TheBigKahuna

Hi all,

My goals are to gain a little mass and drop a couple of pounds in body fat - I've been taking various branded supplements for years but never really paid that much attention to the ingredients...

I've been reading the forums for a couple of weeks and I've pretty much figured out what type of supplements I should be taking. With the exception of Amino Acids...

From what I have read it seems to come down to EAA or BCAA...my question is which is the best and when should I be taking them?

Also my planned supplement order is as follows:

MP bulk unflavored whey
fine oats
Vitargo

Looking at taking a whey/oat blend pre-workout (1 hour before) and a whey/Vitargo blend post (Vitargo immediately after, whey 20-30 mins after Vitargo) with an extra whey/oat blend added to daily diet to help make up the 6 meal a day target.

Any suggestions/comments on the above? As mentioned not looking to build huge amounts of extra mass, more about maintaining current size but shedding some flab.

Thanks!

ah24

BCAA for me

YetiMan

I was always under the impression EAA pre work out BCAA post work out - some one will prob correct me though as no doubt I am wrong! But thats what I have been doing

ParaManiac

Both excellent products,Eaa's are probably the preferred choice,although more expensive,as they contain bcaa's plus extra leucine (60% 33%) iirc.

If taking Bcaa's,purchase extra Leucine and then choose the 4:1:1 ratio in favour of Leucine,this has been proven as the optimal dosing protocol

Take 15 - 30g around workout's,i sip on about 30g during

thestudbeast

Spot on if using BCAA add leucine to get above ratio's and I agree that EAA's are the better choice but you have to pay for it.

TheBigKahuna

Thanks for the responses, leaning towards EAA. Just need a better understanding of when to take them...pre, during or post workout?

ParaManiac

Your choice.

As previously posted i like to sip on them while training.

They are insulinogenic,create an energy source and act as a kind of switch by priming the body to encourage recouperation and growth,so anytime around workouts is optimal.

MaKaVeLi

I take both, pre, post and before bed

SD

You can take EAA's with protein poor meals, or to make up for downfalls in the amino profile of the food you are eating. BCAA's are best used around workout as already said, before during and after.

SD

Hobbit JT

They taste of rancid meat mixed with a tramps bum. I find them hard to have, I try to though... EAAs and BCAAs are both nasty in taste and very hard to mix.

hilly

how do you guys sip on BCAA they are the most foul thing i have ever tasted i neck mine pre am cardio

hoggig

If you can't stand the taste, Controlled Lab's Purple Wrath is bloody great tasting.

DNA

Mix them up together if you can't choose. I generally get 500g of BCAA and EAA and 250g Leucine and mix them in a big tub.

For taste and mixability you could use sugar free squash or squeeze in fresh lemon or lime juice and use water at around room temperature and let it sit for 30 mins to let some of it dissolve. If you use cold liquids it simple won't mix in and small volumes of liquid have a similar problem.

wes

Damn bcaa's don't mix at all. They get stuck under my tongue and taste foul but taking them is a necessary evil.

steelicarus

same here
i have a bag of the stuff i couldnt stomach it