Strength from BCAA's??????
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JJC
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Entirely possible. Look for the poll about favorite natural anabolic. It's no wonder why mega-dosing bcaas is one of the top rated options. Mega dosing bcaas can be a pain in the ass to administer but can have really great outcomes. When cutting(or even recomping) I feel like it is an absolute must!
EasyEJL
Never enough
Although I didn't quite believe you when were were talking about this in another thread, since I don't care about money I bought the kilo of bulk bcaas and probably now am doing 20-30g on strength workout days and 10-15g on cardio days, and there is a noticeable difference
not so sure on recovery really but i'm an old bastardJJC
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This guy is a troll. Banish him from the land. He is posting one or two words everywhere.:FUfinger:
culloden1745
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do you think mixing calcium powder to cut the acidity of the drink..xcell, xtend would interfere with adsorption of the bcaas?
Rodja
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Although I didn't quite believe you when were were talking about this in another thread, since I don't care about money I bought the kilo of bulk bcaas and probably now am doing 20-30g on strength workout days and 10-15g on cardio days, and there is a noticeable difference
I am a huge skeptic and it took me about 6 months or so to finally try BCAAs. Once I did try them, I realized how much impact they had on my training.
Rodja
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Mmmmmmm, Xtend...
CHAPS
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Me as well i wouldn't use less than 20g's, now i'm shooting for 40-50g's once my Xtend gets here :head:
extremenergy3
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I noticed little to no strength or endurance gains while on Xtend 
go figure eh?
go figure eh?
djbombsquad
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You really don't need eaa as you are getting them from protein like food or shakes. BCAA's are not bad at all. Even just having 5 grams with each meal alone can add up to 20+ grams a day.
Rodja
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I noticed little to no strength or endurance gains while on Xtend
At what times did you take your Xtend?
extremenergy3
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During and post
dmillz224
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if you can afford it I would keep it in there but what kinda bcaa tablet are u taking?
Rodja
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Thats the problem. Take about 20g before/during your WO. I personally never take them postWO with my shake.
john123131
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20g of bcaa's is amazing for me
doonm
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dmillz224
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I'm quite sure you could find a much cheaper source of bcaa tablets try nutra the now bcaa tabs are cheaper though not as much per serving but you could buy almost 2 bottles of this compared to 1 of the biotest
Rodja
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Why take the tablets when the bulk powder is much cheaper?
dmillz224
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thats norm what I would suggest but seeing that he has chosen a pill I just gave him a cheaper pill alternative but yes bulk powder is much cheaper but taste like ass!!
doonm
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Yeh i usually try to go pills cause all the supps usually taste like **** lol. ill try thoes other tabs now. thanks
dmillz224
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yes very:food:
jarhead
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I to recently added bcaas about a month and half ago. 15-20 grams a day. 5 upon waking, 5 pre workout, 5 post workout and 5 with my final shake before bed. I have to say I'm impressed. I've held more muscle and strength during dieting and feel much better and fuller during workouts. Did NOT expect that. I might as well set up a monthly direct deposit with nutraplanet at this point!
pistonpump
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wow. i have a bag o excell that i still have not finished, im still skeptical but damn everyone is using them and say it is great but im cheap so the price gets me sometimes. I would agree with them during dieting and cutting (which i never do) but, with bulking i just never justified the price and i havent taken them steady. When i did take it i noticed more endurance during workouts but thats about it.
JJC
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BCAAs are BCAAs. Ones aren't better than others.
I (and others would) recommend Excell and Xtend based off of taste and value(price per serving). I also recommend bulk BCAA because of the price(best price). Some people really really dislike the taste of the bulk BCAAs but that doesn't bother me. In fact, like I stated before, mixing your bulk BCAA with some of the flavored stuff knocks the bad taste right out.
The only reason I would say take the pills is if you absolutely refuse to use the powder form (flavored of not). But those are usually not worth the money, IMO.
Do a little cost analysis to help you find out how much you are willing to spend.