Xtend...no calories rite?

[Insulin Ihsaan]

Xtend or bcaa's in general do not have any caloric value correct?


just making sure

[Insulin Ihsaan]

i know its a stupid question, just someone confirm this so i stop feeling paranoid

[Scivation]

If there were calories, we would HAVE to put it on the label.

It is not on the label.

Thus, per the FDA, NO calories.

[Insulin Ihsaan]

thanks, was just clarifying

[Rodzilla]

I count the grams of aminos, same calories as protein...so 20cal per scoop.

[Insulin Ihsaan]

I count the grams of aminos, same calories as protein...so 20cal per scoop.

wow didnt know that, guess i should count them too as im cutting. thanks

[yioti]

What? no, a calorie is a measurement of energy, it takes your body a certain number of calories to break down a type of food. BCAAS are an already broken down form of protein, thus it costs your body no energy to break them down further which means its 0 calories so no. you dont count them in your cals

[Scivation]

I count the grams of aminos, same calories as protein...so 20cal per scoop.

Even if they DO have calories, it is not 4 per gram.

[Rodzilla]

What? no, a calorie is a measurement of energy, it takes your body a certain number of calories to break down a type of food. BCAAS are an already broken down form of protein, thus it costs your body no energy to break them down further which means its 0 calories so no. you dont count them in your cals

did you seriously just make that up?

Even if they DO have calories, it is not 4 per gram.

Chuck has said this as well; however, I still have not seen any literature.
Don't get me wrong, I love Xtend and use it, I just choose to count the calories...I think Layne does as well?

[Scivation]

did you seriously just make that up?

Chuck has said this as well; however, I still have not seen any literature.
Don't get me wrong, I love Xtend and use it, I just choose to count the calories...I think Layne does as well?

I do not care if you count the calories. The bottom line is that BCAA promote fat loss and will not halt bodyfat loss or lead to fat gain. So why even stress over counting it?

[Rodzilla]

I do not care if you count the calories. The bottom line is that BCAA promote fat loss and will not halt bodyfat loss or lead to fat gain. So why even stress over counting it?

I agree to an extent. I believe that too much BCAA will halt fat loss, but we can agree to disagree on that.

[haiz69]

BCAA's do not require digestion. They have no caloric value IMO.

[Scivation]

I agree to an extent. I believe that too much BCAA will halt fat loss, but we can agree to disagree on that.

When I got to under 4% bodyfat, it proved that wrong.

[MattyH7688]

its so low it wont make a difference.. if u r worried about it while cutting, u better be counting the calories in sugar free gum too lol

[Rodzilla]

When I got to under 4% bodyfat, it proved that wrong.

not really...but it was impressive none the less.
Matty, I would count sf gum as well

[Scivation]

not really...but it was impressive none the less.
Matty, I would count sf gum as well

I would never chew gum while dieting!

I drank Xtend like it was going out of style. The fat still melted. Perhaps the Cut Diet is just that damn good?

[Sixpack]

I agree 100%

I do not care if you count the calories. The bottom line is that BCAA promote fat loss and will not halt bodyfat loss or lead to fat gain. So why even stress over counting it?

[SSK1903]

haha, I was counting my xtend serving (3?-4 scoops for workout) as 25 calories for some reason...

I guess I don't need to do that anymore

Bull**** and marketing aside (hey, I'm a paying customer ) is there any reason to consume xtend other than during/post workout?

[Insulin Ihsaan]

haha, I was counting my xtend serving (3?-4 scoops for workout) as 25 calories for some reason...

I guess I don't need to do that anymore

Bull**** and marketing aside (hey, I'm a paying customer ) is there any reason to consume xtend other than during/post workout?

i was wondering this aswell, i usually only drink it during/post workout but would it be beneficial to drink it during the day?

lol im kind of looking for an excuse to drink more of this green apple stuff

[WhiteCollarBoy]

When Xtend first came out, I remember it was something like 20 cals per 4 scoops or whatever. It's negligible.

[Scivation]

haha, I was counting my xtend serving (3?-4 scoops for workout) as 25 calories for some reason...

