As heavy, 110kg, climber i have noticed that Beta Alanine helps with the acid build up when doing longer boulders or sport routes where you need to push really hard and are on the limit of your strength from the start
Love how you broke down both the pros and cons and leaned on studies. Also huge props for genuinely wanting to help those on their health journey and giving free avenues as well, not just taking advantage of those who may be in a low space mentally. Very refreshing seeing a creator with a good heart and unapologetically being themselves through each video.
He doesn't cite any of his sources though. I'm not saying he's lying, but we're basically just assuming everything he says is based on the most up to date research or is even based on research at all because he doesn't cite his sources.
@@Jacob-yb3hz while I do wish he would site sources, it is pretty easy to look up and find dozens of studies throughout decades. I just appreciate he’s basing his takes on science backed information instead of others or his own experiences and opinions.
@@beach_lion it would be awesome if he’d site his studies but is it pretty easy to search for them and find dozens of different studies overall supporting his takes.
Hey Dr. Mike, love your summarizations of the research. Is there a way your team can cite your sources so we can use, pay to read, and help spread the knowledge from these studies you use so often? Not sure if it’s an amalgamation of meta studies or certain platforms you keep up with, but I think it adds a lot of value to the dialogue!
I really agree with this. All of this information is now explained in Dr. Mike’s interpretation. Which in itself is not bad, but also not always preferable.
@@GoWAresX the first thing I see with say BCAA studies is that they're extremely low. Having known some trainers who "studied" them with their clients, they were finding pretty great results when pushing clients into the 60-80 grams per day levels. Which is comical to some degree, but having tried it myself. The results were there. Allowed me to lose weight and make gym gains and god it's easier to take BCAA's in the gym vs whey (gross). But then you see a study with people taking 5 grams...well that doesn't tell me anything. Similarly, we found that BCAA's were best when taken 15-20 minutes before food in the morning as this caused an insulin spike before food was consumed. Now maybe it was just that we essentially added protein...but almost all of us cut back our whole protein consumption to offset this. And of course...maybe it was being anal about our diets that lead us there. Who knows, but that's why it's best to read the studies vs just hearing someone cover it.
Just gonna copy paste my response for all the other Crohn's/colitis folks: Hi! I also have Crohn's and the reason nobody has mentioned it to you before is because it's not worth mentioning. Glutamine MIGHT actually be helpful. But there is not yet enough compelling evidence to draw any definitive conclusions
Having been diagnosed with Crohn's at 15 - this is the first time I'm hearing about glutamine helping to repair the intestinal wall. I will have to try that.
@@akbananachucker2441 No diet can fix UC or Crohn's. While it may help minimize the symptoms of a flare, there is no evidence it can cure IBD. You're welcome.
Dr Mike, can I say that through this very dark and rough time in my life, your videos have helped me keep a smile when facing sadness. Even though it’s you teaching and goofing around, I actually learn and drifts my mind away from my problems, I apply your teachings in my workouts and smile when it works. Thank you ❤
We got a hairless cat last year and he acts like dog, super cuddly creatures. Plus he's absolutely ripped and you can dress him in lifting outfits, hes my little lifting buddy. Maybe that can fill the empty hole in your soul like I had.
I was using a Creative H-Cl in my preworkout for years, recently stopped all supplements except a scoop of creatine monohydrate in my morning coffee. Instantly started getting stronger rapidly with no change in diet or exercise. Seems the only effective supplement is creatine monohydrate and the rest (except maybe protein powder) is just expensive fluff
@@gregdoucette I'll never get Mike's avoidance of righteously slamming you on Turk, after calling you names and slamming perfectly fine if overpriced protein bar, it is extremely weird position.
I'll say it again, good on You Dr, Mike! for making the viewers aware they don't need to spend money on the app to get results. It never feels like you are PUSHING a product. More like offering a service and I appreciate you.
@@Prolesha I think it was closer to the other group, like metamfetamin Im pretty sure the Boyz were smoking cigarettes Infront of the gym because of It back in the days 🤣🤣
@@milentzvetkov9400 I've literally seen people in front of Titanium in Lyulin take Jack3d, smoke cigarettes and inject heroine as preworkout routine 😂 The Golden times of bodybuilding in Bulgaria
Thank you for showing up doc!! So many of your videos have informed and inspired me, I started with home workouts half a year ago and became a regular at the gym three months back. It's been amazing. I've been able to go in informed and unafraid, with good technique and quelled anxieties, and went from being a somewhat amorphous blob of fat to benching 75 for 10 and squatting 145 for 10 in just this short time. Onward and upward! All the best!
How do you eat in general? Do you eat animal fats and dairy? I heard there was a component in milk and butter that was important for gut health, don't remember the details though. But just a thought I had as celiac has become much more common as well as the use of margarine and avoiding the good fats. Many vegans often get gut issues which goes away when they skip the fibers and veggies and start eating meat and animal fat instead.
Funny to see most of the supplements mentioned here to be used exactly for the reason they should: * BCAAs - for cycling and long endurance activities to mitigate catabolic effect for longer durations (also helps with lowering fatigue feel). * Glutamine - for Ulcerative Colitis * Beta Alanine - for anaerobic endurance advantage over racing and hill climbing scenarios. So it's nice that you mention the pros. :)
@@topshelfdustin3060the reason the extreme durations with BCAAs may have some benefit is because the duration between feedings has net catabolism, and protein sparring from carb consumption only works for so long. almost no one should be working out long enough to encounter this scenario otherwise.
@ I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. The protocols I tend to see is something like 20 grams BCAA + taurine before breakfast. Same pre workout. During workout add 10 grams glutamine. Post workout EAA's. Around the 20 grams there. However for just an intra workout shake, 20 grams BCAA's is fine. Maybe some glutamine, as it's essentially going to function like a carb. But even if you're just throwing in some stuff to your water cause why not. Throw in some electrolytes and 10 grams of BCAA. You feed the muscle's need for amino's and you avoid the feeling of drinking protein in their gut.
@@topshelfdustin3060thats why I switched to clear whey during workouts. I do intermittent fasting and some days forget my proteins. So I get 40g in during a workout :d
@@topshelfdustin3060sorry, the "extreme durations" was bringing in context from the original comment. Few people train long enough for any amino acid powder to have benefit, except distance athletes where I agree a protein shake probably does not sit well. Otherwise, for athletes who prefer fasted training and do not think an amino powder breaks this fast, may have a small benefit, but this is constructing a scenario for them. Simply adding in to a pre or intra workout shake... there won't be a net benefit.
BCAA'S, nitric oxide, creatine, protein, dessicated liver, collagen, magnesium, zinc, krill oil and a ton of food , that's what I do, buy what I can from home bargains and stay away from named brands, cheap and effective.
