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NOW Sports Nutrition, Branched Chain Amino Acid Powder with Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine, 12-Ounce
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Brand | NOW |
Flavor | Unflavored |
Primary Supplement Type | Branched Chain Amino Acid |
Unit Count | 12.0 Ounce |
Item Form | Powder |
Item Weight | 12 Ounces |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 6 x 5 x 4 inches |
Diet Type | Keto |
Product Benefits | Metabolism Management |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
About this item
- NOW Sports products are comprehensively tested so you can trust that our products are pure and effective for every level of athletics.
- PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE: BCAAs are critical for muscle protein synthesis.* Because BCAAs can be used as fuel during exercise, BCAA supplementation can help to preserve existing muscle tissue, so athletes should take before and after exercise.*
- GREAT FOR SHAKES: Try adding BCAA Powder to your favorite protein powder, meal replacement product, or weight-gainer shake.
- GMP Quality Assured: NPA A-rated GMP certification means that every aspect of the NOW manufacturing process has been examined, including our laboratory/testing methods (for stability, potency, and product formulation).
- Packaged in the USA by a family owned and operated company since 1968.
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Product Description
The Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) leucine, isoleucine and valine are essential amino acids and thus cannot be made in the body.* BCAAs are critical for muscle protein synthesis, and because BCAAs can be used as fuel during exercise, BCAA supplementation can help to preserve existing muscle tissue.* In addition, BCAAs can support the recovery process by promoting the normal repair processes that take place after exertion.* BCAAs also play an important role in the maintenance of proper immune system function and the support of healthy aging.* Natural color variation may occur in this product. Spoon Stirred: Add 2 level teaspoons of BCAA Powder to a glass filled with 8 - 10 oz. of water or your favorite beverage and mix vigorously with a spoon for about 15 - 20 seconds. Take 1 to 3 times daily. Can be taken before meals or before and after exercise. Shaker: Add 2 level teaspoons of BCAA Powder to your shaker cup filled with 8 - 10 oz. of water or your favorite beverage. Cover and shake for about 10 seconds to ensure a good mix. Take 1 to 3 times daily. Can be taken before meals or before and after exercise. Tip: Try adding BCAA Powder to your favorite protein powder, meal replacement product, or weight-gainer shake.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 6 x 5 x 4 inches; 12 ounces
- Item model number : 0213
- Date First Available : October 2, 2006
- Manufacturer : NOW Sports - Nutrition and Wellness
- ASIN : B0013OUNFE
- Country of Origin : USA
- Best Sellers Rank: #35,597 in Health & Household (See Top 100 in Health & Household)
- #84 in Branched Chain Amino Acids Nutritional Supplements
- #3,334 in Sales & Deals
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Flavor | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
Value for money | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | — |
Easy to swallow | 3.7 | — | — | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Ingredient quality | — | 4.3 | — | — | 3.9 | 4.2 |
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form | Powder | Powder | Capsule | Powder | Powder | Powder |
flavor | Unflavored | Unflavored | — | Unflavored | Watermelon Explosion | Unflavored |
size | 65 Servings (Pack of 1) | 50 Servings (Pack of 1) | 180 Count (Pack of 1) | 120 Servings (Pack of 1) | 90 Servings (Pack of 1) | 83 Servings (Pack of 1) |
weight | 12 ounces | 1.1 pounds | 0.18 kilograms | 0.3 kilograms | 39.68 ounces | 500 grams |
age range | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult |
product benefit | Metabolism Management | Energy Management | Hypoallergenic | Muscle Growth | Hydrating | Liver Health Support |
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Do Not Eat Freshness Packet Enclosed.This product is labelled to United States standards and may differ from similar products sold elsewhere in its ingredients, labeling and allergen warnings
Ingredients
L-Leucine (Free-Form), L-Isoleucine (Free-Form), L-Valine (Free-Form), Other Ingredients: None. Contains milk derivative. Contains no salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, egg, shellfish or preservatives.
Directions
As a dietary supplement, take a heaping teaspoon 1 to 3 times daily in juice, water, or your favorite beverage. Take preferably on an empty stomach, especially before and after exercise. Consider taking this product in combination with NOW® Whey Protein and Pro-GHT™
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Customers like the quality and value of the BCAA powder. They mention it's highly effective in muscle recovery and development. However, some customers report issues with the taste, mixing, and dissolving. They say it tastes like aspirin powder and is very bitter.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the nutritional supplement. They mention that it's highly effective, pure, and helps maintain muscle mass as they age. They also say that it helps with muscle recovery and development, giving them returned vigor.
"...If you can handle that then I highly recommend this product, great quality and no extra B.S. ingredients - just Aminos!..." Read more
"Excellent price, purity, and valueDoes not mix well with water and a spoon, suspends at top and clumps...." Read more
"Yes, this is a high quality BCAA powder, no fillers, no bull.Yes, it is hydrophobic (does not mix well with water)...." Read more
"Great product. No weird/bad taste. Water becomes mildly bitter but nothing like NOW Essential-9 or NOW L-Arginine which do taste bad...." Read more
Customers like the value of the nutritional supplement. They say it's a great deal, works fine, and is a good buy.
"...You won't find a better value in a name brand. This size and price is unbeatable in any store or any other website...." Read more
"These are very economical, all natural and easy to swallow. Since they are capsules there is no mixing...." Read more
"...And I mean really tired and unproductive...." Read more
"The product is a great cost for pure BCAA powder and is exactly as described - BCAA powder is essentially just a commodity...." Read more
Customers like the ingredients in the nutritional supplement. They mention that it provides the essential amino acids they need to augment their diet. Some appreciate that the product does not contain artificial sweeteners. However, some customers report that the carbohydrate causes all those.
