Fitness - Written by admin on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 18:17
Amino acids and your workout
Branched chain amino acids (BCAA) provide safe nutritional support for athletes and individuals who are seeking optimal lean muscle mass. BCAA are important fuel sources for skeletal muscle and helps in promoting healthy muscle mass by boosting energy metabolism in working muscles and by inhibiting protein breakdown during exercise.
The three branched chain amino acids are leucine (which also lowers your blood pressure levels and contributes greatly to the healing of skin, bones and muscle tissue), Valine (is essential for protein structures and syntheses), and isoleucine (which produces compounds in the body that contribute to energy production. In addition these ingredients also help promote the biosynthesis of other amino acids such as nucleotides and biological amines whose central roles are to serve as a source of chemical energy for your metabolism. Many athletes use branch-chain amino acids to improve exercise performance, maintain their strength and to stimulate the production of new muscle while preventing muscle breakdown.
Branched amino acids are mostly prevalent in meats, dairy and legumes.
Branched-amino acids are important nutrients that our bodies derive from proteins which are found in food like dairy products, legumes and meat. Branch-chain amino acids also aid in the prevention of fatigue and can improve your concentration.
Foods that contain branched-amino acids can include pork, which has the highest ratio of leucine with 7 to 8 grams per serving compared to valine and isoleucine combined. Other foods include wheat germ, milk, poultry, beans and brown rice. Valine can be found in most foods and is an important part of many proteins as it can spare glucose in your body due to the fact that it can be metabolized to make energy. You can easily find valine in cottage cheese, turkey, sausage and duck. This can also be found in a lesser degree in avocadoes, granola and rolled oats.
Only people who do not consume sufficient protein will be deficient in BCAA, although athletes may wish to take more. The recommended daily intake is 25-65 mg per kilogram of body weight. Many high performance athletes take 3 to 5 grams of supplemental BCAA to delay fatigue and improved performance. Your body will be able to perform better with the addition of these BCAA to your diet and you will certainly see and feel the results.
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