Q. What do you know about BCAA?
2 Answers
BCAA also known as Branch Chained Amino Acids is marketed as a sports drink to improve athletic and performance mid workout. It is mostly used as an intra workout but believe me its nothing but a total crap.
The recovery and muscle building capability depends on the overall diet that you consume throughout the day. At present, there is no sufficient evidence to prove BCAA supplements enhancing muscle anabolism or alleviating muscle damage or, for that matter, for any other reason. Have three to four good meals throughout the day with perfect macros and you are good to go. Remember, Food is the best supplement for your body.
In summary, overall, based on the available evidence, the best nutritional recommendation to optimize adaptations to training, including muscle hypertrophy and enhanced oxidative metabolism, would still be to eat sufficient high-quality protein (that naturally includes BCAA, of course) in the context of meals.
answered by karmesh