I think this is the perfect place to share my story. Five months ago I was at 135kg, and I realized that I have to change my life or it would be too late... I started walking, and got the diet plan (which I got from Onlymeal) that completely changed my life. I also started taking some supplements (nothing special, just vitamin C and Mg) and I increased my water intake to 15 glasses per day. After 10 days I felt like I was reborn, I felt like a new person, and pounds were just falling off. In the first 30 days I lost 7kg, and in the next 4 months another 20kg. I can't describe how I feel now, I feel like the strongest person in the world. I didn't even realize how much physical health can affect mental strength. Trust me, just start now and you will regret not doing it sooner.
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I'm not suggesting it's worth the cost, just that that works. I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine. Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g. What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training. Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen. There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket. The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to. It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare. Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better. Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using. I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing. But you do need glutamine.
After 20 years of lifting and trying a ton of different things over the years. I only take Iso protine prework and EAAs. I find a significant difference in recovery when I dont take my EAAs
Dr Mike. Been watching your videos for a couple years now and have gotten in pretty decent shape as a result of following your advice. As I have Crohn's disease I've never heard of glutamine. I will be asking my Crohn's specialist about it. Thanks for the useful info as always.!!
I have Ulcerative colitis and I know when I take supplements, I'm not going to get all the benefits that others may. I find it so rare when people know about chrones or colitis, so to hear someone like yourself talk about a supplement that can actually aid people like myself means a lot. I've been subscribed for years, and I think you make top teir shit, keep it up man
Exactly! I have Crohn's disease and my doctor never told me about glutamine (doctors seem to rarely talk about diet for some weird reason), gonna do some research myself and start taking it!
Because in case of uncommon autoimmune diseases the effects of particular diets are hard to screen out with the patients being on disease modifying therapy already and , the fact that the diseases are unpredictable and may lie silent for long. Its easy to confuse the good that is incidental with diet you see and also blame episodes on food too.@@alcino555
Hi! I also have Crohn's and the reason nobody has mentioned it to you is because it's not worth mentioning. Glutamine MIGHT actually be helpful. But there is not yet enough compelling evidence to draw any definitive conclusions
That was probably the best plug for a product I've ever seen at the end of this video. You know dr mike means what he's saying. And you can see he really loves the field. The outro after was magnificent. No notes
I was really surprised you didn't talk about a recent study where the researchers found lead and cadmium in some protein powders. Now this could be a very low amount due to soil absorption through plant growth or it could mean something else. Also, I'm not entirely sure that the study is credible, but I was hoping you could've shed some more light on the topic. Great video as always though. Peace and love.
@@vvvvvvvvvwv also, they did say that Whey powder is ok but only plant based protein products are the ones that are affected. So i guess, stick with whey.
Ironic that the plant-based organic stuff is mostly the problem. And cocao flavouring which we've known for a while (in chocolate) tends to have a bunch of heavy metals. Guess I'll stick with my non-organic whey with artificial flavourings.
And u still throwing away your money. Pretty sure magnesium is included already in multivitamins 🙆♂️🙆♂️🙆♂️. You never learn. Re watch the video with understanding and apply broadly.
@@havoc32713And u still throwing away your money. Pretty sure vit d is included already in multivitamins 🙆♂️🙆♂️🙆♂️. You never learn. Re watch the video with understanding and apply broadly.
@@giovanniecordero4655And u still throwing away your money. Pretty sure magnesium and zinc is included already in multivitamins 🙆♂️🙆♂️🙆♂️. You never learn. Re watch the video with understanding and apply broadly.
Here’s my recommendation, Grass-Fed Protien, Karbolyn. Creatine and believe it or not BCCA + EAAs (your somewhat wrong) EAAs stand for essential amino acids, which are amino acids that the body can't produce on its own. They are vital for many bodily functions, including protein synthesis, tissue repair, and nutrient absorption.
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I'm not suggesting it's worth the cost, just that that works. I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine. Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g. What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training. Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen. There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket. The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to. It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare. Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better. Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using. I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing. But you do need glutamine.
Just gonna copy paste my response for all the other Crohn's/colitis folks: Hi! I also have Crohn's and the reason nobody has mentioned it to you before is because it's not worth mentioning. Glutamine MIGHT actually be helpful. But there is not yet enough compelling evidence to draw any definitive conclusions
I used to be OBSESSED with supplement use when I was a college athlete. Consistently using BCAA’s during workouts, practices, etc., used glutamine and protein powder as post workout for games and lifting sessions, everything else in between. After getting more into lifting after college, and taking control over my diet above all else, I realized that I wasted THOUSANDS of dollars on useless supplements that actually made my health worse because I was dependent on them and didn’t follow proper nutrition protocols. I’ve gotten significantly stronger and my health is way better now based on blood tests compared to college since I’ve been eating way more whole/less processed foods and only using protein powder on an as-needed basis and creating consistently. I enjoy pre-workout but I use super simple ones with only creating and caffeine/dicaffeine malate and carnitine in them. Life is so much easier (and cheaper) when you prioritize whole sources of nutrients over supplements that actually do nothing.
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine. Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g. What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training. Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen. There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket. The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to. It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare. Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better. Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using. I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing. But you do need glutamine.
I'm so glad you brought this up. I just finished my first and last tub of EAA, I would put 2 scoops in 1.5L of water and drink it spaced out during 2 hour workouts and boy did it make me feel awful way before my workout needed to end and would give me the shits every single time! I felt horrible in myself and noticed myself actually getting weaker too
With beta alanine- the tingles not nothing if it flips a switch in your brain that "ok the tingle is happening, time for workout". I can see the importance in that.
I actually got beta alenine and put it in my preworkout for exactly that reason. I know it's pointless and I'm dumb for wanting it, but the tingles motivate me and that's good enough for me.
the "problem" is if you only include beta alanine in preworkout and are not taking preworkout daily (which I hope you are not), plus the dosages are often lower than most athletes would want daily. Placebo is powerful, and if you just get some flavored powder and add to your water you'll perform similar to taking the actual preworkout with efficacious ingredients. Difference is, I don't want to pay for placebo of tingles or looking at an overly complex ingredients label with promises of being able to PR on deadlifts every session.
I dont know tje shit is does but i feel lock in wen i use it. So i dont ask questions and just use it. I hope its plasibo that would be fun. Or something els i trow in the cocktail
Protein/creatine/minerals/fish oil. Outside of that I have to admit cluster dextrin or whatever it’s called was actually a game changer for my recovery intra workout
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine. Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g. What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training. Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen. There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket. The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to. It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare. Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better. Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using. I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing. But you do need glutamine.
