Optimum Nutrition : Gold Standard BCAA Intra-Workout

Optimum Nutrition have released Gold Standard BCAA to provide athletes with a recovery drink that can be consumed at any time to increase muscle protein synthesis but which comes into its own when consumed during exercise to boost endurance, combat fatigue and even improve focus and immunity.

Gold Standard BCAA Combats Fatigue 

During a tough training session your body's muscles take a pounding which leads to a huge loss in critical branched chain amino acids (BCAA's) that comprise a large component of your muscles. BCAA loss leads to fatigue as well as muscle loss so by consuming Gold Standard BCAA during exercise you can improve intra-set recovery and as a consequence of this maintain your performance at a higher level as you fatigue than would be the case otherwise.

Gold Standard BCAA Enhances Endurance and Focus

As well as containing the research validated dose of 5g of BCAA's, Gold Standard BCAA also supplies your body with electrolytes to help prevent performance suffering due to loss of salts in sweat as well as including Vitamin C which increases immunity and which helps blunt the negative effects of rising levels of the stress hormone cortisol during training.

Finally, by incorporating the adaptogenic herb Rhodiola Rosea, Gold Standard BCAA includes a rare ingredient which can help your body amd mind adapt better to stress. What this means in practice is that your mind will feel more alert and able to cope with the punishing effects of your session that would otherwise be the case thereby enabling you to maintain your performance levels even as the sets stack up in the gym.

With a light, refreshing taste that is easy to consume when exercising, something that is not the case for proteins, Gold Standard BCAA can enable you to perform better and recover faster.