[ikzn]

Hey guys BCAA's have been on my mind for such a long time. When to take, when to take?
I just purchased capsule BCAA's today without knowing too much about them. They had some type of sale going in GNC, buy one get next item half off so I decided to buy the BCAA's I've been wanting all this time.

Anyways I got this product, 'Branched Chain Amino Acids 1800' GNC's, 480 softgel capsules, but 1 serving being six capsules (lol). Well here is 1 servings worth (6 capsules) :
Vitamin E - 12 IU
L-Leucine - 900 mg
L-Isoleucine - 630 mg
L-Valine - 270 mg

So what I'm looking to find is information to when and how much to take this product. This is my first time taking BCAA products and I have no idea how I should have the it for my intake. The bottle directions say :
"As a dietary supplement, take six capsules daily, either in the morning, evening or between meals on an empty stomach with a full glass of water. Use in conjunction with your strenuous exercise program."
Is this telling me to take 6 capsules all at once? Also only on an empty stomach? or can be okay after a meal too?

And as I've seen in posts, I've seen some write the best time to take BCAA's is before and after workouts, during exercise, and/or before bedtime. Mine is of course in capsules so I really don't see how I would be taking them during exercise. What would be the ideal time to take these capsules? One of the GNC employee's had also actually told me he read a bit about BCAA's somewhere and said that if you wanted the recommended results, you should take about 16-24 capsules of this products worth of BCAA's. Now this is $54.99, and that intake of pills is extremely insane. I'm really clueless of how much to take and when to take it. And if powder form is the best way to go for BCAA's? Help is appreciated.
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Heres a picture of the product :

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Product All the way on the Right

Big Bottle

[bulk then cut]

i just bought scivation extend bcaa. heard this stuff is really good. try it after you finish yours bro

[theman]

BCAA I beleive they were mixed in a protein that I had bought a year ago what is it and do?

[QuinnBW]

bcaa's are the buiilding block of protein, and in essence the building block of your whole body... they'll really help speed recovery from tough workouts

[QuinnBW]

and there are much sheaper BCAA's out there... and if you said something about GNC I suggest you get your information and supplements elsewhere, they talk up their products and their products are overpriced

[QuinnBW]

o and sorry for post whoring but I take 5 capsules before and 5 after work outs and 3 or 4 after dinner but I'm not the nutrition expert... Freak needs to get in here and lay down some knowledge

[aznsyndicate609]

Holy shit, talk about ripped off. haha
If you want to get the best results with your BCAA's you're going to have to be taking a lot of it. Pre, during, and post-work out. Like quinn said, BCAA's will really help with recovery. They are very important as your body does not make these essential amino acids.
You should try Xtend by Scivation, I hear they are really good. Or Optimum Nutrition's BCAA 5000. Both very good products.

I, however, don't use BCAAs, as they are not in my budget. =[

[theman]

mmmm good to no

[ikzn]

Oh, how much doses of the BCAA's are in 1 capsule of your product QuinnBW?
And I'm guessing I did get ripped off, but this is 480 capsule bottle and this bottle is huge, the biggest supplement capsule bottle I've ever seen, I was actually surprized when I first saw the size of the bottle. I'll upload a picture of the product so you can just get a idea.

[QuinnBW]

I'll check and get back to you on that

[aznsyndicate609]

Let's look at Optimum's BCAA 1000 with 400 capsules.
It has 1 gram of BCAA in each serving, which is 2 capsules. Which means 200 servings for 200 total grams of BCAA just for $21.79.
Yours, however, has 1.8 grams of BCAAs for 6 capsules. That's 80 servings for a total of 144 grams of BCAAs for $43.99. Damn.
Bodybuilding.com - Optimum BCAA 1000 Caps - Essential Aminos! On sale now!

[ikzn]

Originally Posted by aznsyndicate609

Let's look at Optimum's BCAA 1000 with 400 capsules.
It has 1 gram of BCAA in each serving, which is 2 capsules. Which means 200 servings for 200 total grams of BCAA just for $21.79.
Yours, however, has 1.8 grams of BCAAs for 6 capsules. That's 80 servings for a total of 144 grams of BCAAs for $43.99. Damn.
Bodybuilding.com - Optimum BCAA 1000 Caps - Essential Aminos! On sale now!

This is MG's not Grams for mine. So its 1800 mg's not 1800 grams. I guess that makes it even less? are you freaking kidding me, these pills are big as shit. How big can the optimum's BCAA 1000 be if its only 2 capsules per serving? These pills for mine are already huge. Theirs must be gigantic then. Lol.

[ikzn]

Nevermind I just looked at the product link, theirs is mg too, and I did a bit calculations, my product is overpriced. Or theirs is underpriced. Err