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Old 04-10-2008, 11:22 AM   #1
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BCAA powder...I gotta vent
Im sitting here mixing CGT-max creatine/glutamine/taurine mix (I say this cuz people always ask what it is :P) with BCAA powder and I must say everytime I mix this stuff I want to club a baby seal...This powder does not absorb for crap! lol...it floats at the top after 4 and a half hours of stirring...sticks to the side of the cup and spoon...GAAAAHHHH!!!!! and it takes like my cooking. Any ideas? :P ived mixed it with propell and gatorate but im broke and cant be dumping propells and gatorades all day
 
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i had the same problem with another supplement and i also have one of those magic bullet mixers and it does the job. try a mixer.
 
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Im sitting here mixing CGT-max creatine/glutamine/taurine mix (I say this cuz people always ask what it is :P) with BCAA powder and I must say everytime I mix this stuff I want to club a baby seal...This powder does not absorb for crap! lol...it floats at the top after 4 and a half hours of stirring...sticks to the side of the cup and spoon...GAAAAHHHH!!!!! and it takes like my cooking. Any ideas? :P ived mixed it with propell and gatorate but im broke and cant be dumping propells and gatorades all day
throw a little packet of crystal light in there.. give it like 5 mins max.. Helps A LOT.
 


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or just put it straight into your mouth and wash it down with some water... problem solved with no hassle!
 
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This why I personally enjoy Xtend, mixability and taste are excellent!
 
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or just put it straight into your mouth and wash it down with some water... problem solved with no hassle!
that's gonna depend on how much you use. Many people use upwards of 10 grams at a time.. dumping that much powder into your mouth just isn't going to work (I've tried, and failed.. lol).
 


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This why I personally enjoy Xtend, mixability and taste are excellent!

 


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Easiest thing to do with BCAA's is mix them up the night before. By morning they'l be disolved. They just taste like ass thats all.
 
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Thx for the input fellas
 
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This why I personally enjoy Xtend, mixability and taste are excellent!
Mixibility is one of the reasons why I favor Xtend, Swell, Core ABC, PW etc.

You could use a blender to mix them but that will cause a lot of foaming. I would just dump it into a jug or gatorade bottle and shake vigorously. Let it sit and do it again and is should mix fairly consistently. But this is one of the reason why I dislike bulks despite the costs savings. They are as convienent and not always worth the $$$ savings IMO.
 


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Try some lemon juice. Lowering the pH helps improve solubility of AA's. I use this trick when I want to get my leucine in water, but most of the time I just throw it in my mouth dry and try and swallow, it's not easy but I find it requires less overall effort. Mixing the night before is also a great idea.

I actually haven't had to deal with this for a while since I jumped off the BCAA bandwagon 2 months or so ago after some illuminating reading.
 


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that's gonna depend on how much you use. Many people use upwards of 10 grams at a time.. dumping that much powder into your mouth just isn't going to work (I've tried, and failed.. lol).



Why take 10 grams at once? Why not two 5 grams shots? Or five 2 grams?

Just sayin'....
 
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Try some lemon juice. Lowering the pH helps improve solubility of AA's. I use this trick when I want to get my leucine in water, but most of the time I just throw it in my mouth dry and try and swallow, it's not easy but I find it requires less overall effort. Mixing the night before is also a great idea.

I actually haven't had to deal with this for a while since I jumped off the BCAA bandwagon 2 months or so ago after some illuminating reading.
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also... use WARM or room temp water. i put 24g in a liter water bottle, and its 90% dissolved within 5 minutes
 


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I jumped off the BCAA bandwagon 2 months or so ago after some illuminating reading.
I never got on that wagon and probably never will.I was wondering about them and all then read in Dave Palumbos column in MD.A guy was asking about bcaa's and if they're a good idea and all.Dave Palumbo said that protien is the most complete and abundant form of amino acids.So as long as you are consuming protien every 2-3 hrs,theirs no need to supplement with select amino acids.

Some say to take them before a wo and all.I do!Just in the form of protien drinks with some carbs.Then creatine mixed in afterwards.
 
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I've been thinking about buying some BCAA in powder form and started to get discouraged at first but now I'll trying it w/ a little lemon juice and at room temperature.
 
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