Hi everyone!
In these past weeks I've been making a lot of progress (body wise / weight-lifting wise) and I feel awesome. Everytime I leave the gym I feel like I pushed it to the max and this gives me joy.
One thing that (sometimes) holds me back is muscle soreness / fatigue. There are some days where I feel completly dead and I'm not able to give 100% on whatever exercise I'm doing (even though I push through the pain, it still feels like I could do better than that if I was in a better shape). I decided to browse the internet in order to find solutions or suggestions in order to fight this.
I found that stretching my body after a long workout helps me to relax / sleep better at night and delays the muscle soreness. However, I still feel dead after 2 or 3 days.
Another thing suggested was taking BCAA. I must confess that I never took any supplement besides whey so I really have no idea how BCAA work (besides the basics) inside the human body / how they're made. I tried to search it online but most websites only refer the differences between 2:1:1, 4:1:1 and 8:1:1 BCAA and never really suggest one of them (I feel like every article I read is inconclusive on which BCAA to buy).
It would make my day if someone could explain / help me on this subject as I would like to try it (and see with my own eyes if the benefits I read are true or not).
Also, found 1 or 2 articles that compared BCAA and Aminoacids tabs. As I tried to find more information, it looked like BCAA are way more "popular" but I still have no idea which one is best for me.
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11-28-2019, 04:19 PM #1
Different types of BCAA proportions vs Amino Tabs - Help
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11-29-2019, 02:23 AM #5
I have been transitioning from "a normal diet" to a plant based diet for 3 months now. I still haven't stopped eating meat (totally) yet but I plan to. Fish as well. Is tofu, seitan, etc.. A good alternative to get BCAA as well? (given that those 2 are probably the most common substitutes for meat in a vegan diet).
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11-29-2019, 02:26 AM #6
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There are lots of plant based protein sources - mostly beans, pulses, lentils, chick peas etc. I'm no expert but I'm sure lists of good sources exist. You can certainly meet your requirements from a plant based diet - but it will take more attention to achieve this than simply eating a chunk of meat.
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11-29-2019, 11:17 AM #8
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Jonaas18,
What these people have failed to explain is, BCAAs are instantly absorbed and ready for immediate use where as proteins from whole food sources take hours upon hours to digest. Time your protein for successalienshave.com - Shave Smarter
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11-29-2019, 11:40 AM #9
Besides breakfast / lunch / dinner, I usually take protein shakes after my workout (they include BCAA but I really didn't / don't pay attention to the ammount per scoop since I don't really understand the optimal proportions). Would a change be required in order to time it right or what I'm doing now is just fine?
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11-30-2019, 09:43 AM #10
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11-30-2019, 03:33 PM #12
I'm not sure. Beans are really not my cup of tea but I'm up to give them a try (there's plenty variations of beans so perhaps one is somewhat decent). Besides that, I would probably buy some plant based burguers and experiment different dishes with seitan and tofu.
It's a big step for me since the flavours are somewhat strange compared to meat but I would actually love to stick with that diet at 100%. For now, I'm just introducing as much plant based ingredients as I can in order to "outshine" the ammount of meat I eat per meal.
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11-30-2019, 08:15 PM #13
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12-01-2019, 02:44 PM #14
Don’t take BCAAs. Problem solved. They won’t help you anyway.
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I'm pretty sure your wrong, but care to elaborate...
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12-03-2019, 05:35 PM #19
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Don't buy free-form aminos. Buy protein powder if you need help meeting your macro. If you're meeting your macro daily, your body will have plenty of amino acids to instantly use. Digestion can take upwards of 48 hours.
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12-05-2019, 06:13 AM #20
Honestly, the biggest concern for free form BCAAs is when you don't eat food, that is when they are most likely to be detrimental. When you are in a fast they increase muscle protein breakdown to higher levels than they increase muscle protein synthesis (Wolfe 2017). When you aren't in a fast you already have aminos from food.
So there is really no time they are beneficial.Controlled Labs Warder
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I'm pretty sure your wrong, but care to elaborate...
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12-07-2019, 06:35 AM #25Controlled Labs Warder
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I'm pretty sure your wrong, but care to elaborate...
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12-10-2019, 08:54 AM #26
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12-13-2019, 05:31 AM #27
That’s an advertisement. Lol
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I'm pretty sure your wrong, but care to elaborate...
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12-13-2019, 05:54 AM #28
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