BCAA Xplode by Olimp: description and ingredients

Author: Timko Ilya - master of the whole project and fitness trainer.
2018-11-07

Brand: Olimp

Detailed Composition

My Evaluation

Unique Advantages:

• Contains 10% glutamine.
• Added vitamin B6.

Effectiveness

These BCAAs belong to the 2:1:1 category (in terms of leucine / isoleucine / valine ratio). They are used for the following purposes:

1. Muscle recovery after workouts. Leucine, isoleucine, and valine are the three essential amino acids that constitute most of the muscle. Therefore, consuming BCAAs allows for faster recovery.
2. Muscle preservation during cutting or weight loss. This is possible due to the same nuance mentioned above.
3. Muscle growth. However, BCAAs are only three amino acids. Therefore, if only they are consumed, it may not work. Thus, BCAAs work well for muscle growth when combined with a gainer.

Glutamine enhances the effectiveness of this product. Besides improving immunity, it also accelerates muscle recovery, as glutamine accounts for the largest percentage of amino acids in muscles.

How to Take

Here are the main rules for taking:

• Regardless of the number of workouts, it is best to take it every day.
• Take 1-2 times a day (depending on your financial capability). BCAAs are quite an expensive supplement. Once in the first half of the day, and the other in the second half.
• It is not critical whether to take before, after, or during workouts. Personally, I take it in the morning and after training (or in the evening).
• If you take protein every day twice, then you do not need to buy BCAAs separately, as in average whey protein contains 15-17% BCAAs.
• To achieve effects, the duration of intake should be at least a month.
• The maximum duration of intake is unlimited. This means you can take it for life without breaks.

Daily Dosage:

• For a weight of up to 60 kg: 12-16 grams (if taken 2 times a day, then 6-8 grams at a time).
• For a weight of up to 80 kg: 16-22 grams (if taken 2 times a day, then 8-11 grams at a time).
• For a weight of up to 100 kg: 22-26 grams (if taken 2 times a day, then 11-13 grams at a time).
• For a weight over 100 kg: 26-30 grams (if taken 2 times a day, then 13-15 grams at a time).

Of course, all dosages given are quite approximate and largely depend on your overall activity level, number of workouts, how much protein you consume from regular food, etc.

I recommend not paying attention to the dosage specified by the manufacturer. Manufacturers almost always understate the dosages (sometimes by several times). This is done so that you think you're getting a large package that will last you a long time. In this case, you'll be much more willing to buy.

Analogues

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