RE: Villans Bodybuilding Tips - Saving Money on Supps
Yeah m8 u don't need the fancy packaging ;)
I have tried many different brands over the last 5 years, so I know enough.
I'm a programmer so I'm fairly intelligent, and have done alot of research into health and fitness for my own personal benefit.
Leucine is not enough on it's own, and amino acids are just precursors to molecules in our body. Which there are way too many to talk about now. I will do other posts on supplmentation.
Leucine Isoleusine and valine are the three branched chain ones, they should be used together.
essential aminos are benefitial also.
We are only scratching the surface of our complex bodies with science, so even science knows little about this stuff.
How much you take depends on how hard you train, I used to lift fairly heavy and only have a protein shake or two a day and would still be sore a week later. Now with my aminos in the mix I can recover in 3 days for a given muscle group.
amino acids come from all sorts of food also, so having a wide range of meats veggies fruits and legumes are essential.
Thank you for the answer. Your presence on Stemmit makes you an exceptional among bodybuilders by itself.
The reason I take only leucine is - it is rare and if taken in a greater dose, it remains in the blood and works as hormone blocking burning of muscles. As a result of that, your body preserves muscles even in a sittuation it would partly burn them. Apart from supplementation, only fasting or intermittent fasting makes body release leucine into blood.
A mentioned glycine, which is important for connective tissues and bones together with valin. Some might have inefficient intake of these. Calcium and Magnesium play its role too. But that is for bones.
Thanks for the comment, I enjoy talking with fellow gym goers :)
Leucine is actually more abundant in food according according to the US national library of medicine.
Here are some good links:
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/l-isoleucine
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/L-valine
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/L-leucine
I found this quote interesting on leucine
"BCAA, particularly leucine, stimulate protein synthesis"
I guess thats why it's more abundant, but all BCAA's play their role in protein syntheses.
Btw I have followed you ;)