Magnesium, im not quite sure about it - magnesium is easily taken from environment- 50 grams of oats have 130 mg of magnesium adult man needs 350mg daily
How about you do an episode going over the effectiveness of the ingredients on a high quality, popular, pre workout powder? I think that would be extremely helpful to most who watch your channel.
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine. Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g. What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training. Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen. There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket. The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to. It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare. Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better. Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using. I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing. But you do need glutamine.
As a 43-year-old male who has been involved in fitness for over 25 years and has always suffered from intense DOMS, especially when training legs and chest, BCAAs have always been recommended and used to reduce the duration and intensity of DOMS (not for any hypertrophic effects). I tried replacing them with a whey protein shaker pre and post-workout, but the effects on DOMS were not comparable. For me, they were an alternative to ibuprofen. Now I use hydrolyzed whey post-workout, and while I can also reduce the duration of DOMS with it, it's never quite as effective as with BCAAs.
I once got some BCAA powder as a ´´gift´´ when i bought my usual protein. The supplement companies do that, they bundle samples of their other products with your order. I didn´t expect anything from it, i just mixed it into my water bottle for flavor. I don´t know what else was in that powder, but i had the workout of my life :D
I unknowingly plugged a gallon Nalgene bottle 3/4 full of that red ink you speak of into an unregulated air line once while at work. It exploded and covered me from head to toe. I was stained red for almost 2 weeks. It definitely made work interesting.
The tough part, is the preworkout I like has beta-alanine, the BCAAs I buy have electrolytes and tastes great (I'd prefer over Gatorade or water intra-workout). I can't stop buying those ingredients because I like the product they're apart of
Purely for muscle, i agree. Outside that, on the topic of amino acids, i disagree. Taurine on its own is doing a lot, so its glycine, even at higher doses of ~6g/day, while being insanely cheap.
Research shows that glutamine can help with intestinal barrier permeability during endurance exercise in the heat which could improve endurance performance in those prone to gastrointestinal issues.
Your last innovation on bicep curls via freemotion and jareds cues on that last chest video have changed my life. First time ive gotten reliable immediate soreness and doms As well as your advice on the highly modified workout splits. If I could get my quads sore Id be elated. Truly THANK YOU!
When you spoke of Glutamine it got personal, Sir. xD Glutamine reduces the post training pain and increases recovery, which can allow you to train the same muscle group sooner. This is the main reason I take it as a post training suplement. It also helps with the gut and imune system.
New people come in and out fitness industry, including new influencers and new viewers. And if some people lived by hearsay in 90-s, the same type of people would be living by hearsay now. There is a bunch of scientific info, but also a bunch of people who dont even bothers with it or think that it is BS, because it doesnt sound as attractive, as some of bro-science stuff. Speaking about bro-science, there is also plenty of what i call "fake science-based" influencers, who cites the studies and try to appeal as they operate based on scientific knowledge. Yet some of them says stuff which directely contradicts scientific consensus like: "If you natural you need to use only 6-8 rep range, 10+ reps works only for enhanced."
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I'm not suggesting it's worth the cost, just that that works. I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine. Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g. What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training. Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen. There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket. The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to. It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare. Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better. Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using. I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing. But you do need glutamine.
Most studies have shown that Glutamine "has no effect on disease course, anthropometric measurements, intestinal permeability and morphology, disease activity, intestinal symptoms, biochemical parameters, oxidative stress and inflammation markers in patients with IBD, regardless of the route of administration, either treated at a hospital or as outpatients." Leaky gut syndrome is a hypothetical condition suggesting that gut lining damage allows toxins and microbes to enter the bloodstream. It is not currently accepted as a formal medical diagnosis. So, Glutamine is a huge waste of money for nearly everyone, even those with intestinal issues.
I used to hate beta alanine, but over the years I’ve come to love it. I don’t know why but it helps get me in the zone and focused. I’ve done workouts just beta alanine and before my rugby matches. Even if it’s just placebo, it works for me and helps me lock in.
I've been cutting from 240 down to a target of 180lbs. I stopped supplementing creatine because it was causing a lot of water weight issues, and after getting to 210lbs, I switched to carnivore. I noticed that I was feeling stronger out of nowhere and that my weight was constantly +/- 2% in fluxuations (more than before carnivore). Turns out, eating sh1t tonnes of meat gives you a supplementary dose of creatine.
Take meaningful measurements of your body if the water weight bothers you so much. Carnivore isn't something you should strictly follow unless you have some specific medical issue, and even still it would be questionable if other dietary restrictions would be better in the long term. If hunger is the primary difficulty then try focusing on cutting out snacks and getting more fiber in your meals
@@ChamplooMusashi The reason I'm on carnivore is because I initially started (unintentionally) with keto. It started out of pure pragmatism. "I need to cut calories, which macro gives the least bad side effects for cutting them? I know, carbs". Kinda deal. I noticed immediately that I felt WAY better on what I now know to have been keto, but whenever I would stray off of the diet, I would get intense mood swings, my auto-immune condition would flare up and I would generally feel awful. It was after some reflection that I realised what was happening, and so I switched to carnivore. My auto-immune condition is hashimoto's, a thyroid condition. Since I made the switch, I haven't had any flare ups and my mood has been mostly stable. My attention span has increased, my reaction time has decreased and I am way more alert, and yet at the same time calm. It's weird, but it's borderline magic imo.
19:15 disagree! I have no issues with gluten, but gluten-free cakes are much richer and fudgier than regular, and I think they taste even better that way
The one thing I’ll say in defense of BCAAs is that they’re way more palatable to drink during a workout, at least for me. If you’re already drinking a bunch of water I don’t see the harm in adding a scoop with some electrolytes, at worst you’re wasting less than a dollar which is still cheaper than any packaged drinks.
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I'm not suggesting it's worth the cost, just that that works. I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine. Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g. What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training. Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen. There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket. The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to. It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare. Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better. Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using. I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing. But you do need glutamine.
Studies indicate that glutamine supplementation may lessen muscle soreness following eccentric exercise, which involves muscle lengthening contractions.
The biggest factors for gains are sleep, a stable home, diet, activity, creatine, caffeine, multivitamin, and protein powder. In that order. And fhe top ones, assuming you don't have apnea, will save you money. If you do have apnea, treat that first.
@gunsandcommissions willing and stupid 😅 . I would love to say willing and able but the number of people with $50,000 worth of clothes and accessories who have debt is shocking.
