BCAA's- Is it necessary?

raven56706
raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Looking to hold onto my muscles while i diet. I see a lot of people that use it to help with this.


Im eating enough protein 150 per day.

Which begs the question is it necessary?

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  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    If you're consuming 150 grams of protein per day, mostly from animal sources, no BCAAs are neither necessary, nor will they make any appreciable difference.
  • raven56706
    raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
    AJ_G wrote: »
    If you're consuming 150 grams of protein per day, mostly from animal sources, no BCAAs are neither necessary, nor will they make any appreciable difference.

    most is... 30 grams is from protein shake.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    You're fine, BCAA supplement would be a waste of money for you
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    For you, no, you are already eating too much protein.
  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    I take bcaa suppliments and creatine. I'll be the first to admit though that the bcaa is probably uncessary unless your in a pretty high deficit.

    Examine.com is a great website for information on suppliments. Kinda funny when I search bcaa on examine I came across this:https://examine.com/insiders/3-more-popular-supplements-that-are-a-waste/
    Bcaa are included in the list lol.

    Creatine on the other hand has been found to be safe and very helpful for both building muscle in a bulk and helping retain in a deficit.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    raven56706 wrote: »
    AJ_G wrote: »
    If you're consuming 150 grams of protein per day, mostly from animal sources, no BCAAs are neither necessary, nor will they make any appreciable difference.

    most is... 30 grams is from protein shake.

    Unless it's a vegan shake, that counts as an animal source
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