Your workout is a muscle-growth party, and pounding a branched chain amino acid (BCAA) drink kick-starts it. BCAAs are protein building blocks that fuel your muscles and help them grow, says Mike Roussell, Ph.D., author of The Six Pillars of Nutrition. In fact, a recent study from Sweden found that drinking BCAAs during resistance training […]
Branched Chain Amino Acids
“What Are The Best BCAA Food Sources?”
BCAAs were crucial nutrition for humans long before they were a supplement. Here’s how some popular protein sources stack up in amino content! Branched-chain amino acid supplements are extremely popular for boosting protein synthesis during and after training sessions, in addition to providing a convenient between-meal spike in the muscle-building amino leucine. However, with the […]