I just ordered 1 hour ago 😂 But my picks r good imo. D3K2 - Whey - Creatine - Magnesium And occasionally Melatonin. Edit: Also stfu about cats 😡 cats r the best. Cats > frogs
I feel more consistent intensity on beta alanine and can stay in zone five for much longer. I can also get an extra rep when the chips are down and focus when under tension. Idk, I’m gonna keep up with these pre workouts lmao. The beta alanine works. And when I’m off it I feel the difference. I can’t focus, I can’t power through sets, it’s definitely a perceptible difference for me.
Thats exacly why i don't shop in supplement stores. The guy in the gym shower has the best supplements, havn't sleept in days!
Soggy Dave! Love Soggy Dave
My guy in the gym shower is also where I get my protein. Straight from the source. Very important esp. after some intense wrestling practice 😉
@@LapDogOfDoomfukn guy😂😂😂
@@Shabercom is not gay if you don’t make eye contact 😂 it’s a Brojob. Just helping a brother out
Was it a suppository
Creatine and protein powder. That’s all the money I’m willing to spend on supplements
Me too. And coffee, which also serves the purpose of liking the taste.
@ yuuup 😄
Preworkout to that list just for the feels
I just got some creapure and ran to this video 😂
@ valid
I’m convinced that beta-alanine is in a lot of pre-workouts only so that people feel the tingles and think the product is “powerful”.
yup, no acute ergogenic effect except the paresthesia. Any other feeling from consuming preworkout would be from a dangerous dosage or merely placebo.
The tingles do make me feel strong. 💪💪
Funny thing is, I hate that feeling. I find those tingles so annoying
@@utubejuan it's just an itchy nose for me
@@АклызМелкенды and an itchy asshole
As heavy, 110kg, climber i have noticed that Beta Alanine helps with the acid build up when doing longer boulders or sport routes where you need to push really hard and are on the limit of your strength from the start
"110kg, climber"
Soulmate of 70kg Rugby player.
Try citruline malate. Worked for me for long route
Love how you broke down both the pros and cons and leaned on studies. Also huge props for genuinely wanting to help those on their health journey and giving free avenues as well, not just taking advantage of those who may be in a low space mentally. Very refreshing seeing a creator with a good heart and unapologetically being themselves through each video.
He doesn't cite any of his sources though. I'm not saying he's lying, but we're basically just assuming everything he says is based on the most up to date research or is even based on research at all because he doesn't cite his sources.
What studies? What are the sample sizes? How do you know they're high quality?
@@Jacob-yb3hz while I do wish he would site sources, it is pretty easy to look up and find dozens of studies throughout decades. I just appreciate he’s basing his takes on science backed information instead of others or his own experiences and opinions.
@@beach_lion it would be awesome if he’d site his studies but is it pretty easy to search for them and find dozens of different studies overall supporting his takes.
@ Sure we could all go look up dozens of studies, but then we don't need a youtube video...
I see you moved your notes to a better position so you're not looking away from the camera as much. Nice job Dr. Mike.
Wtf are you, the TH-cam police?!😂😂😂 I'm just happy he is dressed.
@@JackShepN7from the waist up he's dressed
Hey Dr. Mike, love your summarizations of the research. Is there a way your team can cite your sources so we can use, pay to read, and help spread the knowledge from these studies you use so often? Not sure if it’s an amalgamation of meta studies or certain platforms you keep up with, but I think it adds a lot of value to the dialogue!
I really agree with this. All of this information is now explained in Dr. Mike’s interpretation. Which in itself is not bad, but also not always preferable.
This would be awesome.
I doubt it, because it would pressure him to do the same on his other videos where he “infers” 80% of his content.
@@GoWAresX the first thing I see with say BCAA studies is that they're extremely low. Having known some trainers who "studied" them with their clients, they were finding pretty great results when pushing clients into the 60-80 grams per day levels. Which is comical to some degree, but having tried it myself. The results were there. Allowed me to lose weight and make gym gains and god it's easier to take BCAA's in the gym vs whey (gross). But then you see a study with people taking 5 grams...well that doesn't tell me anything. Similarly, we found that BCAA's were best when taken 15-20 minutes before food in the morning as this caused an insulin spike before food was consumed.
Now maybe it was just that we essentially added protein...but almost all of us cut back our whole protein consumption to offset this. And of course...maybe it was being anal about our diets that lead us there. Who knows, but that's why it's best to read the studies vs just hearing someone cover it.
@@spyhunter775577 Settle down, Greg.
6:40 we can't stay calm, we've taken too much Beta Alanine!!!
Came to learn what not to take, learned I _should_ be taking Glutamine due to Crohn's Disease. Great video.
Try a high epa omega 3 aswell, it could help with the inflammation!
Just gonna copy paste my response for all the other Crohn's/colitis folks:
Hi! I also have Crohn's and the reason nobody has mentioned it to you before is because it's not worth mentioning.
Glutamine MIGHT actually be helpful. But there is not yet enough compelling evidence to draw any definitive conclusions
@@sean_kenn I have UC. I take L-glutamine powder. Heals the gut.
Having been diagnosed with Crohn's at 15 - this is the first time I'm hearing about glutamine helping to repair the intestinal wall. I will have to try that.
i have ulcerative colitis
You both need to go on carnivore. This is what it does. Then when you are better in about 3 months go back to eating whole foods. Your welcome.
@@akbananachucker2441 No diet can fix UC or Crohn's. While it may help minimize the symptoms of a flare, there is no evidence it can cure IBD. You're welcome.
Glycine is also good for the intestinal lining. I think it's a precursor to glutamine and causes less side effects in larger doses.
@@akbananachucker2441That's the shitest advice I've ever heard for helping someone with inflammatory bowl disease 😂😂
Dr Mike, can I say that through this very dark and rough time in my life, your videos have helped me keep a smile when facing sadness. Even though it’s you teaching and goofing around, I actually learn and drifts my mind away from my problems, I apply your teachings in my workouts and smile when it works. Thank you ❤
We got a hairless cat last year and he acts like dog, super cuddly creatures. Plus he's absolutely ripped and you can dress him in lifting outfits, hes my little lifting buddy. Maybe that can fill the empty hole in your soul like I had.
I was using a Creative H-Cl in my preworkout for years, recently stopped all supplements except a scoop of creatine monohydrate in my morning coffee. Instantly started getting stronger rapidly with no change in diet or exercise. Seems the only effective supplement is creatine monohydrate and the rest (except maybe protein powder) is just expensive fluff
Switching to warden fireball attacks had a similar effect 10/10 would recommend
@@tilsit8464haha also true
Nice to see you here.
Indeed. And protein is not even supplement, it's just straight up food. Multivitamine also works.
is that the secret why the jews are smarter cause they add creatine to their morning coffee???
I'm a 47-year-old male. What you said about BCAAs being anti-catabolic convinced me to take them, since at my age, that's our fight.
