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body isn ’ t dumb . Take too much of an amino and it will dilute the natural amount of said ingredient that you already have in your body . More important , taking in uneven amounts of aminos can make them skew their effects and not give you the intended result .
The key is to take them all at once and in the correct amounts . When you do that , you ’ ll get a complete lineup that will work
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EAA PROFILE IN SKELETAL MUSCLE
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efficiently to assemble muscle proteins in the proper order and at the right time . It ’ s the opposite of the until-now scattershot plan of supplementing with a few separate aminos that can ’ t complete the genetic process of making more proteins . That ’ s where Robert R . Wolfe , Ph . D ., chair of the nutritional longevity department at the University of Arkansas , comes in .
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2 . ISOLEUCINE 10.7 %
4 . LYSINE 20.4 %
6 . PHENYLALANINE 8.2 %
8 . VALINE 15.3 %
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“ The number and quality of muscle fibers are key to muscle health , and consumption of EAAs is the most effective way to positively influence muscle fiber number and quality ,” Wolfe says . But muscle isn ’ t there to just help us physically navigate the world around us . It also plays an important role in our general health , since it serves as a reservoir of amino acids that are released into the blood when food is not being absorbed . “ This discharge is needed to satisfy the continuous requirements of the rest of the body for a constant availability of amino acids in the blood ,” Wolfe says . And this loss of aminos is why muscle will waste away if not challenged with resistance or properly fueled . To maintain and create muscle — and to be your healthy best — you must feed your muscles all the essential amino acids in sufficient and measured quantities .
Wolfe has spent most of his life grappling with how to create the
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