- Dietary supplement
- Easy mixing formula
- Blend of the three branched chain amino acids
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Optimum Nutrition Instantized BCAA 5000 Powder, Unflavored, 336 grams.
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Optimum Nutrition's BCAA 5000 Powder provides a 5000 mg blend of the three Branched Chain Amino Acids (L-Valine, L-Leucine and L-Isoleucine) in every serving. The Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA's), so named because of their unique branched chemical structure, are essential in that the body cannot make them from other compounds. In recent times, these amino acids have been investigated for their potential anticatabolic (preventing muscle breakdown) and anabolic (muscle building) effects.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I started adding BCAA powder along with ON L-Glutamine powder to my twice-daily protein shakes. ON makes a great line of products, and the BCAA product doesn't disappoint. I'm not going to tell you here that I've made instantaneous or "huge gains" and enjoy "all day pumps." The boost is subtle, but it's there. Over the several months that I've been consistently using these products, I have noticed increases in my in-gym endurance and strength, particularly when it's a long (an hour or more) workout doing 5 to 7 sets for the body part(s)targeted for the workout, with medium number reps (10 - 15)in each set. I'm able to stay longer and work harder. This is important to me, because I usually don't hit the gym until 7:00 at night after a full day's work. I can't attribute the benefit exclusively to BCAA's, specifically, but the combination of the two supps seems to help recovery, particularly when I've given it 150% which is most of the time (hey, life is short). I use other supps, BSN NO-Xplode and CellMass, and still do, so my impression of the benefits of BCAA's is admittedly unscientific. However, I'm a hard-gainer type, so I'm in the habit of paying close attention to my body to tell if something's working or not. For now, the vote is thumbs up on BCAA's, and I'll continue to use the product.
The BCAA powder is white, tasteless and very fine, You don't get any grittiness or funky after-taste, even if you mix it with plain water. Adding extra BCAA's to other supps that impact the basic building blocks of muscle seems logical and is something I recommend people at least try. I purchased my latest supply through Amazon from All Star Health and the service and price (even with shipping) were excellent.
I will add that despite its fineness and easy-dissolving in water, or mixing in a shake (I use an electric blender or a blender-bottle shakerBlenderBottle 28-Ounce with BlenderBall, Blue, trying to stir in a teaspoon of the powder to a pre-packaged shake (for example Myoplex or Muscle Milk which don't have BCAA's as part of their ingredients - [I'm going from memory on Muscle Milk; EAS does not list BCAA's as ingredients in the Myoplex 42gr. protein shake]) or cold milk that you've just taken out of the fridge, is not a good idea. With a cold, thick liquid (like a Myoplex shake, you're apt to leave most of the powder stuck to the spoon. If you want to "hot rod" one of these pre-made drinks and you're at home, dissolve the powder in a little bit of warm - i.e., room temp or a little warmer - not hot/boiling - water and then stir it into immediately the shake. Same goes for adding L-Glutamine powder. It just needs to dissolve, not "cook."
Addendum: 4/1/2010 - EAS "100% Whey Protein" and Optimum Nutrition's "Gold Standard" whey protein powder products both list BCAA's as part of their ingredients. I am currently "test driving" Gaspari Nutrition's Myofusion protein powder product. The Gaspari Myofusion product does NOT list BCAA's as part of its ingredients. Accordingly, I am adding BCAA's to "hot rod" it. And I don't pre-dissolve it - just spoon it right into the blender.
The BCAA powder is white, tasteless and very fine, You don't get any grittiness or funky after-taste, even if you mix it with plain water. Adding extra BCAA's to other supps that impact the basic building blocks of muscle seems logical and is something I recommend people at least try. I purchased my latest supply through Amazon from All Star Health and the service and price (even with shipping) were excellent.
I will add that despite its fineness and easy-dissolving in water, or mixing in a shake (I use an electric blender or a blender-bottle shakerBlenderBottle 28-Ounce with BlenderBall, Blue, trying to stir in a teaspoon of the powder to a pre-packaged shake (for example Myoplex or Muscle Milk which don't have BCAA's as part of their ingredients - [I'm going from memory on Muscle Milk; EAS does not list BCAA's as ingredients in the Myoplex 42gr. protein shake]) or cold milk that you've just taken out of the fridge, is not a good idea. With a cold, thick liquid (like a Myoplex shake, you're apt to leave most of the powder stuck to the spoon. If you want to "hot rod" one of these pre-made drinks and you're at home, dissolve the powder in a little bit of warm - i.e., room temp or a little warmer - not hot/boiling - water and then stir it into immediately the shake. Same goes for adding L-Glutamine powder. It just needs to dissolve, not "cook."