Did you miss the second part of the explanation?
On that note:
For those with ulcerative colitis - please try glutamine it can really be a game changer.
It helps with my IBS management also, love the stuff
Turking my Builder harder than last time in expectation
Haaaaaa you read my mind
Yes
@@gregdoucette The man the myth the legend!
@@gregdoucette I'll never get Mike's avoidance of righteously slamming you on Turk, after calling you names and slamming perfectly fine if overpriced protein bar, it is extremely weird position.
@ haaaaaaaa
2:22 Was NOT expecting Dr. Mike to reference or even know about Katseye/Dream Academy lmao
dude fr, that part gave me insane whiplash lmao
I had to rewind to see if he really said katseye like the girl group 💀
I'll say it again, good on You Dr, Mike! for making the viewers aware they don't need to spend money on the app to get results. It never feels like you are PUSHING a product. More like offering a service and I appreciate you.
Luckily he's not TURK DUCETTE
Big love Dr. Mike.
Thank you.
Love seeing the production getting better with each video. Ofc the humor as well.
Jack3d was never a waste of god damn money 🙃
It was definitely cheaper than it's alternatives, like cocaine 😂
@@Prolesha I think it was closer to the other group, like metamfetamin Im pretty sure the Boyz were smoking cigarettes Infront of the gym because of It back in the days 🤣🤣
@@milentzvetkov9400 I've literally seen people in front of Titanium in Lyulin take Jack3d, smoke cigarettes and inject heroine as preworkout routine 😂 The Golden times of bodybuilding in Bulgaria
I was 16 going into school weights class out of my mind on that shit
@@DynastyAnalyst that's why they stopped it, it was 50% pure amfetamine or that was the word on the streets...
Thank you for showing up doc!! So many of your videos have informed and inspired me, I started with home workouts half a year ago and became a regular at the gym three months back. It's been amazing. I've been able to go in informed and unafraid, with good technique and quelled anxieties, and went from being a somewhat amorphous blob of fat to benching 75 for 10 and squatting 145 for 10 in just this short time. Onward and upward! All the best!
As someone with crohns for like 16 years now, glutamine actually does help tremendously. Didn't also realize it was marketed as a workout supplement.
How do you eat in general?
Do you eat animal fats and dairy? I heard there was a component in milk and butter that was important for gut health, don't remember the details though. But just a thought I had as celiac has become much more common as well as the use of margarine and avoiding the good fats.
Many vegans often get gut issues which goes away when they skip the fibers and veggies and start eating meat and animal fat instead.
Would it help with colitis
Most of us don’t have crohns….
literally explained in the video at 17:00
Thank you I joined the App , it’s fabulous. Thank you for all the videos and information you have been providing.
Funny to see most of the supplements mentioned here to be used exactly for the reason they should:
* BCAAs - for cycling and long endurance activities to mitigate catabolic effect for longer durations (also helps with lowering fatigue feel).
* Glutamine - for Ulcerative Colitis
* Beta Alanine - for anaerobic endurance advantage over racing and hill climbing scenarios.
So it's nice that you mention the pros. :)
Also BCAA, they're easier to drink normally than whey protein during a workout.
@@topshelfdustin3060the reason the extreme durations with BCAAs may have some benefit is because the duration between feedings has net catabolism, and protein sparring from carb consumption only works for so long. almost no one should be working out long enough to encounter this scenario otherwise.
@ I'm not sure I know what you're talking about.
The protocols I tend to see is something like 20 grams BCAA + taurine before breakfast. Same pre workout. During workout add 10 grams glutamine. Post workout EAA's. Around the 20 grams there.
However for just an intra workout shake, 20 grams BCAA's is fine. Maybe some glutamine, as it's essentially going to function like a carb.
But even if you're just throwing in some stuff to your water cause why not. Throw in some electrolytes and 10 grams of BCAA. You feed the muscle's need for amino's and you avoid the feeling of drinking protein in their gut.
@@topshelfdustin3060thats why I switched to clear whey during workouts.
I do intermittent fasting and some days forget my proteins. So I get 40g in during a workout :d
@@topshelfdustin3060sorry, the "extreme durations" was bringing in context from the original comment. Few people train long enough for any amino acid powder to have benefit, except distance athletes where I agree a protein shake probably does not sit well. Otherwise, for athletes who prefer fasted training and do not think an amino powder breaks this fast, may have a small benefit, but this is constructing a scenario for them. Simply adding in to a pre or intra workout shake... there won't be a net benefit.
BCAA'S, nitric oxide, creatine, protein, dessicated liver, collagen, magnesium, zinc, krill oil and a ton of food , that's what I do, buy what I can from home bargains and stay away from named brands, cheap and effective.
I think this is the perfect place to share my story. Five months ago I was at 135kg, and I realized that I have to change my life or it would be too late... I started walking, and got the diet plan (which I got from Onlymeal) that completely changed my life. I also started taking some supplements (nothing special, just vitamin C and Mg) and I increased my water intake to 15 glasses per day. After 10 days I felt like I was reborn, I felt like a new person, and pounds were just falling off. In the first 30 days I lost 7kg, and in the next 4 months another 20kg. I can't describe how I feel now, I feel like the strongest person in the world. I didn't even realize how much physical health can affect mental strength. Trust me, just start now and you will regret not doing it sooner.
Sorry, Jimmy, this is not the perfect place, or even an acceptable place.
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thats are great result, just dont quit bro
Supplements and vitamins are so important as meal plan and workout.
@ Why is this not an acceptable place? Do you decide what is accepted and what not?
Feel like I have no life. Im consistently in the first couple comments in these members only vids 😂
Part of the morning routine at this point lol
Lift, Listen, and Learn.
You know what would help? Getting a job. Jk lol.
Wisdom my man we are all looking to improve 💪🏾
Oh you silly goose
I learn a lot off your channel I make sure to always give your vids a thumbs up after I watch them
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I'm not suggesting it's worth the cost, just that that works.
I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine.
Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g.
What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training.
Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen.
There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket.
The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to.
It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare.
Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better.
Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using.
I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing.
But you do need glutamine.
After 20 years of lifting and trying a ton of different things over the years. I only take Iso protine prework and EAAs. I find a significant difference in recovery when I dont take my EAAs
Up your protein, drop the EAAs.
Dr Mike. Been watching your videos for a couple years now and have gotten in pretty decent shape as a result of following your advice. As I have Crohn's disease I've never heard of glutamine. I will be asking my Crohn's specialist about it. Thanks for the useful info as always.!!
2:00 “Above all else I am also genetically a Jewish” 💀
When I didn't know about supps I got duped by a GNC employee. I paid $150++ for MRI CE2+NO2 when they just came out.
