Optimum Nutrition BCAA Capsules, 400-Count
2Optimum Nutrition BCAA Capsules, 400-Count
- 2:1:1 ratio of Leucine to Isoleucine and Valine
- Easy to swallow capsules
- Supports muscle building and exercise recovery
BCAA 1000 Caps contains a potent balance of Branched Chain Amino Acids which are building blocks of muscle mass and size. Metabolized directly in the muscle, BCAAs, may improve nitrogen retention by sparing other amino acid groups for repair and rebuilding.BCAA 1000 CAPS
Nutrition InformationBCAA 1000 Caps
At a Glance:Easy-to-swallow capsulesLeucine, isoleucine, and valine in 2:1:1 ratioSupports muscle building and recovery efforts Milligrams of BCAAs: 1,000Cap
List Price: $ 43.99
Price: $ 18.07
Me
Good, pure BCAA’s, but only feasible for low intake,
BCAA’s are a must for muscle building, and these capsules are a pure source of BCAA’s, in the most commonly recommended ratio (2:1:1 Leucine : isoleucine : valine).
I must recommend powder, though. These, and all other BCAA capsules, are a very inefficient way to take in BCAA’s due to serving sizes. A serving of BCAA’s should be typically 5 or 6 grams. With typical capsules like these, that’s 10 or 12 capsules per serving (.5g pills). Doing that several times a day gets old quick, and when you take other supplements with these, it would only make sense to get powders so you can make a drink with all of them at once instead of taking a handful of capsules several times a day.
ON’s BCAA 5000 powder or Ultimate Nutrition’s BCAA 12,000 powder are good alternatives to this product. Keep in mind that this product is actually the same powder, put into capsules and not flavored. A serious plus about the powder is that flavored BCAA powder is good at masking the taste of other supplements, allowing you to buy the pure forms of other supplements and not have to worry about the taste that some other supplements can pack (ever taste arginine by itself?). Powder is also much more efficient on the wallet. I’m cheap, and I stick to the two I just mentioned, the prices on Amazon fluctuate but those two stay relatively low.
But then again, if you’re goal is for a couple grams of BCAA’s a day (to each his own), you should probably stick with these. ON will never let you down, they’re good at making simple, cheap products (hence the 5 stars even though I recommend a different product, for BCAA CAPSULES, it’s hard to beat these). But for serious muscle building, it’s either powder or a ton of capsules a day. I take around 25-30 grams of BCAA’s a day with powder, it’s worked out well for me over the course of several months.
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No aftertaste and the seem to work. 1000 pills but it takes two for a serving so you actually have only 500 servings.
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