L-Glutamine is the most common amino acid found in your muscles and over 61% of your skeletal muscle is Glutamine. Glutamine consists of 19% Nitrogen, which makes it one of the main transporters of Nitrogen to your muscle cells. Your Glutamine levels get severely depleted during intense training, which will decrease your stamina, strength, and recovery time. It plays a big roll in protein synthesis, and can take up to 6 days to get your Glutamine levels back to normal. If you do take L-Glutamine, studies have shown that it minimizes muscle breakdown and improves protein metabolism.

Glutamine plays huge rolls in protein metabolism, cell volumizing, and anti-catabolism. It also increase your ability to secret Human Growth Hormone which helps your body metabolize body fat and support new muscle growth. Its anti-catabolism (eating up of the muscles) ability prevents your muscles from breaking down. This is very helpful and useful for people that are cutting down and especially for people trying to get rid of some body fat without losing any muscle.

Your small intestines require the most Glutamine in your body and your immunes system needs Glutamine because glutamine levels deplete during workouts. Bodybuilders are more susceptible to illness this is why L-Glutamine supplementation is important. Not because it can help you gain muscle, but for the maintenance effects that L-Glutamine has.

L-Glutamine helps prevent the loss of muscle and helps promote a positive nitrogen balance. Studies have shown that taking 2 grams of L-Glutamine a day can increase your growth hormone levels up to 400% more. Bodybuilders are recommended to take about 10-15 grams of L-Glutamine split up into 2 to 3 servings a day. Take note that you may be getting some Glutamine in supplements you are already taking. Many protein supplements have L-Glutamine mixed into it, so make sure that you read the labels to know for sure. The Xyience Weight Gainer I am currently taking right now has 8 grams of Glutamine per serving, and I take 2 servings a day. It is best to take L-Glutamine in the morning, after you workout, and at night.

Do You Have To Worry About Side Effects?
Not really. Don’t worry about Glutamine causing any side effects, because Glutamine naturally occurs in your body and has no health risks. However, like all supplements, too much is never a good idea. Excessive amounts of L-Glutamine can lead to stomach aches, so just follow the recommended dosages.

Benefits of Taking L-Glutamine
Glutamine helps restore glycogen, which restores energy. It also is the most important and helps repair and build muscle. Here are more benefits:

  • Glutamine is linked to protein synthesis and prevents your muscle from being catabolized (eaten up) in order to provide Glutamine for other cells in your body.
  • Glutamine speeds up wound and burn healing and recovery. It also helps maintain cell volume and hydration.
  • Glutamine replenishes declining Glutamine levels during intense workoues
  • Studies have shown that Glutamine can help produce growth hormone levels. Taking 2 grams of L-Glutamine can increase your growth hormones by over 400%
  • Glutamine can also boost your immune system. This is especially good for body builders because heavy workouts tend to deplete Glutamine levels greatly
  • Glutamine is one of the most important nutrients for your intestines. It has the ability to repair a ‘leaky gut’ by maintaining the structural integrity of the bowels
  • Glutamine can even help cure ulcers. Studies have found that taking 1.6 grams of Glutamine a day had a 92% cure rate in 4 weeks.

Glutamine is not only important to body builders to prevent catabolism, but it is also important for the Average Joes out there just from the benefits it provides. The best part is that it has almost no side effects, so what are you waiting for?

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