Glutamine?

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ATK57
ATK57 Posts: 302 Member
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What does everyone think of it? Does it actually help you recover?

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  • mreenis
    mreenis Posts: 13 Member
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    Pure L Glutamine is a great supplement. If I only had enough money to purchase 1 supplement this would be it.
    I have used it for over 20 years, 1 tablespoon each day. I am fit and healthy, weight lift heavy regularly and am a very young 61 year old.
    It repairs and protect your whole body. I buy it by the kilo.
  • ATK57
    ATK57 Posts: 302 Member
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    Thanks for your reply! I think I'll give it a shot!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    What does everyone think of it? Does it actually help you recover?

    Glutamine supplementation is next to worthless
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
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    What does everyone think of it? Does it actually help you recover?

    Glutamine supplementation is next to worthless

    What Acg said.

    There isn't any benefit to supplementing glutamine.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
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    What does everyone think of it? Does it actually help you recover?

    Glutamine supplementation is next to worthless

    What Acg said.

    There isn't any benefit to supplementing glutamine.

    ^ I agree with these two guys.
  • ATK57
    ATK57 Posts: 302 Member
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    What is a good post workout recovery supp then besides protein? Any recommendations?
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
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    What is a good post workout recovery supp then besides protein? Any recommendations?

    Chocolate Milk
  • ATK57
    ATK57 Posts: 302 Member
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    Lol, can't find good chocolate milk here in UK. Back home is a different story...
  • Toddrific
    Toddrific Posts: 1,114 Member
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    http://jn.nutrition.org/content/138/10/2045S.short

    However, the suggested reasons for taking glutamine supplements (support for immune system, increased glycogen synthesis, anticatabolic effect) have received little support from well-controlled scientific studies in healthy, well-nourished humans.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,616 Member
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    Lol, can't find good chocolate milk here in UK. Back home is a different story...

    um make it? semi skimmed milk and green and blacks hot choc
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    http://jn.nutrition.org/content/138/10/2045S.short

    However, the suggested reasons for taking glutamine supplements (support for immune system, increased glycogen synthesis, anticatabolic effect) have received little support from well-controlled scientific studies in healthy, well-nourished humans.

    This is prob one of the better designed studies on Glutamine

    Effect of glutamine supplementation combined with resistance training in young adults. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2001 Dec;86(2):142-9.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11822473

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