beneficial, both performance/results wise and money wise, to go "old school" and
supplement with BCAA than to buy steroids gen alpha into all the current hype
supplements on the market
today.
Cost vs. Benefit
When it comes down to it, everyone is concerned with the cost of their
supplements. Some are willing to pay a little extra for quality supplements, while others
are not. Initially, people look at this setup and think it is not cost effective or they can get
the same benefits by just taking whey protein. While whey protein is good, it should be
clear that consuming free form EAA, especially leucine, have many more advantages.
Some also say that they can just increase the amount of whey protein they take to get
more of the EAA and BCAA. By doing this, you are now spending more money, which
was your primary concern. In the end, one will get the most "bang for their buck" from
this setup. Unlike other plans, this setup increases anabolism while decreasing
catabolism. If performing at your full potential is important to you, then you will use
what has been shown to work best. Why pay for something that will not deliver the best
results? Other beneficial supplements will be discussed in the next chapter, but the above
workout nutrition is what I consider vital.
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