Glutamine, Does it work?

[Daz69]

Hi There....

My Girlfriend is training up to try her hand at BB & just asked my advice on the best times to take Glutamine....

I listed em in the order of importance I had previously thought...

i/ Right before bed

ii/ Right upon waking

iii/ 1/2 hr before & 1 hr after workout...

Simple I thought....

I was looking on the net checking my advice, & I found a BB forum listing dozens of clinical trials on volunteers showing no significant growth in those given Glutamine as a supliment.... Apparently this is a minefield with so called research showing arguement for and against....

I've never really been a big suppliment user, & have always relied on a good diet for my nutritional needs............

What are members thoughts on Glutamine as a suppliment..???

[time in motion]

Well Daz, I've just started taking it and as far as I can figure from my reading and explorations on the subject at least its about as safe as it gets for a supplement, as for whether it works or not I'll find out at least if it works for me.

The way I look at it you work hard for the muscle so you dont want to lose all that hard work when you go to a BB fat loss phase.. so its worth a shot.

Thats my two cents

[Pseudonym]

I know one guy who swears by it - and says he gets an incredible pump off it, too. I'm not sure how it gives you a pump, and I can't say that's been my experience (although I've only ever tried it while on low carbs, so that's probably not surprising).

[HumanPerformance]

Yes it works well. In fact IMO it is one of the most underated of supplements used in NZ. I think this is because it is quite expensive over here and for alot of people it takes a while to work. But a couple of years ago a good friend of mine who is a PT in LA was amazed I hadnt put my body building clients on it! So I reluctantly started using it myself not expecting much at all, and yeah its awesome stuff. Have since put all my bodybuilding clients on it and they all love it.