How Many Grams of Additional BCAA supplementation per day

[rapturebliss]

Hello there folks, I have been on Whey Protein for a couple of months now and am seeing to get a fully lean body.

like i said i have been consuming Whey Protien and Casien Protein aswell for a couple of months and i recently ordered ON's Pro BCAA supplement aswell but since whey is already rich in BCAA(one serving of ON's Whey Protein has 24G Protein plus 5.5G BCAA plus 4G Glutamine, i was unsure if how much grams of "ON's Pro BCAA" should i be consuming, it is usually recommended to have it 5-10g before and pre & post workout and since i already am consuming 5G of BCAA through my whey supplementation, i was unsure of the amount of BCAA i should be consuming.

Any Help would be Much Appreciated Folks.
Have a Great Day.

[eatyourspinach]

0g, unless for some reason you are getting insufficient amounts of BCAAs from your diet or fasting for 24+ hours.

[llahhsoj]

If you train fasted, I would go with 1 or 2 servings preworkout. If not, 1 or 2 servings intraworkout will work. I really would opt for a meal after training and not worry about the BCAAs.

[OT2000]

0 grams. Stick to a good level of protein intake and bcaa are covered.

[dazedncnfz]

In to see what happens

[EEytonJones]

As stated, no need to supplement with bcaas other than intra workout if youre already eating enough protein.

[lucia316]

As stated, no need to supplement with bcaas if youre already eating enough protein.

Fixed. Meet macro OP. Use your whey to do so if you need the help. You don't need additional leucine, isoleucine and valine. If you're not meeting your macro, fix that problem.

[Athletic Edge]

The FDA has concluded that exactly 10g of BCAAs are needed per day and they can only be consumed in a 2:1:1 ratio otherwise they are completely unusable in the body.


j/k of course, what the other guys said above. Personally I aim for around 5g of free form BCAAs per sitting and I do like to take them pre/intrWO and/or between meals. If you get enough protein, you will be getting plenty of bcaa's as others have stated

[getbigordie18]

Hello there folks, I have been on Whey Protein for a couple of months now and am seeing to get a fully lean body.

like i said i have been consuming Whey Protien and Casien Protein aswell for a couple of months and i recently ordered ON's Pro BCAA supplement aswell but since whey is already rich in BCAA(one serving of ON's Whey Protein has 24G Protein plus 5.5G BCAA plus 4G Glutamine, i was unsure if how much grams of "ON's Pro BCAA" should i be consuming, it is usually recommended to have it 5-10g before and pre & post workout and since i already am consuming 5G of BCAA through my whey supplementation, i was unsure of the amount of BCAA i should be consuming.

Any Help would be Much Appreciated Folks.
Have a Great Day.

5-10 grams seems to be sufficient for enhancing muscle growth. However its not magic, you still have to train hard and eat enough food.

[SkyFlight23]

0g, unless for some reason you are getting insufficient amounts of BCAAs from your diet or fasting for 24+ hours.

Pretty much this.
I'd see if you can get a refund on your BCAA order. You already have everything you need

[showjo1josh]

Pretty much the only time I will use bcaas if when I do fasted cardio in the mornings.

[EEytonJones]

Fixed. Meet macro OP. Use your whey to do so if you need the help. You don't need additional leucine, isoleucine and valine. If you're not meeting your macro, fix that problem.

True true, far from essential. Still love my intra workout bcaas though

[Killshot1]

Supplemental BCAAs are supplemental. You don't need them. Yes they can help you when your lifting in a caloric deficit or they could help with recovery, but the average person will do just fine without any BCAA supplementation

[rapturebliss]

If you train fasted, I would go with 1 or 2 servings preworkout. If not, 1 or 2 servings intraworkout will work. I really would opt for a meal after training and not worry about the BCAAs.

i usually workout 2 hours from my afternoon lunch, so i guess pre-workout supplementation of BCAA isn't really necessary in my case. Thanks a ton, ill probably pop 1 scoop of it during my workout instead and 1 scoop post-workout with my protien shake!

[rapturebliss]

As stated, no need to supplement with bcaas other than intra workout if youre already eating enough protein.

intra-workout it is, ill be skipping my pre-workout consumption of BCAA and put it during my workout and then 1 scoop after my workout!

[eatyourspinach]

So you're going to disregard all the comments that say it isn't necessary and continue to supplement with BCAAs?

[OT2000]

So you're going to disregard all the comments that say it isn't necessary and continue to supplement with BCAAs?

Sounds like a normal day here

[Represente]

So you're going to disregard all the comments that say it isn't necessary and continue to supplement with BCAAs?

You're surprised by this?

[eatyourspinach]

Sounds like a normal day here

You're surprised by this?

[EEytonJones]

So you're going to disregard all the comments that say it isn't necessary and continue to supplement with BCAAs?

He's probably gotta finish his tub

[rapturebliss]

So you're going to disregard all the comments that say it isn't necessary and continue to supplement with BCAAs?

i have been using my BCAA supplement for almost a week now and i can see the difference already bud, plus my DOMS seem to have reduced and its taken me to a whole new level in the gym, you want me to disregard my results and regard the comments here instead? i got here asking for the quantity of it to be consumed, just needed to be sure if i wasn't overdosing!!

[dazedncnfz]

i have been using my BCAA supplement for almost a week now and i can see the difference already bud, plus my DOMS seem to have reduced and its taken me to a whole new level in the gym, you want me to disregard my results and regard the comments here instead? i got here asking for the quantity of it to be consumed, just needed to be sure if i wasn't overdosing!!

[eatyourspinach]

i have been using my BCAA supplement for almost a week now and i can see the difference already bud, plus my DOMS seem to have reduced and its taken me to a whole new level in the gym, you want me to disregard my results and regard the comments here instead? i got here asking for the quantity of it to be consumed, just needed to be sure if i wasn't overdosing!!

Regard the fact that training adaptations along with increased amino acid consumption would could have been more easily and cost efficiently obtained from whole food is the cause.

[VO2Maxima]

i have been using my BCAA supplement for almost a week now and i can see the difference already bud, plus my DOMS seem to have reduced and its taken me to a whole new level in the gym, you want me to disregard my results and regard the comments here instead? i got here asking for the quantity of it to be consumed, just needed to be sure if i wasn't overdosing!!

No supplement in the world, legal or not, and especially not BCAAs, will take you to "a whole new level in the gym" in a week. The only thing that might do that is a taper.

[EEytonJones]

No supplement in the world, legal or not, and especially not BCAAs, will take you to "a whole new level in the gym" in a week. The only thing that might do that is a taper.

The placebo effect just might

[dougefresh93]

[JayLS1-327]

No supplement in the world, legal or not, and especially not BCAAs, will take you to "a whole new level in the gym" in a week. The only thing that might do that is a taper.

Just try it, read the logs. Bro. Bro.

[lucia316]

This thread has official gone to the "Feelz." Placebo is powerful.

Edit: At 115lbs you should be spending your money on food. The protein in that food will have plenty of amino acids.

[Outside backer]

did not come away disappointed

all you need to do is calculate your tdee, read the nutritional stickies, drink a gallon of water a day load your creatine and wear a leather jacket.

nothing else works op

[AMeyer9]

i have been using my BCAA supplement for almost a week now and i can see the difference already bud, plus my DOMS seem to have reduced and its taken me to a whole new level in the gym, you want me to disregard my results and regard the comments here instead? i got here asking for the quantity of it to be consumed, just needed to be sure if i wasn't overdosing!!

Damn, must have some deer antler velvet in there. Sick combo bro