Glutamine Powder - The Ultimate Sports Nutritional Supplements for Muscle Gain
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A common ingredient in many protein blends, and increasingly now seen more often as a stand alone supplement, glutamine is an amino acid with a wide range of benefits. Glutamine is what is known as a conditionally essential amino. This means that although it can be produced by the body in moderate quantities, under certain conditions - in this case conditions of injury, illness, and stress, it cannot be produced in high enough levels to meet physiological demand and must be acquired from diet. However, although a common nutrient found in many foods, it is unfortunately fairly sensitive to heat and much is destroyed when food is cooked, making additional glutamine supplementation extremely beneficial.
Glutamine plays a role in many physiological functions including support of intestinal health, as fuel for the immune system, an alternative to carbohydrates for glycogen replenishment, a regulator of acid-base balance, a constituent of new muscle growth and as an intermediate in many reactions within the body. It also serves as a building block for the manufacture of other non essential amino acids and to synthesise neurotransmitters in the brain. Also playing a vital role in wound healing and recovery, glutamine has recently been considered by the medical community as a nutraceutical – a nutrient derived from food with definite medical benefit.
Glutamines versatility comes from the fact that it is a small, relatively simple protein, containing an extra nitrogen atom – this allows it to be easily utilised by many of the body’s protein dependent systems, especially anti catabolic and hypertrophic processes leading to muscle growth. It is this versatility that makes it especially useful for anyone undertaking vigorous, intense exercise and looking to increase lean mass.
Available in two forms, L-Glutamine and Glutamine Peptides, glutamine is relatively inexpensive and easy to use. Dosing depends upon the type of glutamine taken- L-Glutamine can be used in amounts of up to 20g per day, best split into four doses of 5g taken every three to four hours, or in a more conservative dose of just 5g taken either around training or when convenient. Glutamine peptides are theorised to be more easily absorbed and dosing is suggested at a more modest 3-10g per day.
To summarise, glutamine is a non essential amino acid important to many physiological functions and its addition to diet, particularly in states of stress or exercise, is vital for optimum health and functioning.
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