Can BCAA replace creatine for muscle wasting?

[Arusengme]

I ran out of BCAA's, and now before and after doingcardio don't really have much to use to prevent muscle wasting. Doyou think creatine can take up the funcitons of BCAA? It is all I gotright now.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

No. Protein will (like in meat) as well as the BCAA you had. Creatine doesn't work like that by virtue of not being an amino acid.

 

[Lev Butlerov]

No, creatine will only increase ATP levels, andconsequently your energy, but it will not act as the building blocksof the muscles, which is the case with BCAA. Therefore, your best betwould be eating a nice meal after doing cardio, mostly composed ofprotein.

 

[stevesmi]

this idea that you need bcaa's to prevent muscle wasting or that fasted cardio burns muscle is a myth created by all these youtube guru's who have their own supplement lines that sell bcaa's