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Branched Chain Amino Acids or BCAAs are well-studied and are amongst the most popular sports nutrition dietary supplements today.
Athletes supplement with BCAAs to help build muscle,improve recovery, increase hydration and decrease exercise induced muscle soreness.
Branched Chain Amino Acid Supplements often also include additional ingredients, like electrolytes and ergogenic aids, to increase the benefits from and to improve the efficacy of the overall formulation.
The Three BCAAs are:
- Leucine
- Isoleucine
- Valine
Branched-chain Amino Acids or BCAAs are small, individual units that become "chained" together and that sometimes have side chains that "branch off". These Amino Units come together to form various chains that eventually create Proteins.
All BCAAs are Essential Amino Acids or EAAs, but not all EAAs are BCAAs. There are 9 EAAs and 3 of these Amino Acids are BCAAs - Leucine, Valine, and Isoleucine.
Branched-chain Amino Acids or BCAAs are small, individual units that become "chained" together and that sometimes have side chains that "branch off". These Amino Units come together to form various chains that eventually create Proteins.
All BCAAs are Essential Amino Acids or EAAs, but not all EAAs are BCAAs. There are 9 EAAs and 3 of these Amino Acids are BCAAs - Leucine, Valine, and Isoleucine.
BCAAs are called "Essential" because our bodies cannot produce them, making it essential to consume BCAAs through food or supplements in order to meet our requirements for them.
Because of your body's inability to make BCAAs on its own, you'll have to make sure to consume enough of them to fulfill your individual needs and to achieve your intake goals.
BCAAs are found in many common foods, but dietary BCAA intake is inefficient and often times insufficient as well.
Food has to be broken down in the gut and then it makes its way through the liver in a time consuming process that's not terribly helpful when you're trying to Fuel Your Workout Now!
Leucine is by far the most important BCAA Amino for Increasing Muscle.
Leucine is most responsible for activating a complex process called mTOR that increases protein synthesis and; therefore, muscle tissue growth.*[6]
Direct Supplementation of individual BCAAs through a High Quality, Leucine Rich BCAA Powder allows the Amino Acids to be quickly absorbed by bypassing both the gut and the liver.
Faster absorption and availability of Amino Acids floods the muscles with the BCAAs You Need Exactly When You Need Them!
Powered by 15 grams of Amino Acids, the Legendary 8:1:1 BCAA Ratio and Enough Electrolytes to Keep you Hydrated; ingredients in Modern BCAA® have been clinically shown to Support Muscle Growth and Recovery. Modern BCAA is Vegan Friendly, has Zero Artificial Colors and is Sugar-Free.
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