By Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
aka: MsFit
This month I want to talk to you about an amazing supplement that will maintain, and even help build muscle, while you burn off that holiday body fat. The supplement I'm referring to is glutamine.
If you train hard and are serious about growing and maintaining lean muscle tissue, then you should be supplementing with this extraordinary amino acid. Personally, I wouldn't train without it.
Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body, and although the body can make it, it is not enough to satisfy the body's need and demand from intense training, dieting, and/or illness.
During training, glutamine is depleted from the muscles, (where it is synthesized and stored) decreasing stamina, strength, and recovery. Normally it can take up to almost a week for the glutamine levels to return to normal.
By supplementing with glutamine, the cells get re-hydrated and there is a greater protein synthesis, hence, muscle retention and growth.
Another little plus is that glutamine enables you to train harder by improving recovery, and by reducing fatigue-inducing acids inside the muscles.
Keep the Muscle and Burn the Fat
How to take Glutamine to Keep the Muscle
To offset a catabolic state, supplement with 10 to 20 grams of Glutamine a day, divided into 5-gram servings, on an empty stomach within 20 minutes following training. Other dosages should be before cardio, between meals, and prior to sleep.
For more advanced information on supplements, training, and dieting, check out Iron Dolls or Figure Competition Secrets.
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Fitfully Yours,
Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
aka: MsFit
**The contents of this newsletter should not be considered as medical advice. You should consult a physician before starting a fitness program.
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