I guess I don't need to do that anymore

Bull**** and marketing aside (hey, I'm a paying customer ) is there any reason to consume xtend other than during/post workout?

Yes. You recover during the day!

But, if there is one time you need to take it, around and during training is THE time. The rest is just icing on the cake!

When Xtend first came out, I remember it was something like 20 cals per 4 scoops or whatever. It's negligible.

Then the FDA told us how to properly label and when Chuck came aboard, he also corrected us.

Bottom line is count it if you'd like, but I won't nor do I think it makes a difference. The benefits outweigh the calories, if there are any.

[LoudGoatLS2]

i was wondering this aswell, i usually only drink it during/post workout but would it be beneficial to drink it during the day?

lol im kind of looking for an excuse to drink more of this green apple stuff

I'm with you. I actually prefer the Xtend lemonade flavor to normal lemonade. I'm actually sitting here with my empty water bottle next to me waiting for tomorrow morning's workout to come so that I can have more. Wow. I just realized I'm a loser.

[yioti]

BCAA's do not require digestion. They have no caloric value IMO.

did you seriously just make that up?

Chuck has said this as well; however, I still have not seen any literature.
Don't get me wrong, I love Xtend and use it, I just choose to count the calories...I think Layne does as well?

BINGO counting them is worthless

[Insulin Ihsaan]

Does anyone have any links to BCAA info related to cutting and fat lost?

[jaim91]

Does anyone have any links to BCAA info related to cutting and fat lost?

Talk to Lando (Rob), Sporto (Tommy), Scivation (Marc), Beast (Derek) and every other Scivation athlete. They all have anecdotal evidece saying Xtend was the best cutting supplement out there.

[LiL USMC BBer]

After reading all of this topic. I have come up with the decision that EVEN IF Xtend does have calories. You burnt all of them off thinking about how many calories Xtend has/doesn't have.

Like the book states.. "THE CALORIES DO NOT ADD UP!We at Scivation prefere to count servings instead of each calorie, we beleive you will probably burn calories just trying to count them all!"

[warbird00]

i was wondering this aswell, i usually only drink it during/post workout but would it be beneficial to drink it during the day?

lol im kind of looking for an excuse to drink more of this green apple stuff

Layne has his clients taking 5g morning and pre workout, 10g post workout and 5g pre bed

Talk to Lando (Rob), Sporto (Tommy), Scivation (Marc), Beast (Derek) and every other Scivation athlete. They all have anecdotal evidece saying Xtend was the best cutting supplement out there.

Love me some broscience! (lol, jk, i love xtend )

[alaska21]

the person who said that bcaa's have no calories because theyre already broken down into amino acids is wrong. just think about it...how would cleaving all those peptide bonds in a protein GIVE you energy... So the answer is yes of course amino acids and all other monomers have calories. Why would you think something with 0 calories could provide energy for your muscles lol.

HOWEVER! If you count the calories Xtend has then you are being a little bit obsession IMO...just drink your xtend and don't think about the calories...I promise you that you will not get fat from drinking xtend haha

[R.T.B.]

the person who said that bcaa's have no calories because theyre already broken down into amino acids is wrong. just think about it...how would cleaving all those peptide bonds in a protein GIVE you energy... So the answer is yes of course amino acids and all other monomers have calories. Why would you think something with 0 calories could provide energy for your muscles lol.

HOWEVER! If you count the calories Xtend has then you are being a little bit obsession IMO...just drink your xtend and don't think about the calories...I promise you that you will not get fat from drinking xtend haha

hmm, interesting...so lets say you were megadosing xtend, like Marc and others propose you do, and you're taking in, say 25 scoops of Xtend a day...how many calories is that? BTW I love Xtend, but I'm only taking around 5 scoops a day...the idea for megadosing has occured to me, but I'd like to know how many calories I'd be taking in before I do so, as I'm sure others out there are curious as well

[billfinkbiner]

Does anyone have any links to BCAA info related to cutting and fat lost?

Read Layne's section of the Cut Diet book.