Optimum Nutrition BCAA Capsules, 400-Count

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Good, pure BCAA's, but only feasible for low intake
By Me
BCAA's are a must for muscle building, and these capsules are a pure source of BCAA's, in the most commonly recommended ratio (2:1:1 Leucine : isoleucine : valine).

I must recommend powder, though. These, and all other BCAA capsules, are a very inefficient way to take in BCAA's due to serving sizes. A serving of BCAA's should be typically 5 or 6 grams. With typical capsules like these, that's 10 or 12 capsules per serving (.5g pills). Doing that several times a day gets old quick, and when you take other supplements with these, it would only make sense to get powders so you can make a drink with all of them at once instead of taking a handful of capsules several times a day.

ON's BCAA 5000 powder or Ultimate Nutrition's BCAA 12,000 powder are good alternatives to this product. Keep in mind that this product is actually the same powder, put into capsules and not flavored. A serious plus about the powder is that flavored BCAA powder is good at masking the taste of other supplements, allowing you to buy the pure forms of other supplements and not have to worry about the taste that some other supplements can pack (ever taste arginine by itself?). Powder is also much more efficient on the wallet. I'm cheap, and I stick to the two I just mentioned, the prices on Amazon fluctuate but those two stay relatively low.

But then again, if you're goal is for a couple grams of BCAA's a day (to each his own), you should probably stick with these. ON will never let you down, they're good at making simple, cheap products (hence the 5 stars even though I recommend a different product, for BCAA CAPSULES, it's hard to beat these). But for serious muscle building, it's either powder or a ton of capsules a day. I take around 25-30 grams of BCAA's a day with powder, it's worked out well for me over the course of several months.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Long used by bodybuilders, may assist longevity too
By Tanga Sagrada
After reading about a study where mice fed BCAAs lived 12% longer, I decided to try BCAA supplementation.

Can't say I've noticed any difference. I'm not a body builder. Still, after reading up on these, I am continuing at about one gram per day.

This article seems to be a good overview of various potential benefits: ironmanmagazine DOT com/site/bcaas-and-life-extension/

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Good
By Brett S. Upton
I've been adding various BCAA to my post workout nutrition for recovery. Seems to work, including this BCAA.