Branched Chain Amino Acids Help Muscle Recovery
By Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, April 10, 2013, abstracted from “Exercise-induced muscle damage is reduced in resistance-trained males by branched chain amino acids: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study” in the ...
REVIEW FINDS HEART AND METABOLIC BENEFITS TO WHEY PROTEIN CONSUMPTION
By Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, April 8, 2013, abstracted from “The effects of whey protein on cardiometabolic risk factors” in the November 2011 issue of Obesity Reviews
The Key Amino Acids for Endurance Athletes
Glutamine
Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body, accounting for greater than 60% of the total intramuscular free amino acid pool. Virtually every cell in the body uses this non-essential amino acid.
Glutamine is synthesized in ...