Addendum: 4/1/2010 - EAS "100% Whey Protein" and Optimum Nutrition's "Gold Standard" whey protein powder products both list BCAA's as part of their ingredients. I am currently "test driving" Gaspari Nutrition's Myofusion protein powder product. The Gaspari Myofusion product does NOT list BCAA's as part of its ingredients. Accordingly, I am adding BCAA's to "hot rod" it. And I don't pre-dissolve it - just spoon it right into the blender.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Flavor Name:Unflavored|Size Name:336
Unflavored does not mean it has no taste. Unflavored means they haven't added any flavoring to mask the bitter disgusting taste. I wish I had bought a flavored version.
That said, it is very easy to mask using just a tiny bit of orange juice (1 oz) in 4 oz of water. You shouldn't need a bunch of other stuff to get it down.
I often take 5g BCAA straight up in 6oz of water (followed by another 6oz of water to clean out the glass). I find doing a concentrated shot followed by a chaser or water to be a lot easier than drinking it in a full 12-16 oz glass. After repeated usage I got used to it. When I don't feel like tasting it, I mask it with a tiny bit of OJ as previously stated.
Keep in mind I am the kind of guy that has no problem taking lemon flavored fish oil by the spoon, eating lettuce out of a salad bag like potato chips, and other 'food for the sake of necessity/fuel'. Don't get me wrong, I like to pig out on junk food too but it is at the expense of negative feedback/consequences whereas gross stuff like unflavored creatine/BCAAs gives me positive feedback in the form of more productive gym time.
That said, it is very easy to mask using just a tiny bit of orange juice (1 oz) in 4 oz of water. You shouldn't need a bunch of other stuff to get it down.
I often take 5g BCAA straight up in 6oz of water (followed by another 6oz of water to clean out the glass). I find doing a concentrated shot followed by a chaser or water to be a lot easier than drinking it in a full 12-16 oz glass. After repeated usage I got used to it. When I don't feel like tasting it, I mask it with a tiny bit of OJ as previously stated.
Keep in mind I am the kind of guy that has no problem taking lemon flavored fish oil by the spoon, eating lettuce out of a salad bag like potato chips, and other 'food for the sake of necessity/fuel'. Don't get me wrong, I like to pig out on junk food too but it is at the expense of negative feedback/consequences whereas gross stuff like unflavored creatine/BCAAs gives me positive feedback in the form of more productive gym time.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Flavor Name:Unflavored| Size Name:336|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are a ton of different BCAA products on the market today. Most of them are flavored and most of them have other added ingredients such as caffeine, other aminos, other vitamins and some even have useless fillers. This particular product is just pure, unflavored BCAA. If you want to take 10 grams of BCAA's you just measure out 2 tsp or you tare up your favorite scale and scoop out 10 grams of this and you are done. I like to have mine with some crystal light added in. Some days it's fruit punch and others it's orange. I'm using this product prior to fasted training while following Leangains and so far I'm hitting PR's at the gym while losing fat.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
good quality stuff - seems to help my gains
This stuff is a very light white powered that mixes will in juice. The serving spoon is a not too big and actually fit in the small opening of my bottle. Read more
Published 17 days ago by eagle747
Gold Standard is right
Ok, so two things to say. First off, the price is reasonable for what you get (compared to other offerings), and the fact that it is pure BCAA without other things is perfect. Read more
Published 21 days ago by kravi
Quality BCAA Powder, Horrendous Taste.
I purchased the unflavored bcaa powder for a boost of energy before workouts, whenever I haven't eaten for a prolonged period of time. Read more
Published 29 days ago by E. J. Coy
Working great - post recovery mix
I highly recommended this mix. I put it in my whey isolate drink post workout and it helps me to recover. Read more
Published 1 month ago by B. Buller
Great taste
I bought the Fruit Punch flavor, it tastes great, just like koolaid. This was also the first "instantized" product I've tried and I'm impressed it seems to dissolve much easier... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Scott Gill
One of the best BCAA products
Good:
Best tasting BCAA powder... ON's good with that kind of stuff
Masks the taste of other supplements so you can mix them all in your drink and not hate your other... Read more
Best tasting BCAA powder... ON's good with that kind of stuff
Masks the taste of other supplements so you can mix them all in your drink and not hate your other... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Me
Unflavored is Virtually Tasteless
Pretty basic instructions: 1 teaspoon and a cup of water, shaken or stirred. It helps to let it sit for a few minutes to dissolve. Read more
Published 5 months ago by carolyn
Orange 380 gram 2-pack
I think I paid $35 for this. So that's an awesome price. I think if you Subscribe and Save for the Fruit Punch you can get the 2 pack for $25! Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Masteller
Best BCAA on the market IMO
I've tried a few different BCAA powders and this one is hands down my favorite. I take this pre-workout to ensure that the elevated amino acid levels keep my muscles from... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Drew Lankford
I love it!
I just take this supplement when I am training for my championship. I do believe that product combined with some others can really helps muscle recovery after a hard workout. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Leodany Ferguson
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