DaveFoster
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On the forum, we've established many benefits of supplementing with various amino acids, (where most of the credit goes to haidut), and which includes BCAA's, tyrosine, taurine, lysine, and glycine.
Obviously, we know that some amino acids lead to the accumulation of negative byproducts in the body, such as tryptophan, cysteine, and methionine, among others.
What about the other ones?
- Alanine
- Hydroxyproline
- Proline
- Serine
- Threonine
The body hydroxylates proline to form hydroxyproline, so supplementing the latter should cover the former in the same way as suppelmenting tyrosine covers phenylalanine.
For alanine, beta alanine comes to mind.
For serine and threonine, I have absolutely no idea. Does anybody know anything about these aminos, including effects and dosages? I'll do some research of my own, but it's interesting that serine and threonine seem to compete for absorption, so there undoubtedly exists an ideal balance between the two, much in the same way as BCAA's and tyrosine.
"The studies that found ergogenic benefit used 4g - 5g daily. It reacts with histidine in about 1:1 ratio, so if you can drop your histidine stores by 4g - 5g that would be almost depleting all of it. I know people who run a lot more after just 2g of beta alanine." - haidut on beta alanine
Obviously, we know that some amino acids lead to the accumulation of negative byproducts in the body, such as tryptophan, cysteine, and methionine, among others.
What about the other ones?
- Alanine
- Hydroxyproline
- Proline
- Serine
- Threonine
The body hydroxylates proline to form hydroxyproline, so supplementing the latter should cover the former in the same way as suppelmenting tyrosine covers phenylalanine.
For alanine, beta alanine comes to mind.
For serine and threonine, I have absolutely no idea. Does anybody know anything about these aminos, including effects and dosages? I'll do some research of my own, but it's interesting that serine and threonine seem to compete for absorption, so there undoubtedly exists an ideal balance between the two, much in the same way as BCAA's and tyrosine.
"The studies that found ergogenic benefit used 4g - 5g daily. It reacts with histidine in about 1:1 ratio, so if you can drop your histidine stores by 4g - 5g that would be almost depleting all of it. I know people who run a lot more after just 2g of beta alanine." - haidut on beta alanine
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