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ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS – EAA’S BY: DAVID OTTERBEIN EAA’s (Essential Amino Acids) are L-Threonine, L-Tryptophan, one of the most widely talked- Leucine, L-Isoleucine, and L- about sports nutrition Valine). You may be wondering supplements within today’s to yourself, why do you see fitness world. So, what’s all the BCAA’s within the EAA’s? Yes, hype involving BCAA’s which are BCAA’s are in EAA’s, but they are commonly known as Branch not muscle building. They do add Chain Amino Acids. BCAA’s are value because they can help different than EAA’s, yet, they are prevent muscle protein part of the same supplement. breakdown. EAA’s on the other You may be asking yourself, how hand, boost protein synthesis are they different, and how are and give the benefits of BCAA’s. they part of the same So, it’s kind of like a 2 in 1 combo! supplement? Well, I am here to Let’s break this down even tell you.   Let’s look at the further. EAA’s cannot be made breakdown first. BCAA’s are within the human body. We have made up of three essential amino to consume them through food acids (Leucine, Isoleucine, and or supplementation. Essential Valine), whereas EAA’s are made Amino Acids are fundamental to P up R of O nine P O essential S E D amino acids L- B (L-Methionine, Y E T H A L-Histidine, N Lysine, L-Phenylalanine, PEREZ the recovery of the body.

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