Articles – BCAA

Branched-chain Amino Acids

• The data do not seem to support a benefit to BCAA supplementation during periods of caloric restriction.
• BCAA Supplements are Just Hype – Here’s a Better Way to Build Muscle
• The Truth About BCAA
• Supplementation of a suboptimal protein dose with leucine or essential amino acids: effects on myofibrillar protein synthesis at rest and following resistance exercise in men.
• Long-term effects of leucine supplementation on body composition.
• Interrelationship between physical activity and branched-chain amino acids.
• Body composition changes associated with fasted versus non-fasted aerobic exercise.
• Nutritional interventions to augment resistance training-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy.
• Free leucine supplementation during an 8-week resistance training program does not increase muscle mass and strength in untrained young adult subjects.
• Ingestion of an Amino Acid Electrolyte Beverage during Resistance Exercise Does Not Impact Fluid Shifts into Muscle or Performance
• In a single-blind, matched group design: branched-chain amino acid supplementation and resistance training maintains lean body mass during a caloric restricted diet
• Branched-chain amino acid supplementation does not enhance athletic performance but affects muscle recovery and the immune system.
• Branched-chain amino acid supplementation attenuates muscle soreness, muscle damage and inflammation during an intensive training program.
• Branched-chain amino acid supplementation and indicators of muscle damage after endurance exercise.
• Why the BCAA Supplement is Overrated