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Your post-workout recovery drink might be selling your muscles short: Taking branched-chain amino acids by themselves likely isn\u2019t enough to maximally stimulate your muscle-building response, new research out of University of Stirling in the U.K suggests.<\/p>\n
In the study, 10 young men with experience lifting completed two separate workouts, each containing both the leg press and leg extension. Immediately after one session, they drank a branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) beverage with 2.6 grams (g) leucine, 1.4 g isoleucine, and 1.6 g valine. After the other session, they drank a placebo beverage that contained no branch-chain amino acids.<\/p>\n
When the guys drank their BCAA drink, it stimulated a 22 percent greater muscle-protein synthesis response\u2014the rebuilding of muscle tissue to repair micro-tears caused by training\u2014than when they drank their placebo beverage.<\/p>\n
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Sounds great, right? But the magnitude of that response was about 50 percent less than which was previously reported after a 20-gram dose of whey protein\u2014which contains a similar amount of BCAAs\u2014following resistance training.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because BCAA supplements don\u2019t contain all nine of the essential amino acids, while whey protein does. As a result, your muscle response won\u2019t be as high as it could be.<\/p>\n
\u201cA sufficient amount of the full complement of amino acids is necessary for maximum muscle building, following exercise,\u201d study author Kevin D. Tipton, Ph.D., said in a statement. \u201cAthletes interested in enhancing muscle growth with training should not rely on these BCAA supplements alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
In fact, it\u2019s unlikely that you even need BCAAs if you\u2019re already taking in enough protein, as we reported. If you eat two to three grams of leucine\u2014likely the muscle-building powerhouse\u2014from food sources at least three times a day, you should be good to go, nutritionist Chris Mohr, Ph.D., R.D., writes. For instance, 3 ounces of grilled chicken chest contains 2.1 g of leucine, while 4 ounces of 1% cottage cheese contains 1.4 ounces of leucine.<\/p>\n
source: Menshealth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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