Q&A part 4: BCAAs

[jake.in.sj]

Thanks!

[MBasic]

-BCAA's w/ leucine and citrulline malate

Brand: Scivation Xtend

Dosage andTiming: Training Days: 5g BCAA between meals (1.5-3hrs post meal), 10g pre post workout. Non Training days: 5g BCAA between meals.

Pulse the BCAAs, i.e. mix it up and chug them, don't sip on them.

Why: Low calorie protein source that stimulates protein synthesis, spikes plasma amino acid levels quickly, and provides nutrients that are preferentially metabolized by skeletal muscle instead of the liver and small intestine. Citrulline malate has been shown to also increase protein synthesis and offers some fatigue resistance.

I do not think anyone should be supplementing BCAAs between meals.

better update this again I guess: Supplement - What, When, Why and How

Its referenced in the sticky; I've referred to this several times for guidance/advice in the last couple of years.

Just FYI

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

better update this again I guess: Supplement - What, When, Why and How

Its referenced in the sticky; I've referred to this several times for guidance/advice in the last couple of years.

Just FYI

Good call!

[Elephant]

No. I would take BCAAs pre and post workout only.

What's the maximum recommended amount of time before or after a workout?

I believe you've recommended swallowing all at once, so sipping throughout the workout would not be recommended.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

What's the maximum recommended amount of time before or after a workout?

I believe you've recommended swallowing all at once, so sipping throughout the workout would not be recommended.

~30 min or so, tops.

[DashOfSalt]

I'm not sure. The efficacy of the ingredients I included have shown efficacy when dosed properly so it could be argued that a significant portion of one's results would be compromised by not dosing it appropriately.

I'm sorry but I'm not sure this sentence means anything.

You just updated the sticky to say you recommend dosing only before and after workouts, and your answer here seems to imply(but honestly it seems super "hedged") that we should be taking it more often than that? Which one is it?

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I'm sorry but I'm not sure this sentence means anything.

You just updated the sticky to say you recommend dosing only before and after workouts, and your answer here seems to imply(but honestly it seems super "hedged") that we should be taking it more often than that? Which one is it?

In other words, the ingredients in GainzZz Rx are dosed appropriately and the studies reviewed in the process of creating the supplement show effectiveness when taking those ingredients at the appropriate dose (which is in GainzZz Rx). Taking them at a lower or different dose has unknown effects, ya know?

[Sami L]

Couple questions; how much time should be between meal before pre wo bcaa's and how much between post wo bcaa's and meal after?

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Couple questions; how much time should be between meal before pre wo bcaa's and how much between post wo bcaa's and meal after?

30-60min.