Early on in the workout game, you learn that protein powder is critical to getting the lean, muscular look you crave. You hit the next level with branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs): leucine, isoleucine, and valine. But new research has uncovered that these so-called building blocks of protein don’t really work on their own — and that to get what your body really requires, in just the right amounts, you need something else: essential amino acids (EAAs). So drop the dumbbells for a moment, here’s the scoop.
Anytime you lift weights, you’re breaking down muscle tissue by making micro tears in muscle fibres. Then comes the crucial recovery and growth phase, and that’s where EAAs really shine.
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7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、8,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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