leucine

More research has been emerging on the many benefits of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), and most of the news is good. BCAAs are important amino acids and are the main drivers for promoting protein synthesis. There are several BCAAs, but of particular interest are leucine, isoleucine, and...

Intense training activates protein synthesis, but only if the right nutrition is there to support it. If you read the article John Meadows and I wrote called Maximize Protein Synthesis, or if you've read anything that T Nation's been saying on the subject for years, you're likely familiar with...

by Lauren Bedosky If you’re into working out, sports nutrition supplements like BCAAs (or branched-chain amino acids) probably play a part in your fitness routine. After all, supplements that contain these aminos are some of the most popular in the training world. That said, navigating BCAAs can...

by Lauren Bedosky If you’re looking to gain an edge on your training goals, it’s about time you give branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) a go. Like other amino acids, BCAAs help your body create the proteins that build and repair muscle. But BCAAs are unique in their ability to boost your gains...

Protein quality is typically defined as a protein’s capacity to supply all essential amino acids (EAAs) to an individual. There is a total of 9 EAAs which cannot be produced by the body and can only be obtained through eating whole food sources or supplementation. As a whole, research has shown...

Datbtrue Article Archive Insulin physiology It is often stated that the primary benefit of insulin in bodybuilding is that it increases the uptake of glucose into muscle and further that this movement of glucose is insulin dependent. But that is not exactly true. It may not be widely known but...

Are branched chain amino acid supplements worth your time and money? Separate fact from myth and learn what BCAAs are, and how they compare to whey protein. Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplements have received a lot of attention in recent years due to the mounting evidence both for and...

If you take a hefty portion of the amino acid L-citrulline just before going to sleep at night, it might help you to maintain muscle mass even though you're on a low-cal diet and are aiming to lose fat. At least, it might do so if you react in the same way as the rats did that researchers at the...

Whey Protein versus Amino Acids: What’s the Difference? Whey protein is the highest quality protein known to man – it has the highest amounts of Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) and Essential Amino Acids, plus more Leucine than anything else on the market. So why can’t you just drink some...

Vegetarianism and the Bodybuilding Lifestyle? From the beginning, vegetarianism has been the red-headed step child of performance-based nutrition; oft maligned and generally portrayed as inferior to the meat heavy diets which characterize modern bodybuilding. It’s not so much the foods...

Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are essential amino acids (meaning our body does not create them) that contain an aliphatic (branched) side-chain. There are three BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine. These amino acids are key players in the regulation of muscle mass and must be consumed...

Structure–activity relations of leucine derivatives reveal critical moieties for cellular uptake and activation of mTORC1-mediated signaling Shushi Nagamori, Pattama Wiriyasermkul, Suguru Okuda, Naoto Kojima, Yoshiyuki Hari, Shigeki Kiyonaka, Yasuo Mori, Hideyuki Tominaga, Ryuichi Ohgaki &...

POST-WORKOUT NUTRITION: WHAT SHOULD YOU BE TAKING AFTER A HARD WORKOUT? Post-Workout Nutrition: What Should You Be Taking After a Hard Workout? The Guerrilla Chemist, Chief Science Officer-Blackstone Labs, MS Organic and Biochemistry You just finished a brutal workout. You trained...