blood vessels.

when blood vessels dilate, the flow of blood is increased due to a decrease in vascular resistance. dilation of arterial blood vessels mainly the arterioles decreases blood pressure and allows more OXYGEN rich blood to flow throughout body.

3-6 grams citrulline malate works by powering ATP - the energy molecule that fuels muscle production and eliminates toxins such as lactic acid and also ammonia from the blood.

i use it every deadlift and squat workout - and yes i can go for about two hours of heavy duty lifting as opposed to running out of steam after about 50-60 minutes.

...i am not a rep for any company but play one on TV. i can be seen in old westerns riding my Medicine Man Show wagon into the town of North Fork promoting generic citrulline malate.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312335822/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=35261900641&hvpos=1t3&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18292107151230699588&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_19vegdiitt_b"]NO More Heart Disease: How Nitric Oxide Can Prevent--Even Reverse--Heart Disease and Strokes: Louis Ignarro: 9780312335823: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

This post for entertainment purposes only and not meant to diagnose or treat any medical issues.

 

[tttlock]

I primarily use them to keep my body in that nice anabolic state, rather than catabolic, so if I have to go more than 3-3.5hrs without eating I'll sip on those. If nothing else it gives me peace of mind knowing there's something floatin around in my system.