PHD BCAA 195 Caps
BCAA’s are Branched Chain Amino Acids consisting of 3
essential amino acids leucine, iso-leucine, and valine. They are
considered essential amino acids because human beings cannot survive
unless these amino acids are present in the diet. Together they
comprise approximately 1/3 of human muscle tissue. Studies have shown
that BCAA's help to stimulate protein synthesis and inhibit its
breakdown, so BCAA's have powerful anabolic and anti-catabolic effects
on the body.
PhD Nutrition BCAA’s, the exciting first product
in their brand new “Recovery range” have been designed to the specific
2:1:1 ratio required to optimise the effects of Leucine, the most
important of the three BCAA’s.
PhD BCAA’s are vital to
protein synthesis (the ability to build muscle) and also vital in
reducing muscle damage. Vitally, when we workout strenuously with
weights, we oxidise amino acids (use them to fuel our training). BCAA
oxidisation is rapidly promoted by exercise, so when we train hard, we
use BCAA’s. If we do not replace or keep topping these BCAA’s up
before, during and after exercise, we run the risk of increasing muscle
damage indicators Creatine Kinease (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
and missing the opportunity of recovering in the optimum time. Slow
recovery means slow progression, fast recovery equals faster
progression, it’s a simple equation.
Managing workout muscular stress and recovery
One
of the reasons athletes fail to increase lean muscle size is down to
their inability to manage workout stress and recovery. Studies show
that intense training increases the presence of muscle damage
indicators (CK and LDH). With high plasma concentrations of CK and LDH,
we cannot recovery quickly and effectively (if we can’t recover, we
can’t build muscle, get quicker, stronger or more powerful).
BCAA
supplementation before and after exercise has beneficial effects for
decreasing exercise-induced muscle damage and promoting muscle-protein
synthesis; this suggests the possibility that BCAAs are a useful
supplement in relation to exercise and sports. For those who do not
want to use PhD BCAA’s during their workout, simply split the total
amount of BCAA capsules used per training session, for your body
weight, into two portions. Example: 80-100KG athletes use 8 capsules
prior to working out (in the manner recommended) and the remaining 7
capsules after working out (in the manner recommended). Great to use
before workouts with PhD Wired, during workouts with PhD Battery+/-3
and post workout with Synergy-ISO-7.
