Gaspari Nutrition : BCAA 6000 : BCAA Supplements

BCAA products have expanded within the supplement market in the past decade after plenty of research that has been published showing their effects in terms of muscle growth and repair. It seems that every major brand are looking to create an amino acid formula to stand out from the rest and Gaspari Nutrition is one of them. 

Branched Chain amino acids are essential amino acids that your body cannot synthesise so therefore need to be consumed through the food that we eat. All of the amino acids, especially branched chain amino acids, are in every single protein source such as red meats, white meats, fish, peas and soy. The reason as to why they are named as essential amino acids is because they are responsible for cellular growth and repair of cellular structures ranging muscular cells, bone cells, skin cells, hair cells etc.

Branched Chain Amino Acids and Exercise

During intense exercise, microtears are caused throughout the muscular structures that will cause a natural adaptation where the body will promote extra muscular cell growth to adapt to the strain that your body experiences. For this to occur, the body requires a certain levels of amino acids (especially leucine) which is regulated by a mTOR receptor. Its job is to measure the levels of leucine throughout the body which is needed to promote muscle protein synthesis. The more leucine within the body, the more of a stimulation the mTOR receptor receives to promote muscle protein synthesis.

This is the reason as to why BCAA products on the market have either a 2:1:1 or higher formula leaning more on the leucine being the higher ratio. Obviously the higher levels of leucine will create more of a stimulation of the mTOR receptor but unfortunately there is a lack of research to show that higher leucine ratio will greatly benefit or provide a higher stimulation which will overall promote better muscle protein synthesis.