Question on Branched Chain Amino Acids and Atkins

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"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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I'm a huge believer in amino acid "therapies", but as far as BCAA's go,
they do you a lot more good if you are lifting weights.

If you're getting enough protein in your diet, there's no point to
ingesting
BCAA's.

Tsk! Just shows how clueless you really are.......


There is no proof that BCAA's add anything for someone that is getting
enough protein through their diet. It doesn't matter how much you believe
in it.

Please note what I said about weight lifting.
There is plenty of evidence that BCAA's are beneficial to that.

For a sedentary individual, I agree that it'd be a waste of money.
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Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...

I'm a huge believer in amino acid "therapies", but as far as BCAA's
go,
they do you a lot more good if you are lifting weights.

If you're getting enough protein in your diet, there's no point to
ingesting
BCAA's.

Tsk! Just shows how clueless you really are.......


There is no proof that BCAA's add anything for someone that is getting
enough protein through their diet. It doesn't matter how much you
believe
in it.

Please note what I said about weight lifting.
There is plenty of evidence that BCAA's are beneficial to that.

For a sedentary individual, I agree that it'd be a waste of money.

The weightlifting part has been integral to the discussion from the
beginning. BCAA's are a waste of money for anyone that is lifting weights
and getting enough protein in their diet. A proper diet precludes the need
for (or the efficacy of) most supplements. Most "evidence" of the
beneficial nature of BCAA's and other supplements is manufactured by the
manufacturers.

In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...

I'm a huge believer in amino acid "therapies", but as far as BCAA's
go,
they do you a lot more good if you are lifting weights.

If you're getting enough protein in your diet, there's no point to
ingesting
BCAA's.

Tsk! Just shows how clueless you really are.......


There is no proof that BCAA's add anything for someone that is getting
enough protein through their diet. It doesn't matter how much you
believe
in it.

Please note what I said about weight lifting.
There is plenty of evidence that BCAA's are beneficial to that.

For a sedentary individual, I agree that it'd be a waste of money.

The weightlifting part has been integral to the discussion from the
beginning. BCAA's are a waste of money for anyone that is lifting weights
and getting enough protein in their diet. A proper diet precludes the need
for (or the efficacy of) most supplements. Most "evidence" of the
beneficial nature of BCAA's and other supplements is manufactured by the
manufacturers.

Not all protein matrixes are created equal...

I'd suggest you do some comparisons and research on the most usable ones.
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...

I'm a huge believer in amino acid "therapies", but as far as
BCAA's
go,
they do you a lot more good if you are lifting weights.

If you're getting enough protein in your diet, there's no point to
ingesting
BCAA's.

Tsk! Just shows how clueless you really are.......


There is no proof that BCAA's add anything for someone that is getting
enough protein through their diet. It doesn't matter how much you
believe
in it.

Please note what I said about weight lifting.
There is plenty of evidence that BCAA's are beneficial to that.

For a sedentary individual, I agree that it'd be a waste of money.

The weightlifting part has been integral to the discussion from the
beginning. BCAA's are a waste of money for anyone that is lifting weights
and getting enough protein in their diet. A proper diet precludes the
need
for (or the efficacy of) most supplements. Most "evidence" of the
beneficial nature of BCAA's and other supplements is manufactured by the
manufacturers.

Not all protein matrixes are created equal...

I'd suggest you do some comparisons and research on the most usable ones.


Unless you're doing some serious drugs and are competing at the very top
levels, the differences are moot.

Eat your chicken and quit messing around with the supplements.

I think you're point is interesting, especially in the context you have set
it. I'm not weight lifting (though I should be), problem is I dont eat meat
or chicken, although I do eat some fish occasionally.

I guess I could make an assumption then that taking a supplement based on
BCAA given I do not eat meat, and therefore may not get enough amino's from
my regular food sources may help? What do you think about any negative
effect on keytosis - is it unlikely to have any?

--
Regards

John

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In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...

I'm a huge believer in amino acid "therapies", but as far as
BCAA's
go,
they do you a lot more good if you are lifting weights.

If you're getting enough protein in your diet, there's no point to
ingesting
BCAA's.

Tsk! Just shows how clueless you really are.......


There is no proof that BCAA's add anything for someone that is
getting
enough protein through their diet. It doesn't matter how much you
believe
in it.

Please note what I said about weight lifting.
There is plenty of evidence that BCAA's are beneficial to that.

