why take BCAA pills?

[jazer80]

for the life of me, i cannot figure out the reason somebody would spend so much more on BCAA pills instead of just drinking some whey protein powder. am i missing something here?

[Adam]

They improve your sprinting time.

Your lighter in mass(by way of wallet) yet you still have the same power so now you'll go faster.

[jazer80]

is there really no benefits? i mean i'm a manager of a health store, and even i couldn't tell you why you should spend a dime more for that if you have whey

[Adam]

I'm not 'certain' but they're pretty useless.

Sure, having 2500mg of blablatein is good.......as well as 750mg of supadupatein is good, but as you said for much less money you can get those ingrediants and a whole lot more in a simple shake.

[Slim Schaedle]

BCAA's are absorpbed faster than smaller free form amino acids (such as glutamine supplementation), but peptides obtained from foods are faster than those. Amino acid supplements can actually impair the absorption of peptides as well.

Intersting note: Glutamine and asparagine are the two most slowly absorbed AA's.

[jazer80]

okay then, that is what i thought. BUT, what do the people buying them think the advantages are? that they don't have to drink a shake?

[Slim Schaedle]

okay then, that is what i thought. BUT, what do the people buying them think the advantages are? that they don't have to drink a shake?
Easy protein on the go without any mixing/preparation.

If no one here uses them, you'd probably be better off asking the people at your store that buy them.

[malkore]

okay then, that is what i thought. BUT, what do the people buying them think the advantages are? that they don't have to drink a shake?
Cuz someone said "go buy these".
I can barely walk past the GNC in our mall here without the sales guy trying to get me to buy NO2 products, or spendy Kre-Alkalyn. They likely don't even know that protein is made of amino acids...if they did, that'd be their first clue that someone was feeding them horse hockey.

Most people know jack about fitness, training, diet or supplements. Tell them something and speak with authority in your voice, and they follow you like sheep.