glutamine taken on empty stomach?

[Danny42]

should i take glutamine on an empty stomach or does it not matter.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

take it during a workout

 

[Golfer18--old]

Take one before and one after working out IMO.

 

[The mann]

the best times are,in the morning when you wake up,before and after a workout,and before bed.most people just do before and after workout,though.gets axpensive to take it this many times aday,but good to know.........

 

[riskybizz007]

check out Anthrax's post on Glutamine... great info

 

[BigWill]

Yes, take it on an empty stomach.

 

[maxellyz]

it dosent matter, u can take 5 grams 1 hour before training, then 5 grams directly after and another 5 grams about 2-3 hours later....

mix it in water or juice...

 

[riskybizz007]

L-glutamine should be taken on empty stomach b/c it competes for absorption w/ other amino acids. Therefore you have to take it on an empty stomach. It's primary use from the study Anthrax presented is as an anticatabolic agent. Therefore, if you take before breakfast and you don't do cardio or weights, you basically waste it IMO, unless you're looking for a faster recovery. Best time IMO to take it is as others have pointed out, right before you hit the gym, and before bed (and again on empty stomach). Right after the gym you should have your post workout shake, at this time your muscles are starved of nutrients and L-glutamine will not replenish them. You need more than L-glutamine. You could however take the L-glutamine in between your post workout shake and your solid meal. Once you have replenished your muscles w/ the necessary nutrients it needs to grow, then think about the glutamine.
If you have glutamine peptides, you could take it w/ your post workout shake. But plain L-glutamine you can't. Glutamine Peptides have been proven to be 3 times more absorbable and they wont compete w/ other aminos for absorption.
good luck