Glutamine ?

GoneForever · Feb 27, 2007

I've always used just plain L-glutamine powder the past few years. Usually take 5grams post workout and 5 before bed. Recently a guy in a nutrition store told me standard glutamin is worthless, even if taken sugar. He said I must use a glutamine peptide. Think this is true?

km2000 · Feb 28, 2007

fourthgen said:
I've always used just plain L-glutamine powder the past few years. Usually take 5grams post workout and 5 before bed. Recently a guy in a nutrition store told me standard glutamin is worthless, even if taken sugar. He said I must use a glutamine peptide. Think this is true?

I took the glutamine peptide foe a few months and didnt notice anything spectacular, especially for the cost! (got mine for free but still) also it isnt very water soluble it is very hard to mix! glutimine is good stuff but is a little overrated imo. I still use it pre and post workout for the hell of it.

sales must be slow at the supp shop for the dude to make a statement like that...

GoneForever · Feb 28, 2007

km2000 said:
I took the glutamine peptide foe a few months and didnt notice anything spectacular, especially for the cost! (got mine for free but still) also it isnt very water soluble it is very hard to mix! glutimine is good stuff but is a little overrated imo. I still use it pre and post workout for the hell of it.

sales must be slow at the supp shop for the dude to make a statement like that...

Thanks bro. Im gonna stick with pure L-gluatamin powder. Im sure it works fine.

JohnnyPro · Feb 28, 2007

I use micronized glutamine by Allmax. I like it a lot.

Steak Helmet · Feb 28, 2007

this is a great combo

edge250 · Feb 28, 2007

read the article, lol "I say insulin is your best friend"

Big Bapper · Feb 28, 2007

Gluatmine makes up more of muscle tissue that any other amino. Love the stuff. Worth every penny(cent) IMO.

Kaiser · Feb 28, 2007

Coming from a power lifter background these are the first few years of me dieting. Not that I was ever really fat, just pleasantly plump

My question to you guys is, does Glutamine and Creatine make you hold too much water weight when dieting? Hopefully I can get some answers without having to start another thread. I have always liked the fullness I held taking Creatine post workout, but I just wanted to know how to outweigh it. Can anyone help?

edge250 · Feb 28, 2007

water retention from creatine is inside the muscle, a good thing whether dieting or not, you want that fullness to your muscle. your thinking sub-q water rentention which blurs definition

Kaiser · Feb 28, 2007

edge250 said:
water retention from creatine is inside the muscle, a good thing whether dieting or not, you want that fullness to your muscle. your thinking sub-q water rentention which blurs definition

Thank you very much Edge. How about Glutamine?

edge250 · Feb 28, 2007

never heard of water retention from glutamine

Kaiser · Feb 28, 2007

Thanks Edge.

bulldog21 · Feb 28, 2007

Going off what edge, bapper, and some others have said I usually take in 5 grams of Bcaa's and 5 grams of glutamine preworkout and postworkout in my PWO carb drink...I never heard of creatine creating water retention either...

speedbacker · Feb 28, 2007

Big Bapper said:
Gluatmine makes up more of muscle tissue that any other amino. Love the stuff. Worth every penny(cent) IMO.

Agreed.

JohnnyPro · Feb 28, 2007

Kaiser said:
Coming from a power lifter background these are the first few years of me dieting. Not that I was ever really fat, just pleasantly plump My question to you guys is, does Glutamine and Creatine make you hold too much water weight when dieting? Hopefully I can get some answers without having to start another thread. I have always liked the fullness I held taking Creatine post workout, but I just wanted to know how to outweigh it. Can anyone help?

I've heard about creatine causing water retention but I have never personally noticed it on myself. I usually cut out the creatine while dieting but this time I am still taking it, and so far so good. Never heard about glutamine causing you to hold water.

Big Bapper · Feb 28, 2007

Kaiser said:
Coming from a power lifter background these are the first few years of me dieting. Not that I was ever really fat, just pleasantly plump My question to you guys is, does Glutamine and Creatine make you hold too much water weight when dieting? Hopefully I can get some answers without having to start another thread. I have always liked the fullness I held taking Creatine post workout, but I just wanted to know how to outweigh it. Can anyone help?

Glutamine will help you carb up. Retain and help the uptake of carbs in the muscle. Creatine will make you hold sc water, however there is a new buffered creatine that will not make you hold water. I have not tried it yet so can only say what I heard or read.

oldfella · Feb 28, 2007

Phil's LBA's. All you need pre-post workout. Loaded with Glutamic acid from Beef plasma. Gets in and goes to work right away. Great recovery after workout.

edge250 · Feb 28, 2007

oldfella said:
Phil's LBA's. All you need pre-post workout. Loaded with Glutamic acid from Beef plasma. Gets in and goes to work right away. Great recovery after workout.

true. when i was using them i actually sipped them during my workout.