I have Ulcerative colitis and I know when I take supplements, I'm not going to get all the benefits that others may. I find it so rare when people know about chrones or colitis, so to hear someone like yourself talk about a supplement that can actually aid people like myself means a lot. I've been subscribed for years, and I think you make top teir shit, keep it up man
Exactly! I have Crohn's disease and my doctor never told me about glutamine (doctors seem to rarely talk about diet for some weird reason), gonna do some research myself and start taking it!
The clitoris?
Because in case of uncommon autoimmune diseases the effects of particular diets are hard to screen out with the patients being on disease modifying therapy already and , the fact that the diseases are unpredictable and may lie silent for long.
Its easy to confuse the good that is incidental with diet you see and also blame episodes on food too.@@alcino555
Hi! I also have Crohn's and the reason nobody has mentioned it to you is because it's not worth mentioning.
Glutamine MIGHT actually be helpful. But there is not yet enough compelling evidence to draw any definitive conclusions
That was probably the best plug for a product I've ever seen at the end of this video. You know dr mike means what he's saying. And you can see he really loves the field. The outro after was magnificent. No notes
I was really surprised you didn't talk about a recent study where the researchers found lead and cadmium in some protein powders. Now this could be a very low amount due to soil absorption through plant growth or it could mean something else. Also, I'm not entirely sure that the study is credible, but I was hoping you could've shed some more light on the topic. Great video as always though. Peace and love.
Most likely from spreading human excrements on the fields where they grow animal foods.
What’s the study called? What brands should we avoid?
@@vvvvvvvvvwv also, they did say that Whey powder is ok but only plant based protein products are the ones that are affected. So i guess, stick with whey.
@@vvvvvvvvvwv brands? there's only less than a handful of whey producers. Everyone just buys the same whey and re-brands it.
Ironic that the plant-based organic stuff is mostly the problem. And cocao flavouring which we've known for a while (in chocolate) tends to have a bunch of heavy metals. Guess I'll stick with my non-organic whey with artificial flavourings.
As someone with UC, that bit about Glutamine is really good to know!
Dude is just naturally funny, I swear. Love the video as always.
He’s really short so he got funny and jacked to get chicks. Did it work? Dunno, study is still underway.
Dr. Mike got a genuine chuckle out of me with that outro
Dr. Mike, I'd really like to hear your opinion on peptides
There are outliers to the protein thing. Collagen works, scientific evidence it works, also glynac in older people is nearly miraculous.
This fitness channel: actually entertaining and educational.
Other channels: mock other peoples' careers for "content".
Protein powder, creatine, multivitamin, and magnesium at bedtime for me.
I do exactly that plus zinc, simple is always best.
And vitamin D along with the magnesium. Zinc also
And u still throwing away your money. Pretty sure magnesium is included already in multivitamins 🙆♂️🙆♂️🙆♂️. You never learn. Re watch the video with understanding and apply broadly.
@@havoc32713And u still throwing away your money. Pretty sure vit d is included already in multivitamins 🙆♂️🙆♂️🙆♂️. You never learn. Re watch the video with understanding and apply broadly.
@@giovanniecordero4655And u still throwing away your money. Pretty sure magnesium and zinc is included already in multivitamins 🙆♂️🙆♂️🙆♂️. You never learn. Re watch the video with understanding and apply broadly.
Here’s my recommendation,
Grass-Fed Protien, Karbolyn. Creatine and believe it or not BCCA + EAAs (your somewhat wrong)
EAAs stand for essential amino acids, which are amino acids that the body can't produce on its own. They are vital for many bodily functions, including protein synthesis, tissue repair, and nutrient absorption.
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I'm not suggesting it's worth the cost, just that that works.
I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine.
Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g.
What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training.
Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen.
There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket.
The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to.
It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare.
Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better.
Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using.
I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing.
But you do need glutamine.
I feel a protein powder or supplement sale coming on soon. Dr. Mike, I can see your money wheels turning 😂😂
i’m glad someone finally made a video on this
I appreciate the tip for glutamine and Crohn's disease, I'll give it a shot.
Just gonna copy paste my response for all the other Crohn's/colitis folks:
Hi! I also have Crohn's and the reason nobody has mentioned it to you before is because it's not worth mentioning.
Glutamine MIGHT actually be helpful. But there is not yet enough compelling evidence to draw any definitive conclusions
I used to be OBSESSED with supplement use when I was a college athlete. Consistently using BCAA’s during workouts, practices, etc., used glutamine and protein powder as post workout for games and lifting sessions, everything else in between. After getting more into lifting after college, and taking control over my diet above all else, I realized that I wasted THOUSANDS of dollars on useless supplements that actually made my health worse because I was dependent on them and didn’t follow proper nutrition protocols. I’ve gotten significantly stronger and my health is way better now based on blood tests compared to college since I’ve been eating way more whole/less processed foods and only using protein powder on an as-needed basis and creating consistently. I enjoy pre-workout but I use super simple ones with only creating and caffeine/dicaffeine malate and carnitine in them. Life is so much easier (and cheaper) when you prioritize whole sources of nutrients over supplements that actually do nothing.
Was not expecting to hear about Katseye in this video
Great video, the best content on this topic
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa.
I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine.
Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g.
What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training.
Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen.
There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket.
The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to.
It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare.
Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better.
Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using.
I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing.
But you do need glutamine.
I take BCAAs, but only because Rich Piana said too
I eat 200g of protein a day
I'm so glad you brought this up. I just finished my first and last tub of EAA, I would put 2 scoops in 1.5L of water and drink it spaced out during 2 hour workouts and boy did it make me feel awful way before my workout needed to end and would give me the shits every single time! I felt horrible in myself and noticed myself actually getting weaker too
What brand? I use primeval labs watermelon eaa, only one scoop in 30oz of water & ice. Maybe you used too much?
@FuzzyLon-m9c supplement needs eaa+ fruit splash. It says to use 2 scoops
Bonus points if the suppliments are suppositories 😏
😂😂😂
Great breakdown. Thanks for this.
With beta alanine- the tingles not nothing if it flips a switch in your brain that "ok the tingle is happening, time for workout". I can see the importance in that.
I actually got beta alenine and put it in my preworkout for exactly that reason. I know it's pointless and I'm dumb for wanting it, but the tingles motivate me and that's good enough for me.
the "problem" is if you only include beta alanine in preworkout and are not taking preworkout daily (which I hope you are not), plus the dosages are often lower than most athletes would want daily. Placebo is powerful, and if you just get some flavored powder and add to your water you'll perform similar to taking the actual preworkout with efficacious ingredients. Difference is, I don't want to pay for placebo of tingles or looking at an overly complex ingredients label with promises of being able to PR on deadlifts every session.
