BCAAs or Branched-Chain Amino Acids are essential nutrients that the body obtains from proteins found in food. The BCAAs are leucine, isoleucine and valine. These three essential BCAAs are amino acids that the body cannot synthesize on its own and therefore must get through dietary sources. Even though there are about 20 amino acids that the muscles use for growth, the BCAAs comprise roughly a third of the aminos within muscle tissue. So if muscle growth is your goal, BCAAs are a must. These aminos also speed up muscle recovery.
BCAAs make a great energy source for working muscles because of their unique metabolism. This can have a positive impact on performance. Athletes use BCAAs to improve exercise performance and reduce protein and muscle breakdown during intense exercise.
BCAAs are not only used as energy source, but they also increase fat oxidation in glycogen. This allows athletes to train harder without fatigue due to higher energy consumption.
