BCAA reviews: what real users say
We read 184 first-hand mentions of BCAA from health and supplement communities. 68 of them say clearly how it went — and 22% of those say it helped.
Where people say it works: performance (84% of 25), recovery (92% of 24), energy (100% of 7).
Most common complaints: stomach issues, bad taste, tooth sensitivity, poor mixability. All side effects →
Positive experiences
“noticed when I use BCAA have lower RHR after workouts, so probably must-have”
“Ive had better pumps from BCAA's and Creatine.”
“Personally BCAAs have helped me more than anything, besides Con-Crēt.”
Negative and mixed experiences
“Far better than BCAAs which I completely stopped supplementing a good 5 years ago.”
“I use modern BCAA as it has a higher (8:1:1) ratio of Leucine to the other AAs. I didnt see any major benefits from it when doing normal fasted workouts, but it did seem to help in extended workouts.”
“I can't say it the BCAAs though. To many factors... I didn't begin the stack with BCAAs.”
“I notice my recovery time between sets and overall is better when I Sup on them intra-workout.”
“Do BCAAs actually do anything? I've been taking aminos for a while and personally, I feel like they don't.”
“even a small amount (3/4 grams leucine or 5/6 grams bcaa) before resistance training or sports makes a huuuuge difference in my doms”
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