Drinking PW during the day.

[adrian andras]

I been drinking an extra serving or 2 of PW during the day for extra recovery (it works). I was wondering if I'm "wasting" the endurance complex by during this. Am I better off getting some bulk BCAA or Xtend or something and reserving my PW for workouts? Whatcha think?

[wobemaster]

Awesome idea, I would definately do this if I had the cash

And as for the endurance complex, to get to a really effective dose of Beta Alanine you would need ~2.5scoops of PW, and even more for the citrulline malate and I would think that spreading the dosages throughout the day would help absorption

[jiritt0]

its expensive yes -- you might get similiar results taking bulk leucine throughout the day instead

i did this one in the past. good times. now i hardly use aminos anymore, even though I have like 10lb of pw/xtend

[workout101]

any specific reason you dont use them anymore?

[jiritt0]

busy +lazy

i leave my house at 8am and get home at like 9pm.. I pack 3 protein shakes, 2 sandwhiches, an apple,an orange, and 2 fiber/yogurt bars.. plus all my pill supplements (creatine, OT, reduction, hoodia, fiber pills, fish oil, sesamine)... adding amino acids would require even more shaker bottles/bags/time


plus

I've learned not to depend on supplements, but my nutrition + training instead...

I would like to try bulk leucine though, theres alot out there saying its the only BCAA of importance...and after thinking of this thread some more, I believe PW is best around workouts, and BCAAs are better at other times of the day


bulk BCAA taste like crap apparantly.. bulk leucine i believe has a vary weak taste (?) -- wheycheap or whey2buy has an xtend deal coming up this month, orange flavor which is pretty nasty but its cheap and works.

[jiritt0]

busy +lazy

i leave my house at 8am and get home at like 9pm.. I pack 3 protein shakes, 2 sandwhiches, an apple,an orange, and 2 fiber/yogurt bars.. plus all my pill supplements (creatine, OT, reduction, hoodia, fiber pills, fish oil, sesamine)... adding amino acids would require even more shaker bottles/bags/time


plus

I've learned not to depend on supplements, but my nutrition + training instead...

I would like to try bulk leucine though, theres alot out there saying its the only BCAA of importance...and after thinking of this thread some more, I believe PW is best around workouts, and BCAAs are better at other times of the day


bulk BCAA taste like crap apparantly.. bulk leucine i believe has a vary weak taste (?) -- wheycheap or whey2buy has an xtend deal coming up this month, orange flavor which is pretty nasty but its cheap and works.

[adrian andras]

I would like to try bulk leucine though, theres alot out there saying its the only BCAA of importance....

U got any links to info I can read bout this?

[wobemaster]

U got any links to info I can read bout this?

http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/...ct/135/6/1553S

http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/leucine4.pdf
(this one is more dealing with the elderly, but it touches on the effects of leucine and EAA's in both young and old)

[jiritt0]

theres threads all over on bb.com prolly, and other sites. just search for amino acids -- it will be a more powerful experience if you learn it for yourself rather than get spoonfeed everything.

[adrian andras]

Well I know Leucine is the most important of the BCAAs, but I didnt think the other 2 were near worthless. Powerful Experience? I want to find a nutritional article, not Jesus.

[wobemaster]

Well I know Leucine is the most important of the BCAAs, but I didnt think the other 2 were near worthless. Powerful Experience? I want to find a nutritional article, not Jesus.

lol, good discussion on that here: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=111066101

well worth the read but its a long one so here are some cliffs:
-leucine is the only AA that activates protein synthesis and therefore the most important
-3-5g doses, 3-4hours apart is the best way to take it
-the other EAA's extend the time protein synthesis is elevated (2-4hours vs 30-60min with just leucine)
-The other 2BCAA's may help prevent imbalance but really you may as well take bulk leucine OR the all the EAA's