I dont know tje shit is does but i feel lock in wen i use it. So i dont ask questions and just use it. I hope its plasibo that would be fun. Or something els i trow in the cocktail
Protein/creatine/minerals/fish oil. Outside of that I have to admit cluster dextrin or whatever it’s called was actually a game changer for my recovery intra workout
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa.
I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine.
Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g.
What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training.
Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen.
There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket.
The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to.
It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare.
Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better.
Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using.
I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing.
But you do need glutamine.
Most useful: magnesium, vitamin d3/k2 and omega 3
Magnesium, im not quite sure about it - magnesium is easily taken from environment- 50 grams of oats have 130 mg of magnesium adult man needs 350mg daily
Why not a vitamin complex, if we wanna 200% pump up our stats?! PEDs or tons of preworkout, creatine mono, bags of whey. Everything else is bs.
How about you do an episode going over the effectiveness of the ingredients on a high quality, popular, pre workout powder? I think that would be extremely helpful to most who watch your channel.
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa.
I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine.
Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g.
What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training.
Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen.
There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket.
The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to.
It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare.
Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better.
Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using.
I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing.
But you do need glutamine.
Dr Mike are honey packs safe to take for supplementation?
As a 43-year-old male who has been involved in fitness for over 25 years and has always suffered from intense DOMS, especially when training legs and chest, BCAAs have always been recommended and used to reduce the duration and intensity of DOMS (not for any hypertrophic effects). I tried replacing them with a whey protein shaker pre and post-workout, but the effects on DOMS were not comparable. For me, they were an alternative to ibuprofen. Now I use hydrolyzed whey post-workout, and while I can also reduce the duration of DOMS with it, it's never quite as effective as with BCAAs.
What are your throughts on some EAA powder in the morning before working out fasted?
I once got some BCAA powder as a ´´gift´´ when i bought my usual protein. The supplement companies do that, they bundle samples of their other products with your order. I didn´t expect anything from it, i just mixed it into my water bottle for flavor. I don´t know what else was in that powder, but i had the workout of my life :D
Kinda disappointed that turkesterone wasnt on the list. Lol
I unknowingly plugged a gallon Nalgene bottle 3/4 full of that red ink you speak of into an unregulated air line once while at work. It exploded and covered me from head to toe. I was stained red for almost 2 weeks. It definitely made work interesting.
11:55 You just described a JeeP lol
My exact thought! Haha “so, a wrangler..”
How dare you sir.
The tough part, is the preworkout I like has beta-alanine, the BCAAs I buy have electrolytes and tastes great (I'd prefer over Gatorade or water intra-workout).
I can't stop buying those ingredients because I like the product they're apart of
Well they’re not bad for you so if you’re not using the product for the BCAA’s or Beta Alanine then you’re not really wasting your money are you?
Purely for muscle, i agree. Outside that, on the topic of amino acids, i disagree. Taurine on its own is doing a lot, so its glycine, even at higher doses of ~6g/day, while being insanely cheap.
What’s it doing? Taking your money?
Imagine eating enough 🫢🫣
Research shows that glutamine can help with intestinal barrier permeability during endurance exercise in the heat which could improve endurance performance in those prone to gastrointestinal issues.
TLDR - Use creatine and whey only
0:28 why do I get the feeling he has to do the same thing when he was a professor 🤔
Your last innovation on bicep curls via freemotion and jareds cues on that last chest video have changed my life. First time ive gotten reliable immediate soreness and doms
As well as your advice on the highly modified workout splits. If I could get my quads sore Id be elated. Truly THANK YOU!
How about Lactobacillus reuteri? This probiotic has been shown to promote muscle growth and gain.
When you spoke of Glutamine it got personal, Sir. xD
Glutamine reduces the post training pain and increases recovery, which can allow you to train the same muscle group sooner. This is the main reason I take it as a post training suplement. It also helps with the gut and imune system.
I like sand
I want my sand
Piles, PILES eveRYWHERE.. all over the place
@@kwazhims3lf good for you
Greg is going to love this :D
It's infuriating when I still see 🤡 promoting and selling BCAA's like they're the most important thing ever
For real I promote them more for hydration 😊
I hate when I see crappy bodybuilders glorifying steroids 😂
That makes you infuriated? Damn bro, maybe you need more BCAA cuz your skin is thinnnn fammmm you’re looking parched
Why do you care?
New people come in and out fitness industry, including new influencers and new viewers. And if some people lived by hearsay in 90-s, the same type of people would be living by hearsay now. There is a bunch of scientific info, but also a bunch of people who dont even bothers with it or think that it is BS, because it doesnt sound as attractive, as some of bro-science stuff. Speaking about bro-science, there is also plenty of what i call "fake science-based" influencers, who cites the studies and try to appeal as they operate based on scientific knowledge. Yet some of them says stuff which directely contradicts scientific consensus like: "If you natural you need to use only 6-8 rep range, 10+ reps works only for enhanced."
do a video on recovery items next; compression boots, massage items, cold and heat sleaves ect...
Pasture Raised Platinum Blimp Goats is my new band name
What about bcaa's for cutting? Extremely low calorie and prevents muscle wasting.Sounds like a good combo to me for that.
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I'm not suggesting it's worth the cost, just that that works.
I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine.
Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g.
What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training.
Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen.
There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket.
The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to.
It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare.
Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better.
Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using.
I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing.
But you do need glutamine.
I can see Greg doing a whole series on this….
He is quite the coat-tail rider. Of course, his turk and cookbook will be the answer to all of your hopes and dreams.
Dr.mike back at it again with wisdom and knowledge
Glutamine has been very helpful in managing my IBS symptoms.
Most studies have shown that Glutamine "has no effect on disease course, anthropometric measurements, intestinal permeability and morphology, disease activity, intestinal symptoms, biochemical parameters, oxidative stress and inflammation markers in patients with IBD, regardless of the route of administration, either treated at a hospital or as outpatients." Leaky gut syndrome is a hypothetical condition suggesting that gut lining damage allows toxins and microbes to enter the bloodstream. It is not currently accepted as a formal medical diagnosis. So, Glutamine is a huge waste of money for nearly everyone, even those with intestinal issues.
Magnesium Glycinate works.
with what?
I used to hate beta alanine, but over the years I’ve come to love it. I don’t know why but it helps get me in the zone and focused. I’ve done workouts just beta alanine and before my rugby matches. Even if it’s just placebo, it works for me and helps me lock in.
