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Branch Chain Amino Acids: What Are They Good For?

Have you ever walked into a store that sells supplements and asked yourself, “What on earth is all this stuff?” Almost any store that sells these probably makes you ask this question. Among all of the hard-to-pronounce products, you will come across a big section supplements that all will have some variation of the acronym BCAAs. What the heck is a BCAA? And why are there so many different kinds of them?

BCAAs are popular and widely available. They are especially important in muscle growth. BCAAs cannot be synthesized by the body, which means they have to be supplemented via foods containing protein.

Branch chain amino acids (or BCAAs) are amino acids that are essential to the human body. They help with muscle hypertrophy, muscle maintenance, and can generate various tissues in the body. Here are 11 great benefits of BCAAs!

-Enhance muscle protein synthesis for greater muscle hypertrophy and maintenance of lean muscle mass.

-Leucine-enriched BCAAs enhance muscle building for older trainees.

-They can increase fat burning and glucose tolerance for a leaner body composition.

-BCAAs improve hormone balance for greater strength, power and endurance by increasing testosterone and decreasing cortisol.

-May improve strength development if enough leucine is consumed.

-BCAAs enhance strength endurance and decrease fatigue.

-BCAAs preserve the integrity of muscle fibers which will allow you to train more frequently because of reduced muscle soreness.

-BCAAs reduce muscle degradation by protecting lean muscle tissue.

-BCAAs improves insulin health and metabolic rate.

-BCAAs have anti-ageing properties.

-BCAAs improve cognition because of their enhancing effect on neurotransmitters.

Supplementation of BCAAs is recommended during periods of highly intensive exercise, which will promote growth of muscle tissue.

Needless to say, branch chain amino acids can greatly benefit whatever your workout goals are!

 

For further information regarding Amino Acids, check out http://aminoacidstudies.org/bcaa/