Question about all the things to take

test first (:

I bought myself some L-Glutamine to give a try. They are 500mg capsules.

Good stuff with the glutamine.

To tell you from my experience i never noticed much of anything from taking glutamine. I normally add it to my protein shakes if I am training hard that week.

BCAA are another story. I think you would have been better off with the BCAA's. My arms grew about half an inch sense I started taking them. That’s my experience and opinion anyway.

cant overly arguee which one is better. maybe bossman has some insite.

Freeform Glutamine is better than Pills. Pills create spaces in the tub, that could be filled with powder, and some of what you pay for is Gelatine, or something similar, which has little to no benefit to you anyway, instead of more powder that would.

Gutamine is one of those "good for things, but you must be patient with it" products. Sleep benefits are pretty much one to notice within the first month, moreso on Training days though.

Immune benefit you'd only notice when you get ill, and saw reduced symptoms, and depending on how soon or how long after you started with it, you got ill, would depend on how reduced they were first time round. You might find you'd see even more improved results second time of sickening.

Not that I'm wishing you ill or anything like that, just making a point, from personal experience.

Glutamine is not meant to be very anabolic, though it can assist Protein useage. Gains off just Glutamine alone would be very slight, but stacked with BCAA's would be useful, and taken at times like bedtime and breakfast in 5g doses, would help things like Immune function, but it is as I say a patience product. It does do positive things, but expecting them to be nearly instantaneous is not what Glutamine is about, so don't start thinking it's doing very little, and pitch it inside of a month, as a major key to Glutamines ability, lies with consistant daily use for months / years.

The whey I use has BCAAs in it. Should I be looking for something else as well. Some sort of pill? I don't mind to spend a little money for some results even if they are small.

The whey I use has BCAA's in it as well. I still take more and they seem to make a little difference. I would say go for some pills. you can get it in powder as well. I use pills though.

Bossman
I was going to ask you if it is important to take glutamine every day like creatine. does it take your body a while to become saturated with glutamine? Is it important to keep the levels up? Is it useless just to take it on training days?

Protein powder will have BCAA's Wevie, as BCAA's are a component part of proteins. Though a lot of Powers do have boosted amounts.

You don't really need anything else if you're having a PP, except maybe Glutamine, if you just want some for night or with Breakfast.

Yes Glutamine should be taken daily, because the immune boosting effects wouldn't work as well, if you only had it 3-4 times a week. If it boosts something in your body, then logically taking it daily makes sense, otherwise having irregular consumption, I think could potentially cause some benefit and reduction conflict in the body.

There's 4 main ways people take it.

5g a day, 5g after workouts or before bed.

10g a day, 5g after workouts and before bed.

15g a day, 5g after workouts, before bed and with Breakfast.

20g a day, 10g after workouts and before bed.

How much would you recommend that I take? 5 or 10?

Only need 5g, last thing at night. You're already taking something else after workouts anyway.