klaatu21 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Is there much point to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorseSense Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Branched Chain Amino Acids are in a lot of the foods we eat. I've seen the claim by various individuals that it helps in the building and maintenance of lean muscle mass. The more BCAAs in your diet the more "happy" your body will be with maintaining its current mass and the less your body will use your muscle tissue as fuel. Especially important are leucine, isoleucine, valine, and glutamine. I'm no expert. Just my 02. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaatu21 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 Much point taking them? You've seen my eating plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorseSense Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 IMO not really. But then you're asking someone who thinks supplementing anything not essential to your health isn't really that natural. Others probably feel differently. I've definitely had that discussion with meat eating bodybuilders! haha But if you still want to try it I don't see the harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaatu21 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 I was going to but I'm gonna go the fully natural way from food and only supplement with the add shake for speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorseSense Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Ah ok if you are supplementing with a shake then you'll be getting extra in that alone. I def wouldn't spend money or effort on any extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaatu21 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 Fantastic, problem solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas_Weir Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 If you buy some Soy Protein Isolate, there is no need for buying BCAA's, as Soy Protein Isolate is very abundant in BCAA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegansludge Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Pretty sure that a pea/rice blend also is pretty solid on BCAAs. I'm also starting to think that a lot of the BCAAs hype (as in buying a completely separate supplement) is a lot about selling product - if you have variety in your diet, you're going to be getting them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChrisZx Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I do a pea/rice protein blend which has a great amino acid profile but I also take Xtend. I upped my dose to what is recommend on the bottle and I am not sure if it's me or the Xtend but I feel like I have been recovering better over the past few days. Plus it tastes really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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