BCAA's how to take them?

[iggy]

Do you guys take your BCAA's everyday? or just on workout days?

 

[SouthernLord]

I used to tale them everyday. Now I just take them around my workout. If I was dieting on a severe calorie defecit I would take them between most meals.

 

[dabuffguy]

I do 5 grams 3 times per day.

With breakfast. Pre and post workout.


Or breakfast, dinner and Before bed with my casein shake.

 

[bigjd69]

I take them with every food meal!!

 

[rikishi]

I do 5 grams 3 times per day.

With breakfast. Pre and post workout.


Or breakfast, dinner and Before bed with my casein shake.

BCAAs are in protein shakes, I thought? 2 scoops of casein would be about 10 g of BCAAs, wouldn't it? So why do you add extra BCAAs? Do they get absorbed better?

 

[dabuffguy]

BCAAs are in protein shakes, I thought? 2 scoops of casein would be about 10 g of BCAAs, wouldn't it? So why do you add extra BCAAs? Do they get absorbed better?

It's a higher amount of Leucine, Isoleucine and valine which are all key for preventing catabolism. That is why I use it with casein at night. To prevent catabolism.

 

[rikishi]

It's a higher amount of Leucine, Isoleucine and valine which are all key for preventing catabolism. That is why I use it with casein at night. To prevent catabolism.

ah ok, thanks.

 

[goal200]

Yeah protein powders already have a good amount in them, so I use them in between meals and DURING workouts (sometimes), then post-WO with my carb shake

 

[2evil]

I use them before bed and during workouts - particularly during fasted cardio.

 

[OMEGA]

pre cardio is best or really beofre catabolic workouts

aslo sipping it with Gatorade during helps