I have to admit that I've been drinking the Dara Torres Gold Medal Aminos Kool-aid for almost two years. I have experienced weight loss, enhanced muscular mass, and best of all improved swimming. While allowing for the placebo effect, I believe that the aminos have made a difference.
Now, they have been discontinued, and I'm trying to find a substitute. (Why they have been discontinued, I have no clue. Bad business decisions? Marginal substances?) I've had a close relationship with the people in the office, and one day, they just didn't answer and I don't know what to make of that.
My question is if anyone else has had positive results from BCAA-complex use, and what the alternatives to the "Dara" complex might be. When I read the label, there are a lot of "propriatary" blends, so I don't hope to match it exactly. But surely there might be a close substitute. Anyone????
whey does not work worth a crud for me.. no difference between5-6 scoops a day or nothing
I have much better results with caisesen and beef powder s. perhaps I don't absorb whey
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Whey protein. Plenty of BCAA in there, plus all the other amino acids, and it's cheaper.
whey does not work worth a crud for me.. no difference between5-6 scoops a day or nothing
I have much better results with caisesen and beef powder s. perhaps I don't absorb whey
Being lactose intolerant, I sometimes have trouble with whey protein, though the isolate is supposed to contain little lactose.
I've had a professional trainer recommend the following site for high quality BCAAs: www.infinityfitness.com.
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... isolate is supposed to contain little lactose.
Zero. There are also some whey concentrate powders with added lactase.
Have any of you tried L-Carnitine? How does it compare to BCAA's? I'm a newbie when it comes to amino acids...
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What is/are BCAA's? some type of amino acid? what is their purpose, and can they be found in any "normal" food?
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What is/are BCAA's?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=BCAA
some type of amino acid?
Yes.
what is their purpose...
You need them in order to live.
... and can they be found in any "normal" food?
Yes.
So, in theory, if you get enough lysine and methionine in your diet (or from other supplements), there should be no need to take a Carnitine supplement. However, en.wikipedia.org/.../Carnitine seems to suggest that it might be useful in certain circumstances.
This is one way L-Carnitine can be useful:
www.livestrong.com/.../
At this point a confirmed diagnosis hasn't been made as to whether I have fibromyalgia or lupus (or both), but I have been given the green light to take L-Carnitine in the meantime. (I head to Emory University Hospital, tomorrow, for an appointment with a rheumatologist, so hopefully, further progress will be made...)
I'm just curious as to how L-Carnitine would compare to BCAA's, as far as it being a benefit for my swimming, as well.
I had to look up what "BCAA" meant, but I see that it just refers to three particular essential amino acids: leucine, isoleucine and valine. Carnitine is synthesized in the body from the two essential amino acids lysine and methionine. ("Essential" because your body can't make them from other chemicals, but must get them in your diet.) So, in theory, if you get enough lysine and methionine in your diet (or from other supplements), there should be no need to take a Carnitine supplement. However, en.wikipedia.org/.../Carnitine seems to suggest that it might be useful in certain circumstances.
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