Glutamine - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

mark · 20-06-2003, 06:56 PM

Just thought i'd see if you could clear this up for me...... I'm gonna start taking some glutamine (should have started a long time ago!) and am getting a bit confused. Saw Holland and Barrats "better than half price" sale on tele, so nipped down to find L-Glutamine at a knocked down price so snapped a load up. Got home to take my tablet to find they recommend 1 a day containing 500mg of L-Glutamine..... I have previously read that you take 10 - 20 g in 3-4 doses through out the day of Glutamine supplement. - Is L-Glutamine different from Glutamine? Why the small dose of these tablets? I've bought a stack of this S**t - what's going on?!!!!

Mark

Desdicado · 24-06-2003, 01:10 PM

Going on my own experience, you're better with powder rather than tablets.
The tablets are for the average Joe who will take one a day for the immune boosting, improved digestion effects you get from L-Glutamine.

If you are taking it for bodybuilding purposes I'd say about 5g before you train will be fine, some folks take up to 10g a day. (That's 20 tablets!).
So, it gets expensive even at half price costs, as well as being a pain in the ass to take 10 to 20 tablets.

The cheapest place I've seen is online at woods pharmacy.

Regarding L or not L, I don't think it matters as it's the same stuff you buy.

http://www.supplemen****ch.com/supat...s.asp?letter=G

This website is great for unbiased info on Supplements. Incidentally, the missing letters in the web address are "t-w-a-t" I kid you not. Is that why they've been blanked out?.

mark · 25-06-2003, 02:35 PM

Cheers mate - I'll have a look - I'm not gobbling 20 tabs/day!!! That will be an entire meal for me!!

Mark

29-06-2003, 02:29 PM

Hello

If you're using a protein supplement yuo shoul dbe getting plenty of glutamine anyway, but it's always good to boost the levels anyway.

The tablets from h & b, only have 500mg = 0.5g, which isn't very much at all.

I think the tablets are meant for people that don't get much excercise and have it as a booster drug like vitamins.

As for the L-glutamine you seem to be puzzled about let me explain...

Glutamine is an amino acid and like all amino acids (except glycine) there are two forms L and D.

The ones that occur in the body are the L form.

All it is is scientific nomenclature for a compound, based on the way the chiral centre bends the plain of polarised light.

glycine doesn't have an L or D before because it isn't chiral.

That's all it is.

mark · 01-07-2003, 02:03 PM

"All it is is scientific nomenclature for a compound, based on the way the chiral centre bends the plain of polarised light."

I'm glad you cleared that up for me!!!!!!! lol

Mark

**hackskii** · 25-08-2003, 02:12 AM

Im laughing, That is funny and scientific. i did check out that web site and really like how they explain the supps. Massive information, they give the pro's and con's of supp's. Here is the address, From A-Z and some more.
http://www.supplemen****ch.com/supatoz/

demon · 25-08-2003, 11:09 AM

That swear word filter seems a bit over-zealous!

The url is http://www.supplement w a t ch.com/supatoz, minus the spaces.

20-06-2003, 06:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
mark Getting HUGE! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,360	Glutamine Just thought i'd see if you could clear this up for me...... I'm gonna start taking some glutamine (should have started a long time ago!) and am getting a bit confused. Saw Holland and Barrats "better than half price" sale on tele, so nipped down to find L-Glutamine at a knocked down price so snapped a load up. Got home to take my tablet to find they recommend 1 a day containing 500mg of L-Glutamine..... I have previously read that you take 10 - 20 g in 3-4 doses through out the day of Glutamine supplement. - Is L-Glutamine different from Glutamine? Why the small dose of these tablets? I've bought a stack of this S**t - what's going on?!!!! Mark

24-06-2003, 01:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Desdicado Gym Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 153	Going on my own experience, you're better with powder rather than tablets. The tablets are for the average Joe who will take one a day for the immune boosting, improved digestion effects you get from L-Glutamine. If you are taking it for bodybuilding purposes I'd say about 5g before you train will be fine, some folks take up to 10g a day. (That's 20 tablets!). So, it gets expensive even at half price costs, as well as being a pain in the ass to take 10 to 20 tablets. The cheapest place I've seen is online at woods pharmacy. Regarding L or not L, I don't think it matters as it's the same stuff you buy. http://www.supplemen***ch.com/supat...s.asp?letter=G This website is great for unbiased info on Supplements. Incidentally, the missing letters in the web address are "t-w-a-t" I kid you not. Is that why they've been blanked out?. __________________ Stop!,...... Hammer Time. Last edited by Desdicado; 24-06-2003 at 03:20 PM.*

25-06-2003, 02:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
mark Getting HUGE! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,360	Cheers mate - I'll have a look - I'm not gobbling 20 tabs/day!!! That will be an entire meal for me!! Mark __________________ Mark To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

29-06-2003, 02:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
bodyfit Guest Posts: n/a	Glutamine Hello If you're using a protein supplement yuo shoul dbe getting plenty of glutamine anyway, but it's always good to boost the levels anyway. The tablets from h & b, only have 500mg = 0.5g, which isn't very much at all. I think the tablets are meant for people that don't get much excercise and have it as a booster drug like vitamins. As for the L-glutamine you seem to be puzzled about let me explain... Glutamine is an amino acid and like all amino acids (except glycine) there are two forms L and D. The ones that occur in the body are the L form. All it is is scientific nomenclature for a compound, based on the way the chiral centre bends the plain of polarised light. glycine doesn't have an L or D before because it isn't chiral. That's all it is.

01-07-2003, 02:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
mark Getting HUGE! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,360	"All it is is scientific nomenclature for a compound, based on the way the chiral centre bends the plain of polarised light." I'm glad you cleared that up for me!!!!!!! lol Mark __________________ Mark To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

25-08-2003, 02:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,483	Im laughing, That is funny and scientific. i did check out that web site and really like how they explain the supps. Massive information, they give the pro's and con's of supp's. Here is the address, From A-Z and some more. http://www.supplemen**ch.com/supatoz/ __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

25-08-2003, 11:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
demon Looking Freaky Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 809	That swear word filter seems a bit over-zealous! The url is http://www.supplement w a t ch.com/supatoz, minus the spaces. __________________ DEMON "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle

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