BCAA's and Glutimine

deliquesti · August 11th, 2006, 02:33 PM

What time of day do you guys take your BCAA and Glutamine powders and how much?

**eqpfunk** · August 11th, 2006, 03:00 PM

When I wake up I take some BCAAs to thwart catabolism from sleep, then during and post workout I pop a few more. Overall I take probably between 5 and 10 grams of BCAAs a day. I haven't taken Glutamine in a while because I don't know if the benefits are real or made up. Anyone have any definitive studies?

**FitnessPhotos** · August 11th, 2006, 03:15 PM

One hour before and immediately after my workouts is when I take them.

**Insex** · August 11th, 2006, 08:11 PM

I take my BCAA before my workout. Then my protein shake with glutamine immediately after my workout, then glutamine again two hours later.

**Adonis** · August 12th, 2006, 08:09 AM

When bulking, I will take
5 grams - upon waking, pre, peri, post workout, before bed, and inbetween meals as well.

For noraml use
5 grams Pre/peri and post workout

For advanced use
5 grams - morning, pre/peri workout (have a hske post w/o) bed time

Wakeboarding Old Man · August 14th, 2006, 06:43 AM

I take post workout and at bedtime w/ZMA

tnx4yourhelp · August 15th, 2006, 06:07 AM

my protien has 10 grams of bcaa and 8 grams of glutamine and glutamine precursors (ON gold standerd whey) which i take 20 minutes after working out.i also take a different kind of protien (not a blend) in the morning for my breakfast which has a bunch of stuff in it.thats all i take.i am mabye looking to add a preworkout shake which will add a bunch more stuff into the mix.

STPFAN · August 15th, 2006, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tnx4yourhelp

my protien has 10 grams of bcaa and 8 grams of glutamine and glutamine precursors (ON gold standerd whey) which i take 20 minutes after working out.i also take a different kind of protien (not a blend) in the morning for my breakfast which has a bunch of stuff in it.thats all i take.i am mabye looking to add a preworkout shake which will add a bunch more stuff into the mix.

Same here (ON PRO COMPLEX) I take it 2Xs a day (Morning and post-workout)

**strongarm** · September 25th, 2006, 10:04 AM

all day long inbetween meals. and deff when you wake up in the morning. before you pre & post work out, and beofre bed time. i woudl go with 5 grams of aminos and 5 grams of gultamine at a time.

**FitnessPhotos** · September 25th, 2006, 12:00 PM

I'd just like to add here that I have found my biggest gains in the past few months over anything else I have ever done simply by timing the intake of my supplements. It seems almost like a no-brainer, but timing of your supplements to when your body needs them most is critical for achieving maximium results.

My schedule works like this:

1 hour before I workout: 3g L-Arginine, 5g L-Glutamine
Start of workout: water bottle mixed with 5g-10g of Creatine Monohydrate (drink half of bottle at start of workout, other half during)

Immediately after workout: Mega MRP Sport Meal protein drink (mixed with water in shaker). 40g protein, 5g Glutamine and 3g of BCCAs (among others).

I follow this every day and have seen measurable results in doing this. Watch out for those Creatine mixes that add a ton of carbs to their mixes; skip those and go straight for the Creatine-only stuff - no carbs, no calories.

**Adonis** · September 25th, 2006, 12:10 PM

well said FP!

Richard · September 25th, 2006, 03:02 PM

where can you buy BCAA's? is it in pill or in powder form?

you guys should put up a guide of where you can buy all this stuff, if you haven't done so already

**forbodybuilders** · September 25th, 2006, 03:23 PM

bcaa during gym only..
glutamin am and post trening and beore sleep and soemtimes during night!

**strongarm** · September 25th, 2006, 03:24 PM

buy powder in bulk. its saves alot fo money . most sites have it. pm me and ill give you a few sites. not sure if your allowed to post sites on here.