Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the human body. It is widely viewed as an essential supplement for anyone who partakes in intense physcial activity.
Not only does Glutamine promote muscle growth and prevent muscle loss, but it also improves recovery times and enhances mental focus. What's more, Glutamine has numerous health benefits too; from helping to fight illness and infection to supporting numerous organ processes throughout the body.
L-Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in muscle tissue, and is involved in more metabolic processes than any other amino acid.
Where to find L-Glutamine
L-Glutamine is naturally produced in our muscles. It can also be found in foods such as meat, fish, spinach and dairy products.
L-Glutamine can also be referred to as L-Glutamine or L Glutamine
Athletes supplement with L-Glutamine for a variety of reasons, such as:
Building Muscle
A recent study showed that supplementing with just 2g of Glutamine, increased GA levels by four times. To this extent Glutamine is an excellent supplement for athletes participating in sports or events requiring strength and speed, or simply those looking to build muscle.
Preventing Muscle Loss
During exercise Glutamine is 'stripped' from our muscles, which can lead to muscle loss or wasting. Consequently, anybody who undertakes exercise can benefit from supplementing with Glutamine due to its potential to reduce this breakdown of muscle-tissue. It has for example been used successfully in hospitals to prevent muscle wasting in the chronically ill. Glutamine also plays a vital role in protein synthesis, which is necessary for hypertrophy and repair.
Improving Recovery
Low levels of Glutamine are common in athletes who are overtraining. Overtraining results in poor performance, risk of infection and bad moods. In contrast, high levels of Glutamine help shuttle other vital amino acids into the muscle cells, and therefore improve recovery times of the user.
Maintain a Healthy Body
As mentioned previously, Glutamine is involved in more metabolic processes than any other amino acid. This is because it is needed in very large quantities to maintain the correct functioning of our immune system, liver, pancreas, kidneys, gallbladder, intestines and gut.
Provide 'Brain Food'
Supplementing with Glutamine increases levels of Glutamic Acid in the body. Glutamic Acid is known as our main 'Brain Food'. It has also been shown that Glutamine has contributed to improving intelligence, and can enhance mental focus and mood.
Prevent Illness and Infection
When we exercise our bodies suffer a large rise in the number of free-radicals, but a drop in the number of antioxidants available to fight them. This imbalance can lead to illness and infections, especially in very active individuals. Research has found that this risk of illness and infection appears to reduce in people with high levels of Glutamine; as a result it is often used in hospitals to both prevent infection and promote healing in burns victims.
For athletes we would recommend taking 5.0g, 1-3 times daily. If you are simply looking for the health benefits associated with Glutamine we would recommend you take 3.0g, 1-3 times daily.
Glutamine can be consumed throughout the day. However the optimal times are immediately after exercise and before bed. Amino Acids can compete for absorption so we would suggest taking Glutamine on its own and preferably on an empty stomach.
Summary:
I find Glutamine essential in my training supplements. I take it during training with a creatine and with some simple sugars, mixed with a little bit of flavoured squash! With this i seem to get less colds and generally recover better, than with out it! I really do believe in taking Glutamine religiously on training days.
Thanks for reading: JONNO
Any questions or queries email me at;
jonno@completely-anabolic.com
Not only does Glutamine promote muscle growth and prevent muscle loss, but it also improves recovery times and enhances mental focus. What's more, Glutamine has numerous health benefits too; from helping to fight illness and infection to supporting numerous organ processes throughout the body.
L-Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in muscle tissue, and is involved in more metabolic processes than any other amino acid.
Where to find L-Glutamine
L-Glutamine is naturally produced in our muscles. It can also be found in foods such as meat, fish, spinach and dairy products.
L-Glutamine can also be referred to as L-Glutamine or L Glutamine
Athletes supplement with L-Glutamine for a variety of reasons, such as:
Building Muscle
A recent study showed that supplementing with just 2g of Glutamine, increased GA levels by four times. To this extent Glutamine is an excellent supplement for athletes participating in sports or events requiring strength and speed, or simply those looking to build muscle.
Preventing Muscle Loss
During exercise Glutamine is 'stripped' from our muscles, which can lead to muscle loss or wasting. Consequently, anybody who undertakes exercise can benefit from supplementing with Glutamine due to its potential to reduce this breakdown of muscle-tissue. It has for example been used successfully in hospitals to prevent muscle wasting in the chronically ill. Glutamine also plays a vital role in protein synthesis, which is necessary for hypertrophy and repair.
Improving Recovery
Low levels of Glutamine are common in athletes who are overtraining. Overtraining results in poor performance, risk of infection and bad moods. In contrast, high levels of Glutamine help shuttle other vital amino acids into the muscle cells, and therefore improve recovery times of the user.
Maintain a Healthy Body
As mentioned previously, Glutamine is involved in more metabolic processes than any other amino acid. This is because it is needed in very large quantities to maintain the correct functioning of our immune system, liver, pancreas, kidneys, gallbladder, intestines and gut.
Provide 'Brain Food'
Supplementing with Glutamine increases levels of Glutamic Acid in the body. Glutamic Acid is known as our main 'Brain Food'. It has also been shown that Glutamine has contributed to improving intelligence, and can enhance mental focus and mood.
Prevent Illness and Infection
When we exercise our bodies suffer a large rise in the number of free-radicals, but a drop in the number of antioxidants available to fight them. This imbalance can lead to illness and infections, especially in very active individuals. Research has found that this risk of illness and infection appears to reduce in people with high levels of Glutamine; as a result it is often used in hospitals to both prevent infection and promote healing in burns victims.
For athletes we would recommend taking 5.0g, 1-3 times daily. If you are simply looking for the health benefits associated with Glutamine we would recommend you take 3.0g, 1-3 times daily.
Glutamine can be consumed throughout the day. However the optimal times are immediately after exercise and before bed. Amino Acids can compete for absorption so we would suggest taking Glutamine on its own and preferably on an empty stomach.
Summary:
I find Glutamine essential in my training supplements. I take it during training with a creatine and with some simple sugars, mixed with a little bit of flavoured squash! With this i seem to get less colds and generally recover better, than with out it! I really do believe in taking Glutamine religiously on training days.
Thanks for reading: JONNO
Any questions or queries email me at;
jonno@completely-anabolic.com
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