Essential Amino Acid Supplements are made of specific Amino Acids that are considered Essential. Of the 20 Amino Acids, 9 are considered Essential with Leucine, Valine and Isoleucine - the BCAAs - being amongst the most well known EAAs.

Remember that all BCAAs are EAAs, but not all EAAs are BCAAs.

The 9 Essential Amino Acids are:

We require Amino Acids for all sorts of important reasons and while our bodies can manufacture some amino acids on its own, there are others that it cannot create. Essential Amino Acids are those Amino Acids that our bodies cannot make and that we; therefore, need to consume through foods, supplements or both.

If you don't get enough Essential Aminos Acids from your diet a deficiency may exist, potentially making an Essential Amino Acid Supplement or a Branched Chain Amino Acid Supplement something to consider adding to your training stack.

Essential Amino Acids Fuel Muscle Protein Synthesis (MPS) and Research has shown that supplementing with EAAs before you workout can improve your Anabolic Exercise Response.

Taking an EAA Supplement before, during or after your workout can produce an increase in Protein Synthesis that may create a positive protein balance and result in a muscle building (anabolic) state that allows you to recover and build muscle more easily.

We recommend drinking a High-Quality EAA Supplement beginning slightly before and continuing while you workout or compete. This method ensures that you have the EAAs in your system prior to and during your event, not just following the start of it. We also recommend choosing an Essential Amino Acid Supplement with added Electrolytes to help with any exercise induced hydration challenges you may encounter.