what is BCAAs?

**rsnake21** · 03-30-2010, 07:03 PM

this is prob. a dumb ass question but i dont know what BCAAs are. if anyone can clear that up that would b great

**rsnake21** · 03-30-2010, 08:43 PM

wow this must really b a dumb question to not get any response

**swol_je** · 03-30-2010, 08:47 PM

NCAA stands for branch chain amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. There are two type of amino acids, brach chain amino acids (BCAA) and essential amino acids. There are nine essential and eleven BCAA. essential means you have to take ingest them for your body to have them. You need all twenty to form a complete protein. I can't remember all of the BCAAs off the top of my head but I believe they are: glutaminE, arginine, serine, cystine, glycine, alanine and a few more. Essential are: Leucine, iso-leucine, lysine, Valine, etc.

**swol_je** · 03-30-2010, 08:48 PM

Sorry typing on phone while driving, I ment BCAA not NCAA. LOL

**rsnake21** · 03-30-2010, 08:49 PM

ahh i see. so buying some would prob b a good idea?
thanx btw

**RoadToRecovery** · 03-30-2010, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by swol_je

NCAA stands for branch chain amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. There are two type of amino acids, brach chain amino acids (BCAA) and essential amino acids. There are nine essential and eleven BCAA. essential means you have to take ingest them for your body to have them. You need all twenty to form a complete protein. I can't remember all of the BCAAs off the top of my head but I believe they are: glutaminE, arginine, serine, cystine, glycine, alanine and a few more. Essential are: Leucine, iso-leucine, lysine, Valine, etc.

Your a bit mixed up swol.

**RoadToRecovery** · 03-30-2010, 08:52 PM

There are only 3 BCAAs. The BCAAs are leucine, isoleucine and valine.
And a complete protein consists of 11 amino acids not 20.

There are 2 groups of amino acids, you have your essential and you have your non essential.

Your essential amino acids are:
Tryptophan
Threonine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Cystine
Phenylalanine
Tyrosine
Valine
Histidine

Your non essential are:
Alanine
Arginine
Aspartate
Cysteine
Glutamate
Glutamine
Glycine
Proline
Serine
Asparagine

**swol_je** · 03-30-2010, 08:56 PM

My bad, yea bcaa are the essential, leucine, iso- leucine and valine.... Sorry these long days are killing me. Disregard my first post. Sorry guys

**swol_je** · 03-30-2010, 08:58 PM

Essential amino acids cannot be made by the body. You must get them from complete protein foods or combinations of incomplete vegetable foods. There are 9 essential amino acids: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, and valine. Your body can make non-essential amino acids by itself from vitamins and other amino acids.

The term "non-essential" can be misleading since all amino acids are essential for proper metabolism and certain non-essential amino acids, such as glutamine, become very essential. The 13 non-essential amino acids are alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, cysteine, cystine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, hydroxyproline, proline, serine, & tyrosine.

The essential branched chain amino acids (BCAA's) are of special importance for athletes because they are metabolized in the muscle, rather than in the liver. Here's how this works: After digestion once protein is broken down into individual amino acids these aminos can either be used to build new proteins or be burned as fuel to produce energy.*

**swol_je** · 03-30-2010, 08:59 PM

I wasn't completely out of it! LOL!!!

**rsnake21** · 03-30-2010, 09:01 PM

well even ur misguided advice taught me something...lol

**swol_je** · 03-30-2010, 09:03 PM

The combination of these three essential amino acids makes up approximately 1/3 of skeletal muscle in the human body, and plays an important role in protein synthesis. BCAA’s are currently used clinically to aid in the recovery of burn victims, as well as for supplementation for strength athletes.