For a sedentary individual, I agree that it'd be a waste of money.

The weightlifting part has been integral to the discussion from the
beginning. BCAA's are a waste of money for anyone that is lifting
weights
and getting enough protein in their diet. A proper diet precludes the
need
for (or the efficacy of) most supplements. Most "evidence" of the
beneficial nature of BCAA's and other supplements is manufactured by
the
manufacturers.

Not all protein matrixes are created equal...

I'd suggest you do some comparisons and research on the most usable ones.


Unless you're doing some serious drugs and are competing at the very top
levels, the differences are moot.

Eat your chicken and quit messing around with the supplements.

Fish is meat. Eating meat is better than taking supplements, but
supplementing protein from other sources is better than getting no protein
at all.

You would need to take an extremely large amount of BCAA's to have any
effect on ketosis. That's the least of your worries.


"Nugget heads revenge" wrote in message
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I think you're point is interesting, especially in the context you have set
it. I'm not weight lifting (though I should be), problem is I dont eat
meat or chicken, although I do eat some fish occasionally.

I guess I could make an assumption then that taking a supplement based on
BCAA given I do not eat meat, and therefore may not get enough amino's
from my regular food sources may help? What do you think about any
negative effect on keytosis - is it unlikely to have any?

--
Regards

John

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In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...

I'm a huge believer in amino acid "therapies", but as far as
BCAA's
go,
they do you a lot more good if you are lifting weights.

If you're getting enough protein in your diet, there's no point
to
ingesting
BCAA's.

Tsk! Just shows how clueless you really are.......


There is no proof that BCAA's add anything for someone that is
getting
enough protein through their diet. It doesn't matter how much you
believe
in it.

Please note what I said about weight lifting.
There is plenty of evidence that BCAA's are beneficial to that.

For a sedentary individual, I agree that it'd be a waste of money.

The weightlifting part has been integral to the discussion from the
beginning. BCAA's are a waste of money for anyone that is lifting
weights
and getting enough protein in their diet. A proper diet precludes the
need
for (or the efficacy of) most supplements. Most "evidence" of the
beneficial nature of BCAA's and other supplements is manufactured by
the
manufacturers.

Not all protein matrixes are created equal...

I'd suggest you do some comparisons and research on the most usable
ones.


Unless you're doing some serious drugs and are competing at the very top
levels, the differences are moot.

Eat your chicken and quit messing around with the supplements.

Thanks JC, thats just the kind of advice I was after.

Regards

John



"JC Der Koenig" wrote in message
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Fish is meat. Eating meat is better than taking supplements, but
supplementing protein from other sources is better than getting no protein
at all.

You would need to take an extremely large amount of BCAA's to have any
effect on ketosis. That's the least of your worries.


"Nugget heads revenge" wrote in message
...
I think you're point is interesting, especially in the context you have
set it. I'm not weight lifting (though I should be), problem is I dont
eat meat or chicken, although I do eat some fish occasionally.

I guess I could make an assumption then that taking a supplement based on
BCAA given I do not eat meat, and therefore may not get enough amino's
from my regular food sources may help? What do you think about any
negative effect on keytosis - is it unlikely to have any?

--
Regards

John

"JC Der Koenig" wrote in message
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In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...

I'm a huge believer in amino acid "therapies", but as far as
BCAA's
go,
they do you a lot more good if you are lifting weights.

If you're getting enough protein in your diet, there's no point
to
ingesting
BCAA's.

Tsk! Just shows how clueless you really are.......


There is no proof that BCAA's add anything for someone that is
getting
enough protein through their diet. It doesn't matter how much you
believe
in it.

Please note what I said about weight lifting.
There is plenty of evidence that BCAA's are beneficial to that.

For a sedentary individual, I agree that it'd be a waste of money.

The weightlifting part has been integral to the discussion from the
beginning. BCAA's are a waste of money for anyone that is lifting
weights
and getting enough protein in their diet. A proper diet precludes the
need
for (or the efficacy of) most supplements. Most "evidence" of the
beneficial nature of BCAA's and other supplements is manufactured by
the
manufacturers.

Not all protein matrixes are created equal...

I'd suggest you do some comparisons and research on the most usable
ones.


Unless you're doing some serious drugs and are competing at the very top
levels, the differences are moot.

Eat your chicken and quit messing around with the supplements.