Group: Health Supplements

Health Supplements
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 101, Messages: 16613

Supplements can be a great aid with your health and fitness goals. Combined with the proper exercise and nutritional plan they can be quite effective.

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BCAA's

deltamike
deltamike
Posts: 1
Joined: 2001/07/24
United States
2001/07/24, 05:39 PM
Howdy I just joined and I was looking through the supplements section and it mentioned BCAA's. Probably a silly question but what are BCAA'a?
jbennett
jbennett
Posts: 1,558
Joined: 2001/02/28
United States
2001/07/27, 08:51 AM
According to the stuff I've read, branched chain amino acids (BCAA's) are an integral part of muscle metabolism and are the first amino acids to be used during muscle protein breakdown. Whether that is true or not, I don't know. I've also heard that BCAA's were just an advertising gimmick. All in all, I think BCAA's are a necessary part of your amino acid intake. Whey protein has the highest concentration of BCAA's of any protein source.
snowboarder_76
snowboarder_76
Posts: 144
Joined: 2001/05/27
United States
2001/08/12, 01:32 PM
BCAA's are Branched Chain Amino Acids. They are pretty good. You only really need three thought. -snow