MR X: I'm very interested in your theory. But I'd like to point you to the following thread:
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=185324&highlight=amino+acids
In it a Dr Eric Serrano, M.D. and Jeff Stout suggest:
"taken before training high doses of the branched chain family along with some very specific other amino acids, plays an elaborate trick by flooding the blood with free fatty acids to prevent muscle break down long before it is supposed to begin. As a result an alternative fuel source is available for use (FFA) and muscle fibers you have worked hard to earn are spared that function"
Also:
"In a study at the University of Texas, volunteers performed a training bout consisting of: 10 sets x 8 reps of leg presses at 80% of their maximum and 8 sets x 8 reps of leg-press extensions at 80% of their maximum. The entire leg workout took about 50 minutes and the sets included all warm-ups.
Those volunteers who swallowed some EAA cocktail (6 grams, or 6000 mg. of essential amino acids plus 35 grams of sucrose), significantly increased blood levels of their amino acids. The increased total net phenylalanine, an indicator of muscle protein gain, by 158%, when the EAAs were taken before training.
So, in this study, it's clear that an essential amino acid cocktail has greater effects on protein synthesis when it's consumed before training versus after training"
I do have my doubts about the article but it does seem to make scientific sense.
Also your theory is reliant on the Amino tabs being broken down extremely quickly. I doubt they would be entering my vessels for a good hour after my workout, so why the rush to consume before the last 2 sets?
With this in mind the consumption of Aminos prior to workout seems a more viable option than post workout. Post workout I would say you're better off with the quick digesting whey/dextrose option?
Let me know your opinions.
P.
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