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What Are BCAA

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Agenda

• BCAA

• Products

• Energie Needs

• Oxidation

• Supplement Facts

• Benefits

• Dosage

• Timing



BCAA

• Branched-chain amino acids

– Lots of products

– Different supplementation



Products



Energie Needs

• 80-100% of the body's energy

– supplied by fats and carbohydrates

• normal conditions

– amino acids can provide up to 20% of your energy

• muscle proteins

– a rich source of BCAAs

– muscles can use the BCAAs directly



BCAA Oxidation

• BCAA oxidation during exercise

period

– 240% above baseline

• total BCAA oxidation during a

ride

– 90% of the total requirement for

various BCAAs



BCAA Oxidation Conclusion

• Not consumimg enough protein

– to make up for that protein by a workout

– body will strip aminos & BCAA

• from muscles

• This is obviously not something you want to happen



Supplement Facts

• Leucine

• Isoleucine

• Valine



BCAA Benefits

• Boosting Immune Function

• Stimulate Fat Loss

• Increased Recovery

• Anti-Catabolic Effects

• Endurance



Results

• The combination of glutamine and BCAA's

– improve nitrogen balance

– slow down muscle wasting

• low dose combination

– BCAA (3 grams)

– glutamine (5 grams)

– greater gain in muscle mass

– greater gains in strength



BCAA Dosage

• maximize the various anabolic effects

– approximately 9 grams per 100 pounds lean

bodyweight per day.

– BCAA dosages as high as .44 g BCAA per kg of lean

bodyweight

• 220 lbs (total weight) - 20 lbs (body fat in lbs)=

200 lbs / 2.2= 90.91 kg (weight in kg) X .44g =

40 grams BCAA per day.



BCAA Timing

• splitting the dosage in half

– consuming half 30 minutes prior

– other half immediately after the workout

• periods of dieting

– supplemental levels of 2-5 grams BCAA and

glutamine between meals



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