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Topic of the Week- Is Glutamine An Effective Supplement?

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Topic of the Week- Is Glutamine An Effective Supplement?



Glutamine is supplemented that debated over a lot , one camp says it is great the other camp says it is a waste of money and does nothing. However many bodybuilders still regard it as standard supplement many will argue its effects.




Is glutamine an effective supplement?


What kind of results can glutamine deliver?
Which brands of glutamine would you recommend?


Have you ever used glutamine? Did you notice any effects from using it?
 
No. Unless you intravenously inject it and have muscle wasting due to a disease (aids, cancer etc).
 
dave said:
No. Unless you intravenously inject it and have muscle wasting due to a disease (aids, cancer etc).
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This.

Unfortunately it is one of the most OVER-RATTED supplements of all time. On 'paper' it sounds like a worth while supplement, but as Dave said, unless you are a burns victim or cancer sufferer it will be useless in health individuals. A very expensive gut liner and 'digestive' aid.
 
Morgan said:
Very expensive?!?! It's under 20$/kg from some places, maybe it's expensive from GNC
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Yeah but you need to take a hell of a lot for it to 'work'. 30-50g a training session is recommended (assuming it works). So that adds up to 10x the price of creatine for example
 
0ni said:
Yeah but you need to take a hell of a lot for it to 'work'. 30-50g a training session is recommended (assuming it works). So that adds up to 10x the price of creatine for example
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When if most people just consumed 30-50 grams more protein, the benefits profound unlike with similar amounts of L-Glutamine. As explained in the last paragraph in that study I posted.

But as Morgan said, each to their own.........
 
Recent studies show Creatine and HMB as being the the best supplements , peer medical studies as well, i stack both (Bulk Nutrients) and recovery and DOMS is much better, almost non exisent DOMS.

AZZA
 
azza said:
Recent studies show Creatine and HMB as being the the best supplements , peer medical studies as well, i stack both (Bulk Nutrients) and recovery and DOMS is much better, almost non exisent DOMS.

AZZA
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Please provide links to said studies on HMB.
 
dave said:
Please provide links to said studies on HMB.
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I highly doubt that there will be any credible studies on HMB that have a positive findings. Without looking into any studies (which I will look for), I suspect that HMB will not give any better results than studies done on supplemented L-Leucine or even BCAA for that matter.

Unless all the EAA's are present, protein synthesis will not be effected/promoted by HMB, L-Leucine or BCAA supplementation.
 
MaxBrenner said:
I highly doubt that there will be any credible studies on HMB that have a positive findings. Without looking into any studies (which I will look for), I suspect that HMB will not give any better results than studies done on supplemented L-Leucine or even BCAA for that matter.

Unless all the EAA's are present, protein synthesis will not be effected/promoted by HMB, L-Leucine or BCAA supplementation.
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You just ruined the lesson man. COME ON!
 
If you feel you need the security blanket and money to waste, go for it.

Overrated imo.

You need to ask yourself why people such as Poliquin would have such a vested interest. I think he is a great coach, and some of his insights while dogmatic on occasion - are informative.

However, look at his store. 'Fast Brain 2.0', 'Uber Zinc'.

etc etc.

Yeah.
 
Minchia said:
You need to ask yourself why people such as Poliquin would have such a vested interest. I think he is a great coach, and some of his insights while dogmatic on occasion - are informative.

However, look at his store. 'Fast Brain 2.0', 'Uber Zinc'.
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To make $$$ simple as that. He also knows he has a large following and most of them will not question his suggestions, so it is just another way to make an income.
 
Minchia said:
If you feel you need the security blanket and money to waste, go for it.

Overrated imo.

You need to ask yourself why people such as Poliquin would have such a vested interest. I think he is a great coach, and some of his insights while dogmatic on occasion - are informative.

However, look at his store. 'Fast Brain 2.0', 'Uber Zinc'.

etc etc.

Yeah.
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It took him a while but he knows where the money is going to come from for.his retirement plan.
 
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