Pale Nimbus
Apr-10-07, 09:10 PM
An excerpt from a T-Nation article that asks Charles Poliquin various questions regarding strength training:
Q: What's your current thoughts on pre-, mid-, and post-workout drinks?
A: Pre-workout I don't use drinks. For pre-workout I like to use things that
will increase neural drive like Acetyl L-Carnitine, huperzine A, vinpocetine,
and things like that. Also, I prefer solid foods rich in tyrosine over drinks
pre-workout because I want the blood sugar to be stable.
Now, during workout the most important thing is Branched Chain Amino Acids
(BCAAs). People who claim they don't get results from them simply don't take
enough. A 200 pound man should take 40 grams of BCAAs during a workout. I
also add 9 grams of Carnosine.
I make my own amino acid blend capsules and find that you can train much harder with them and not get sore. In between sets you take four or five capsules. My athletes might go through 40 or 50 capsules per workout. We just dump about fifty capsules in a bottle and make sure they're all gone by the end of the workout. I find that to be very anabolic. Most people who try that protocol break their plateaus right away.
BCAAs have a host of research-supported benefits including preventing catabolism, stimulating anabolism, lowering DOMS, and providing endurance, energy, and an increased rate of recovery. Military personnel in many countries now receive BCAA solutions to prevent mental fatigue during maneuvers.
My questions: For those of you that use (or have used) BCAA's, do/did you use as much as Mr. Poliquin's athletes? Also, where do/did you obtain your BCAA's from, and what caused you to begin supplementing with them? How did they affect your performance?
Q: What's your current thoughts on pre-, mid-, and post-workout drinks?
A: Pre-workout I don't use drinks. For pre-workout I like to use things that
will increase neural drive like Acetyl L-Carnitine, huperzine A, vinpocetine,
and things like that. Also, I prefer solid foods rich in tyrosine over drinks
pre-workout because I want the blood sugar to be stable.
Now, during workout the most important thing is Branched Chain Amino Acids
(BCAAs). People who claim they don't get results from them simply don't take
enough. A 200 pound man should take 40 grams of BCAAs during a workout. I
also add 9 grams of Carnosine.
I make my own amino acid blend capsules and find that you can train much harder with them and not get sore. In between sets you take four or five capsules. My athletes might go through 40 or 50 capsules per workout. We just dump about fifty capsules in a bottle and make sure they're all gone by the end of the workout. I find that to be very anabolic. Most people who try that protocol break their plateaus right away.
BCAAs have a host of research-supported benefits including preventing catabolism, stimulating anabolism, lowering DOMS, and providing endurance, energy, and an increased rate of recovery. Military personnel in many countries now receive BCAA solutions to prevent mental fatigue during maneuvers.
My questions: For those of you that use (or have used) BCAA's, do/did you use as much as Mr. Poliquin's athletes? Also, where do/did you obtain your BCAA's from, and what caused you to begin supplementing with them? How did they affect your performance?