What your take on BCAA's

[Freezerdude]

Just like the title say's I'm just curious to see how many different views I can get on BCAA's.. Myself I take them ED with my other supps and also take a couple pre-workout..

 

[Thunder]

I've been a big believer in bcaas pre & post workout for yrs. After playing around & doing some reading I've been using leucine only in my pre & post workout drinks to trigger mTOR.

In my honest oppinnion I see no difference. I have no lagging soreness, recovery is good. I've been doing this for the last few months. I've played around w/ dosing during this time then came on a doctor doing studies on leucine. He states that a set amount of leucine isn't the key. The key is that to make sure when you take in protein that leucine is 25% of the pool. So w/ my protein shakes its around 6 grams per shake.

To say this is the gospel I don't know, but if you asked me if i'm satisfied w/ what i've found yes I am & will continue this to see what happens.

Leucine powder is alot cheaper then bcaas currently.

 

[liftsiron]

I think bcaa's are especially beneficial when cutting weight.
The best bcaa's have a 4:1:1 ratio with leucine being the 4.

 

[rocco-x]

been using scivations powdered bcaa's for months now.6 scoops in a gallon of water which i sip at working out seems to replenish me alot faster and also my recovery rate seems to have gone up as well.
i've always been a proponent of using them.used to use Twinlabs liquid bcaa's.tasted like shit but got the job done...

 

[tlane]

Ive started using a BCAA outside of what was already in supps/shakes I take. I notice a big difference in recovery time. I take a 4.1.1 3x ed.

 

[clutchitalian]

Bcaa's are great for preserving muscle especially first thing in the morning right before cardio....