What does glutamine do?

[The Iceman]

I searched and it doesn't say what it's for or what it does.

Also, are glutamine and L-glutamine the same thing?

[American]

from my understanding, it helps your muscle absorb as much protein as possible while it is in recovery mode. Best if used 30 minutes after strength training, and then again a couple of hours later. I put mine in with my post workout whey shake.

[workinhard811]

it helps stop the breakdown of muscles after working them hard; im pretty sure

i believe glutamine and L Glutamine are the same thing

[Jams]

The L in L-Glutamine stands for Levo which come from the latin word "laevus" which translates as "left". Levrotation is when a molecule turns/twists to the left.

Because amino acids utilised by the body are all left handed, these are most readily used. As opposed to Dextro molecules which are right handed.

If its not specified it may be a combination of the two. (I think, please correct me if im wrong)

[equilibrium]

Basically....It's all written here. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/vm8.htm

[John6]

It wastes your money.

[Ant11022]

I read somewhere on this site that if you're taking glutamine and creatine, you should take glutamine pre-workout and creatine post-workout. Does anyone agree with this?

[BballBuilder]

glutamine helps prevent muscle breakdown and helps muscle recovery.

[MuZI]

Doesn't it also help with joints?

[Joki]

I read somewhere on this site that if you're taking glutamine and creatine, you should take glutamine pre-workout and creatine post-workout. Does anyone agree with this?

i'd like to know more about this too

[taylorsj]

My understanding is that the same "things" that contribue to creatine uptake in the body also contribute to glutamine uptake, and you don't want creatine and glutamine competing for absorption, so it has been suggested to keep at least and hour between when you consume creatine and when you consume glutamine. Whew. What a run-on sentence. :P

As for whether you take one pre-workout and the other post, creatine doesn't matter. Glutamine is a recovery supplement so naturally during or after your workout would be logical.

[Shion]

I read somewhere on this site that if you're taking glutamine and creatine, you should take glutamine pre-workout and creatine post-workout. Does anyone agree with this?

It's the other way around.

[Gordon_18]

glutamine helps prevent muscle breakdown and helps muscle recovery.

Its also a anti-oxident so it eliminates "Free Radicals"

[rmat16]

I used to take glutamine before I started taking NO Xplode, which says that you shouldn't take in more than 10 G of glutamine per day to maximize NO Xplode's effects. I honestly didn't notice a 'decrease' in gains, or anything of the sort. Stick with a good whey and creatine supp., and you'll be getting all the glutamine you need. Just my $.02.

[T-Baby]

It wastes your money.

i disagree



BB.com has info on what it does.

[hkfbfn]

When you all say it helps prevent mucsle breakdown, dous this mean when your body is ready to use mucsle as energy or do you mean when your lifting,? Because whyen you lift i understand your muscles get broken down and grow back more?

[taylorsj]

Muscle tissue tearing aka minor damage and breakdown are two different things. When you workout, the stress you put on your muscles causes tiny tears in the muscle fibers. As the muscle fibers recover, the tears heal up forming scar tissue, thus larger muscles. Correct me if I'm wrong guys.

Muscle breakdown is when your body needs protein for one process or another and can't find it elsewhere, so it breaks down your muscle tissue to get the protein back that was used to build it.