BCAA: Branch Chain Amino Acids are Essential Amino Acids

BCAAs .. Branch Chain Amino Acids: Essential amino acids L-leucine, L-Isoleucine and L-Valine.

As essential amino acids BCAAs are essential for human survival.

Sufficient Branch chain Amino acids, BCAAs, are necessary for optimum nitrogen retention & protein synthesis.
BCAA's make up one third of muscle protein.
BCAAs are anti-catabolic or they stop the break down of muscle tissue during exercise.
- BCAAs exert an anticatabolic effect by reducing the breakdown of protein, thereby protecting muscle tissue.
- BCAAs help with nitrogen retention .. sufficient nitrogen is necessary to avoid catabolic muscle loss.

BCAAs are recommended for all persons on a comprehensive exercise program.

During hard exercise BCAAs are utilized by your muscles for optimum performance
- BCAAs help preserve the glycogen in your muscle.
- It is through this mechanism of glycogen retention that BCAAs provide optimum energy for your workout.

Recommended serving: 5 grams pre-exercise.

Dairy products, thus Whey Protein, and red meat at the best sources of BCAAs.
- All sources of protein provide BCAAs.
40 grams of Whey Protein 30 minutes after your workout will provide your muscles with additional BCAAs.
- Some recommend 5 grams of BCAAs post workout, we feel whey protein provides all the BCAAs you need post workout.
- If you do not use a Whey Protein shake post workout .. BCAAs are recommended post workout.

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