Quick question: should I take amino acids on non-workout days or is that a just a waste of money as they're damn expensive?
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Thread: Amino acids on non-workout days
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01-06-2011, 03:19 AM #1
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Some would argue that supplementing with free form aminos on top of a diet that is already high in protein is a waste of money.
Five years ago a 10-week study was conducted which compared three treatments: 1) a whey + casein blend, 2) whey + BCAA + glutamine, or 3) only carbs. Interestingly, both the casein/whey blend group as well as the carb-only group both demonstrated better increase in lean mass over the whey + free form BCAA + glutamine group. See, The effects of protein and amino acid supplementation on performance and training adaptations during ten weeks of resistance training. Kerksick CM, et al. J Strength Cond Res. 2006 Aug;20(3):643-53. PMID: 16937979 abstract available online at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum
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01-06-2011, 05:19 AM #4
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I only use BCAA pre-training. Don't see a need at other times.
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