Champion Nutrition Power Glutamine

Oxidative stress, sickness, catabolism, and much more, is often the result of inadequate nutrition, compacted with a hardcore workout. There are many ergogenic aids which have been advertised to assist athletes in these times of distress. However, only few have survived the harsh scrutiny of the scientific community. Among these is the conditionally essential amino acid—glutamine. For decades, scientists have marveled at its ability to decrease proteolysis by actions such as minimizing ubiquitin mRNA (Coëffier et al., 2003), and enhancing protein syntheses (MacLennan et al., 1987) and osmotic cellular swelling via an electrogenic and electro neutral sodium absorption pathway (Islam et al., 1997), among other benefits. Its involvement in leukocyte metabolism and intestinal structure has assisted a great many of ill patients and athletes suffering from OTS, among other scenarios (Krutzfeldt et al., 1990; Hiscock et al., 2003). Indeed, glutamine is only beginning to be understood for its wide range of anabolic traits.

Wilson (2003) composed the most comprehensive analysis ever on the benefits of glutamine, and mechanisms by which these benefits occur. His dissertation can be read here, Glutamine—The Conditionally Essential Amino Acid.

Wilson (2003) and the staff at ABCbodybuilding recommend a scientifically sound protocol with glutamine outlined as follows.

If you are on a very tight budget, you should have glutamine at least post-exercise. Otherwise, we recommend having it a minimum of 3 times a day: in the morning, post exercise, and pre-sleep. Pre-exercise would be another time to implement this conditionally essential amino. Other than that, there is no particular portion in the day for glutamine supplementation; one time is as good as another. In states of stress, such as sickness and overtraining, or if you feel you are nearing overtraining, you may want to double your dosage, depending on your previous consumption; regardless, definitely make a substantial increase in your glutamine intake. Lastly, the majority of scientific authorities recommend 5 grams of glutamine per serving.