Leucine by Itself or BCAA's?

[M302_Imola]

Well I took 1 lb of my normal BCAA's (4:1:1) and then mixed in a 1 lb of Leucine powder to up the ratio of Leucine. Have only been on these for a week (3, 10g servings per day) and the scale is moving in the right direction. Went from 196 to 199 last week in which the gains seem to be muscle not water or fat...fyi I kept my training and diet the same as it has been in which I was holding strong at 196. Not sure if the scale moving is a fluke but next weigh-in (I weigh every mon.) we shall see.

[Swifto]

Well I took 1 lb of my normal BCAA's (4:1:1) and then mixed in a 1 lb of Leucine powder to up the ratio of Leucine. Have only been on these for a week (3, 10g servings per day) and the scale is moving in the right direction. Went from 196 to 199 last week in which the gains seem to be muscle not water or fat...fyi I kept my training and diet the same as it has been in which I was holding strong at 196. Not sure if the scale moving is a fluke but next weigh-in (I weigh every mon.) we shall see.

There are plenty of studies showing the positive effects of Leucine supplementation.

BCAA+Leucine got me to the highest weight I have ever been. I was also at my strongest. Whether or not that is solely down to BCAA+Leucine, I dont know. But I'm assuming it definitely helped.

The thing about BCAA and Leucine is they do NOT mix well with water, unless they're micronized.

myprotein.com does a good bulk deal on micronized BCAA's for those in the UK.

trueprotein.com does a good deal for those in the USA.

[M302_Imola]

There are plenty of studies showing the positive effects of Leucine supplementation.

BCAA+Leucine got me to the highest weight I have ever been. I was also at my strongest. Whether or not that is solely down to BCAA+Leucine, I dont know. But I'm assuming it definitely helped.

The thing about BCAA and Leucine is they do NOT mix well with water, unless they're micronized.

myprotein.com does a good bulk deal on micronized BCAA's for those in the UK.

trueprotein.com does a good deal for those in the USA.

Thanks for the reply Swifto! I hope the weight gain is due to the added Leucine...I will update this thread after my next weigh-in (mon.). Yeah I use trueprotein for most of my supps.