Is taking EAA powder a way to reduce protein needs?

[kenneyj889]

I personally prefer lower protein intakes, especially when dieting, would supplementing with EAA powder reduce my total daily protein requirements for retaining muscle on a cut?

[TolerantLactose]

I don't know any details about your diet but I'll go out on a limb and say that it's not good.

[TheFugitive]

EAA's would be beneficial in this situation. Have you thought about incorporating a protein powder or smaller meals on your cut?

[lucia316]

Why would you reduce protein intake, which has a full spectrum of amino acids, while dieting and take 9 amino acids that have the same amount, if not more in some cases, of calories per gram?

Meet your macro OP. There is never a reason to use free-form amino acids in lieu of protein.

[Ghawk21]

Why would you want less protein when dieting. It tends to be the most filling and would help the most with appetite. Just trying to understand the logic.

[eatyourspinach]

Why would you want less protein when dieting. It tends to be the most filling and would help the most with appetite. Just trying to understand the logic.

I imagine to minimize calories

[Farley1324]

I personally prefer lower protein intakes, especially when dieting, would supplementing with EAA powder reduce my total daily protein requirements for retaining muscle on a cut?

Get your protein for the day. That's what matters. Will save you money too. Pick your protein number, hit it (whole proteins), done.

PS: Amino products like EAA and the B ones, they have calories.

[TheFugitive]

I imagine to minimize calories

Bingo!

[Ghawk21]

I imagine to minimize calories

I guess its just not very often anyone reduces protein to save calories when cutting. In this particular case wouldn't you end up with more calories by replacing them with EAAs though, or pretty close to the same anyways.

[Farley1324]

I guess its just not very often anyone reduces protein to save calories when cutting. In this particular case wouldn't you end up with more calories by replacing them with EAAs though, or pretty close to the same anyways.

That's how it seems to me.

No idea why somebody would go low protein while cutting and then consume equal or greater calories from a handful of aminos. Seems like it's a lose-lose-lose-lose situation (more cals, less protein, more money, less real food to eat)

[lucia316]

that's how it seems to me.

No idea why somebody would go low protein while cutting and then consume equal or greater calories from a handful of aminos. Seems like it's a lose-lose-lose-lose situation (more cals, less protein, more money, less real food to eat)

bingo!

[eatyourspinach]

I guess its just not very often anyone reduces protein to save calories when cutting. In this particular case wouldn't you end up with more calories by replacing them with EAAs though, or pretty close to the same anyways.

That's how it seems to me.

No idea why somebody would go low protein while cutting and then consume equal or greater calories from a handful of aminos. Seems like it's a lose-lose-lose-lose situation (more cals, less protein, more money, less real food to eat)

PSMF diet perhaps

[powercage]

This should never be a trade-off.