Group: Health Supplements

Health Supplements
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 102, Messages: 16613

Supplements can be a great aid with your health and fitness goals. Combined with the proper exercise and nutritional plan they can be quite effective.

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Amino Acid

maxcdc
maxcdc
Posts: 180
Joined: 2005/02/26
Belgium
2006/05/22, 06:10 AM
I was wondering : does a bodybuilder need to take amino's in supplement or we are getting enough with plain food?

I just take 3/6 gr arginine...

I also d'like to know what amount of Amino acid we need per day (for 160 poudns)
bb1fit
bb1fit
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Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2006/05/22, 11:38 AM
Are you talking free form for a single purpose, or peptide bonded? Some free form such as arginine do have a purpose. For instance arginine is the basis of all your NO supplements.

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maxcdc
maxcdc
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Joined: 2005/02/26
Belgium
2006/05/22, 12:13 PM
no i mean a pill with every different kind of amino acid.

Are there other amino like arginine good to take ? (lysine?)
bb1fit
bb1fit
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2006/05/22, 10:54 PM
Each free form amino will serve a different purpose. Then you have the branched chain aminos, and then you are now speaking of full spectrum aminos. As far as they go, if you are bulking, you are probably eating enough food that they are not really necessary.

BCAA's shine when dieting as calories get lower. Full spectrum aminos are useful when beginning dieting, you can take a couple with each meal to insure proper amino acid profile of the food you eat.

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Maximus from Gladiator....Strength and Honor!