GLUTAMINE
ABOUT GLUTAMINE...
When the organism is healthy, glutamine belongs to non-essential amino acids, which means that the organism can produce it on its own.
In specific conditions such as illness, stress, or stress caused by high-intensity training in sports, the body cannot produce enough glutamine and it is necessary to take it with supplements.
This is the reason why glutamine is sometimes called a “semi-essential amino acid”.
Glutamine must be distinguished from glutamic acid, which is also a non-essential amino acid which the body can only produce in sufficient quantities.
THE ROLE OF GLUTAMINE
I have already mentioned that glutamine strengthens the immune system, then helps prevent overtraining and finally enhances protein synthesis and cell hydration.
Cell hydration is especially important because it is important for every bodybuilder to keep as much water as possible inside the cell. The more water there is inside the cell, the better the protein synthesis. The better the protein synthesis, the faster the muscle cell growth.
COMBINATIONS WITH GLUTAMINE
Glutamine is excellently combined with creatine and BCAAs, in various preworkout and postworkout powders as well as in zell volumizers.
When we add glutamine together with creatine to gainers, we get a powerful combination that will be used before and after training to cheer up people who have difficulty gaining muscle mass.
DOSAGE
The dose range of glutamine ranges from 5-30 g per day, depending on the sport and the athlete’s body weight. I have heard from people who take anabolics that when they are on growth hormone they take even 70-80 g per day, so don’t be surprised if you hear or read that information somewhere.
The amount of 5g before and 5g after training is optimal, usually in combination with the same amount of creatine and BCAAs.