Anyone use BCAAs

Many protein powders have them, glutamine is a popular one, this article says it can potentially benefit people with liver problems.

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Doesn’t whey protein powder have BCAAs? I think it does.

Yes most do, but they make BCAAs in powder form too.

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I take protein shakes with Matcha green tea powder and fish oil sometimes when I diet instead of eating.

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I do the same lol, I have this muscle pharm whey/casein stuff and I mix in matcha, I found this stuff called colossal whey that’s $39 for 5lbs on eBay and amazon. Optimum nutrition has really tasty powder but it’s expensive.

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We get our protein from Costco on special, the isolate is 40$CA/5lb, the regular one is 30$CA/5lb. We get the regular bcz its too close to the isolate, its a mix of isolate and concentrate. I choose chocolate one bcz it has cocoa which has antioxidants.

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Wow great price! Yeah I think the difference between isolate and concentrate is minute and really only matters when you’re working out 2-3 times a day lol, blends are probably more than adequate. Oh yeah, so you get double antioxidants with the matcha too, smart. Did you ever use creatine? I used it for a month back when I lifted and it just made me feel bloated lol.

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No but my friend did. He said it fills muscles with water so they look bigger lol

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If you eat enough protein it already contains a lot of BCAAs, so I just see it as another gimmick. I would spend my money on collagen instead, since it’s not widely available in the diet. Unless you can find a good source of tendons or bother to cook bone broths.

Methionine intake that’s in animal protein needs some aminoacids found mostly in collagen for optimal metabolism.

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That’s how it works in muscles, but it’s also good for your metabolism.

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My parents take that along with glucosamine and biotin for joint pain and for hair loss. It slows hair loss maybe but it won’t grow back my lost hair :frowning:

Yeah, but as I already mentioned metabolism, it’s also good for your liver at least, not just tendons, nails, and hair.

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Hydrolized collagen is better absorbed from what I read.

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