BCAA's

BARKER!

Hey everyone,

I was just wondering if anyone knows much about consumin BCAA's.

Most BCAA supplements instruct to take the supp before and after workouts.

I would have thought that BCAA's should be taken throughout the day to maintain a positive nitrogen balance and retain muscle.

I think a supp like this would be ideal for retaining muscle when ripping down.

I was also thinkin of getting some MET-Rx Apmed in.

Any thoughts?

razg

One thing to remember is that BCAA's produce a very significant insulin response, hardly ideal when dieting. The key reason to take them around (or as I prefer, during) workouts is to stop catabolism when you are stressing your body. For the most part, when you are inactive, even on a diet, you don't need to worry excessively about burning muscle. However when engaged in exercise, you do. IMO if you do fasted cardio, they are essential.

They taste pretty bad, but I use Xtend, it's a decent during-workout drink.

BARKER!

Cheers mate,

So u think ur best taking them when doin cardio to prevent muscle loss when tryin to burn fat but not to take them throughout the day.

This works for me because I tend to shy away from cardio as i severely shed muscle when performing cardio so if they can help prevent this, ill give them a go.

razg

Absolutely, that's what i'd do. I'd use around 10g in 1L of water or so - you could fill up a 700ml shaker, drink half, and re-fill. If you find this isn't enough, you could try 15-20g.