Glutamine-Good for a post workout?

raven56706
raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Looking for something to help with DOMS... a buddy at work swears by it but i havent thought about getting a supplement to help out with the soreness..


anyone have suggestions on it?

if not, please suggest other options

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  • Lecterman
    Lecterman Posts: 97 Member
    In my experience, DOMS is going to happen no matter what when you first start lifting or begin lifting after a long break. However, your body adjusts to it over time and mitigates the causes of DOMs as the movements become more regular to your routine. I usually intake glutamine after weights workouts as part of my post-workout drink, and recently started lifting again. It did not prevent DOMs, but I cannot say whether or not DOMS would have been worse if I did not take it.
  • raven56706
    raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
    bump. anyone else
  • StaticEntropy
    StaticEntropy Posts: 224 Member
    I've been lifting heavy for four years and my body still gets DOMS like if it was day 1, especially on my legs. I've been told by countless people that my body will eventually adapt. That is a crock if you keep pushing for PRs.

    Creatine is the only supplement I've used that diminishes the (sweet) pain.
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    Eh, I think light cardio helps with doms the best pushing lactic acid out of the muscle more than any supplement... to some extent caffeine helps me forget I have doms.
  • ElizabethKalmbach
    ElizabethKalmbach Posts: 1,415 Member
    ... I'm not sure that the DOMS actually go away after a while so much as your inner masochist will start learning to like them. I still get sore, but it HURTS SO GOOD. Really.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    Consistency in the gym helps to reduce DOMS.

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  • GravyBrah
    GravyBrah Posts: 34 Member
    Glutamine does work but the difference is so minor that its generally not worth the money. You are better off increasing protein intake and having a banana. The potassium, carbs, and protein will help aid in recovery post workout.

    Getting blood flow circulatinmg into the muscle also does wonders for DOMS. Cardio or even training the muscle again with lightweight is usually the preferred method. One of the best ways of preventing DOMS is stretching and doing cardio after strength training. You will lose "the pump" but you also won't be walking around like an old man the next few days.

    Creatine can help with lactic acid build up (soreness during the working) as well as preventing it afterwards as previously stated.
  • raven56706
    raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
    are there other supplements that help with recovery?
  • GravyBrah
    GravyBrah Posts: 34 Member
    Fish oils, they have been documented to have some anti-inflamatory properties plus they have many other health benefits.

    I'm sure if you went to a supplement store, they have lots of different things they would love to sell to you. Most people will tell you that glutamine, BCAA's, and recovery aids generally work and they do, but unless you are a body builder or competition level athlete, you most likely will not feel any of the effects of them. Their intended purpose is for people who are required to continue train under recovered and fatigued. These are people who are already maxing out their lifestyles with proper diet, training, and rest.

    The average gym-goer really has no need for these products because its not like they eliminate DOMS. Diet and rest are going to make more of an impact on recovery. In the worst case scenario, you could always just take an aspirin and hot soak in the tub.
  • MiamiKid305
    MiamiKid305 Posts: 357
    glutamine is garbage, do about 20 minutes of slow, boring low intensity cardio after your workouts to aid in recovery
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    I'm not too sure about glutamine. Some say yes and some say no.

    Brandon Campbell says no for example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r89YAe0kSCo
    A lot of trainers I know absolutely swear by it though.

    Citrulline malate may be helpful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjeKzGTuatY
    Citrulline malate enhances athletic anaerobic performance and relieves muscle soreness: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20386132
    Citrulline/malate promotes aerobic energy production in human exercising muscle: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/36/4/282.long
  • Matt_Wild
    Matt_Wild Posts: 2,673 Member
    I personally use .25g BCAA and .35g Glutamine per kilo of bodyweight, as I train. Based on studies by Eric Serrano on people that train, rather than old men or kids like most studies these days.

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