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ARE BCAA’s USELESS?

▪️BCAA’s (Branched Chain Amino Acids) are compounds that form chains (polypeptides) in order to create proteins in the body. As we all know, protein is essential for muscle growth and repair.

▪️However, supplementing with BCAA’s are useless once you examine what’s in the supplement vs what you’re already consuming. After you eat a meal that has protein in it, your body will shift into an anabolic state where it rebuilds the muscle broken down after a workout, given the meal contained all 9 essential amino acids.

▪️So putting more BCAA’s into your body won’t really do anything. Besides, only taking in 3 of the 9 amino acids is not optimal either.

▪️Save your money on something that works like getting your aminos from real food or a meal program.

♠️Can melatonin improve your physique♠️

🔹Melatonin is a hormone that controls sleep patterns. However, recent animal data shows that it may also have effects on energy metabolism. Supplementation of melatonin may benefit body composition.

🔹This experiment investigated the effect of melatonin supplementation on the body composition of 81 women with osteopenia. Subjects supplemented 0, 1, or 3 mg melatonin every night for a year. Body composition was measured with DEXA scan. The data from the groups that consumed 1 and 3 mg melatonin were compared to the control group.

🔹The data showed that melatonin supplementation increased lean mass by 3.4%, while the control group lost 1.9%. Also, melatonin supplementation decreased body fat by 5.1%, while the control group gained an extra 1.7%.

🔹 According to this study, melatonin supplementation can improve body composition.

Reference:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26352863/

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Are BCAAS Useless?

Can Melatonin Improve Your Physique