Bulk BCAA

[galapogos]

Hi,

Where do you guys get your bulk BCAAs from?

 

[lee_tired_sheep]

Musclefeast but walan eh taste like ****

 

[galapogos]

I mix with my preworkout BCAA drink, which I always find to be exceedingly sweet anyway, so the bitterness of bulk BCAA makes it in fact more palatable.

How much is shipping from MF to SG? iherb has NOW BCAA 340g for US$28.03 and free shipping. If shipping from MF is expensive then that would kill the deal...

 

[Bel.SG]

Using MRM, taste is meh.. some people can't take the taste but frankly speaking its just a stale taste atleast it aint bitter

 

[derrickgyn]

Truenutrition for me. I have a stash of modern bcaa from bb.com also.

 

[galapogos]

How do yall ship your stuff from overseas sites? Direct, or through a freight forwarder? Haven't ordered anything bulk from overseas for a couple years now...I bought a sh*tload of BCAAs a couple years back that only just ran out couple months back...

 

[derrickgyn]

Hmm for bb.com and the bigger sites with a larger intl customer base they would generally have cheaper intl shipping. Truenutrition doesn't really cater to foreign customers so freight forwarders will probably give a better price.

 

[vincent007]

Ordered from bb.com while on promotion. I thought I ordered BCAA but what I got is chalk powder

 

[galapogos]

Hmm for bb.com and the bigger sites with a larger intl customer base they would generally have cheaper intl shipping. Truenutrition doesn't really cater to foreign customers so freight forwarders will probably give a better price.

OK, will check it out. Been getting from iherb but was wondering if there are cheaper options.

 

[lee_tired_sheep]

Normally just tambah everything into a monthly vpost shipment. Goi have you tried the lush one?

 

[galapogos]

Normally just tambah everything into a monthly vpost shipment. Goi have you tried the lush one?

No, did not know they carry it. Price seems pretty reasonable, thanks for the gai siao.

 

[lee_tired_sheep]

No, did not know they carry it. Price seems pretty reasonable, thanks for the gai siao.

Yeah looks not bad in a pinch. Personally prefer 4:1:1 at least but this one can do also I guess.

 

[derrickgyn]

Modern bcaa is 8:1:1. And tastes awesome. Just sayin'

 

[galapogos]

Yall feel the difference with >2:1:1?

 

[timchua]

Using MRM, taste is meh.. some people can't take the taste but frankly speaking its just a stale taste atleast it aint bitter

Taking the watermelon flavour. It is like a shot to the face because of how bad it tastes.

 

[lee_tired_sheep]

Yall feel the difference with >2:1:1?

Some things cannot feel one leh... But the science says leu triggers MPS so might as well go w that.

 

[xerref]

Yall feel the difference with >2:1:1?

I tried reading up on this as 2:1:1 is so far the only studied ratio AFAIK..

here's what I found.
-most company reps said it was because leucine is cheaper, so a 4:1:1 product is cheaper to producer.
-leucine is the amino acid with the strongest mTOR activation compared with the other two BCAAs (min 3g to illicit a response)
-iso and valine may be helpful for weight/fat loss
-metabolism of leucine requires the other two amino acids in a 2:1:1 ratio.

TLDR:
Consume at least 3g of leucine.

 

[xuan87]

Currently using the Ultimate Nutrition Cherry and unflavored ones from nutritionpark. I mix them in a 1:1 ratio because the flavored always taste too sweet and artificial while the unflavored taste like crap (that's the normal taste of BCAA).

Cherry imo taste quite good because it actually taste like cherry, not too sweet and more natural than artificial.

Had the blue raspberry but found it sweeter and more artificial than cherry flavor.

 

[galapogos]

Ultimate Nutrition BCAA seems quite ex compared to Xtend or other products from BSN/Universal leh.

 

[Herbalist]

Does BCAA need to be saturated into your body? Currently i only consume BCAA on gym days(4-times a week, a serving b4 workout).