I've been cutting from 240 down to a target of 180lbs. I stopped supplementing creatine because it was causing a lot of water weight issues, and after getting to 210lbs, I switched to carnivore. I noticed that I was feeling stronger out of nowhere and that my weight was constantly +/- 2% in fluxuations (more than before carnivore). Turns out, eating sh1t tonnes of meat gives you a supplementary dose of creatine.
Take meaningful measurements of your body if the water weight bothers you so much. Carnivore isn't something you should strictly follow unless you have some specific medical issue, and even still it would be questionable if other dietary restrictions would be better in the long term. If hunger is the primary difficulty then try focusing on cutting out snacks and getting more fiber in your meals
@@ChamplooMusashi The reason I'm on carnivore is because I initially started (unintentionally) with keto. It started out of pure pragmatism. "I need to cut calories, which macro gives the least bad side effects for cutting them? I know, carbs". Kinda deal.
I noticed immediately that I felt WAY better on what I now know to have been keto, but whenever I would stray off of the diet, I would get intense mood swings, my auto-immune condition would flare up and I would generally feel awful. It was after some reflection that I realised what was happening, and so I switched to carnivore.
My auto-immune condition is hashimoto's, a thyroid condition. Since I made the switch, I haven't had any flare ups and my mood has been mostly stable. My attention span has increased, my reaction time has decreased and I am way more alert, and yet at the same time calm. It's weird, but it's borderline magic imo.
Scott subtitles are great!
Turkin harder than last time .... :)
please do a video critiquing magnus midtbos training !!!!!!!
I bought turkesterone from a guy on TH-cam and now I'm the strongest woman on my street.
I used to be a dude, though.
BCAAs contribute negligible calories to a person's daily intake, making them virtually calorie-free while offering several benefits. ;)
19:15 disagree! I have no issues with gluten, but gluten-free cakes are much richer and fudgier than regular, and I think they taste even better that way
i gotta agree with this take. I have no problems with gluten either but find myself enjoying gluten-free options more for some reason
The one thing I’ll say in defense of BCAAs is that they’re way more palatable to drink during a workout, at least for me. If you’re already drinking a bunch of water I don’t see the harm in adding a scoop with some electrolytes, at worst you’re wasting less than a dollar which is still cheaper than any packaged drinks.
You gotta point with that.
@RenaissancePeriodization Dr. Mike didn't elaborate as much as he should have been, he's simply writing off many and / or all supplements already. He didn't mention how that having hmb (another form of leucine that's 10x more potent at building muscle than only having leucine), when taken together with hmb, it makes the fact you even are consuming that bcaa from ordinary protein, that much more effective at building muscle, or how hmb taken together with creatine, is an even additional benefit. He just said, you should not be buying this, and that's because taken alone, bcaa, are or would be really actually useless, then. He didn't say that. I know why he didn't, because people are that stupid to still think they need only bcaa. I'm not suggesting it's worth the cost, just that that works.
I don't have a problem with glutamine. I know everyone has a problem with glutamine. That bother me. I'm just going to tell you why, I, have no problem with glutamine.
Glutamine 8g is the equivalent of 61g of carbs to refuel your glycogen, which takes up to 2 days to restore, even despite that you could be consuming way more carbs than only 61g.
What about people trying to lose weight, cutting out carbs... they need glycogen for training.
Girls use glycogen more than boys, they will lose muscle directly after a workout without glycogen.
There's a reason why that you'd be able to claim that it doesn't work. That's because it's the most abundant amino acid within the body. A measly scoop 1 or 2, 10g, is a fucking drop in a bucket.
The thing is, Dr. Mike, is that you're right, 1 thing, is that it's not about to be the limiting factor in building actual muscle, but there's more to it than that. Yes, it won't be the limiting factor to actually build any more muscle, it's only just that, it already is the most abundant, literally not having enough of it, you definitely won't be building any more muscle, and I'm not only talking about how to make muscle you need all the amino acids even. Your body uses a literal fuck ton of it, if there's not enough, well, yeah, then you really do got a fucking problem bro. It's not, it's not, just that it would build you more muscle, it allows you to.
It's a waste of energy for your body to switch to glucose whenever glycogen is more efficient while being what's preferred for energy. You don't need carbs to make glycogen because you make glucose. But, that don't mean that what could happen at any one time is that you would always naturally have glucose on hand, to spare.
Maybe it's because I'm 125lbs and all muscle. Or maybe it's because, that I would train so much each week that I ended up overtraining just to do core work, just to keep training that hard each week, hours almost every day training. Who knows? Maybe, that's why I could feel the effects better.
Dr. Mike. For the sake of science. Please, I want you to try just one thing, before you write off glutamine. I want you to choose the most undertrained muscle within you. I then want you to grab a tub of glutamine. Just get one tub of glutamine. Now go that muscle, better make sure, man, you're going to feel that, for the next 5 days, maybe take a couple weeks off training firstly, if you want, it be better. Now, I want you to, take that glutamine and the hell with that scooper, I want you to get a fucking spoon, and spoon unrounded 10 spoonfulls into a big enough something you'll be using.
I promise you that for a fucking fact. You won't be sore anymore by day 2. I promise you. I fucking absolutely fucking promise you. Or anyone else that sees this. Even that 10 scoops, it's literally nothing.
But you do need glutamine.
I literally only drink a powder mix of aminos and electrolytes just so I would stop drinking zero sugar sodas
Studies indicate that glutamine supplementation may lessen muscle soreness following eccentric exercise, which involves muscle lengthening contractions.
Wasting? No.
Spending with full awareness that all I'm getting is a sick ass pump? Yes.
The biggest factors for gains are sleep, a stable home, diet, activity, creatine, caffeine, multivitamin, and protein powder. In that order. And fhe top ones, assuming you don't have apnea, will save you money. If you do have apnea, treat that first.
Want to know why a Prada purse is $15,000? It's because people continue to buy them.
Things are only worth what you're (or people) willing to pay for them.
@gunsandcommissions willing and stupid 😅 . I would love to say willing and able but the number of people with $50,000 worth of clothes and accessories who have debt is shocking.
I’ve been taking versa grips every day and it’s totally messed up my digestion, but definitely helps with leg day
I just ordered 1 hour ago 😂
But my picks r good imo.
D3K2 - Whey - Creatine - Magnesium
And occasionally Melatonin.
Edit: Also stfu about cats 😡 cats r the best.
Cats > frogs
Futurama Hypno-Toad 🐸
I feel more consistent intensity on beta alanine and can stay in zone five for much longer. I can also get an extra rep when the chips are down and focus when under tension.
Idk, I’m gonna keep up with these pre workouts lmao. The beta alanine works. And when I’m off it I feel the difference. I can’t focus, I can’t power through sets, it’s definitely a perceptible difference for me.
If a placebo works, who's to say you should stop taking the placebo