"...significantly gets rid of the bad taste, but because it is a simple carbohydrate, it causes all those supplements to immediately be absorbed into my..." Read more
"Just BCAA and no sugar or other garbage ingredients!!!" Read more
"...This dosn't have some fake sweetener to hide the flavor, dosn't have some gelatin coating that they charge 3x as much for, dosn't have "Tropical..." Read more
"...if I take the BCAAs beforehand, and I do like that this doesn't have the artificial sweeteners in it, but... it tastes like death." Read more
Customers say the BCAAs reduce and eliminate soreness after a race. They also say it helps prevent exercise-induced muscular sorenes, and that it makes them feel better after workouts. Customers also mention that the supplement is gentle on the stomach and quite painless.
"...however, i realized that it wasn't that bad, really actually quite painless...." Read more
"...These really cut down on the amount of soreness I feel the next day. Definitely recommend BCAA’s especially if you are lifting heavy weights." Read more
"Great for soreness after a hard workout" Read more
"...Soreness seems to be shorter and less severe since adding this to my supplement routine...." Read more
Customers find the nutritional supplement easy to use. They mention that the capsules go down easy and truly enhance workouts.
"...Nice value and easy to use make NOW BCAA powder and good buy for me." Read more
"These capsules go down easy and truly enhance my workouts and aid recovery. I have slimmed up more on these than without." Read more
"Exactly what I wanted at a great price. Simple and easy. Delivered on time, I will buy more of this product." Read more
"...n't THAT bad at first...i just cant stand it anymore and its become to hard to get down. My GF cant even look at the stuff." Read more
Customers find the taste of the nutritional supplement extremely bitter, like aspirin powder, and mildly bitter. They also say it doesn't dissolve in a beverage and they won't be buying another bottle.
"...Sure, it doesn't taste good, but by all means is it acceptable and when mixed into a small glass of cranberry juice I can down it in one shot and..." Read more
"...Mixes well with shakers but adds a foul taste to water or protein shakes (tastes acrid)...." Read more
"...Yes, it tastes awful, so "Man Up" or mix some sugar free Da Vinci Gourmet Raspberry syrup into the drink to help mask the flavor...." Read more
"...The dextrose I added not only significantly gets rid of the bad taste, but because it is a simple carbohydrate, it causes all those supplements to..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the mixing of the nutritional supplement. They mention that the powder doesn't mix well, is very hard to mix, and has a bitter aftertaste. Some say that the amino acid powder is utterly unmixable and could not be drunk even mixed with juice or a flavored liquid.
"...The amino acid powder does not mix....at all, it just has zero ability to mix with liquid so it foamed up in the blender and became this aerated..." Read more
"Excellent price, purity, and valueDoes not mix well with water and a spoon, suspends at top and clumps...." Read more
"...Yes, it is hydrophobic (does not mix well with water)...." Read more
"...Everything is dissolved and mixed up completely and the mixture is nice and cold as I find I cannot drink anything (besides coffee or tea) warm...." Read more
Customers dislike the dissolves in the nutritional supplement. They say it doesn't dissolve well, is difficult to dissolve, and is chunky. Customers also mention that cleaning it up is a pain.
"...juice, this does not "fill the bill." In fact, it does not dissolve at all, no matter how long or how hard I stir...." Read more
"...Second, it's very hard to for this powder to dissolve. I would shake my water bottle forever it seems, and there's chunks of the powder inside...." Read more
"Does not dissolve at all in ANYTHING, they sell it in capsuls and that is the only way I would recommend taking it. As far as working, who knows?..." Read more
"...However, it's SO difficult to dissolve this stuff. I've even tried blending it and it still doesn't really work...." Read more
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Update 10/29/2013 - Its been a couple months since i bought this and I still have about half the bottle left. It became harder and harder to put down, after weeks of drinking the stuff it really started to gross me out. I wont be able to finish the product and i wont be purchasing it again as I've developed a gag reflect to it. I wanted to like it and the taste really wasn't THAT bad at first...i just cant stand it anymore and its become to hard to get down. My GF cant even look at the stuff.
Does not mix well with water and a spoon, suspends at top and clumps. Mixes well with shakers but adds a foul taste to water or protein shakes (tastes acrid).
Mixes best with sour products like OJ, pre work out NO powders, and emergenC
Essential for post workout recovery, pre workout to maintain muscle mass, and pre sleep in order to boost hgh levels and build lean mass.
You won't find a better value in a name brand. This size and price is unbeatable in any store or any other website. I have been using this exact product for over 3 years and maintain excellent health, 6-8% body fat, and my blood panels come back immaculate every time. Resting heart rate 52-55.
As with any product, exercise is essential, and supplementation is key when your calories are cut and low. When I am below 2000 call I make it a point to supplement.
I will buy again, no need to shop around, and I recommend this to everyone I train. Two thumbs up for NOW on this one, they hit it out of the park.
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Yes, it is hydrophobic (does not mix well with water).
Yes, if you try to mix it for a minute, the powder just floats to the top.
Here is what you should do:
1) Add the powder to you favorite liquid (I use crystal light)
2) Mix with stirrer or shake in a protein shaker cup (don't worry if it doesn't mix well)
3) Let it sit for about 15 minutes (this is plenty of time for a majority, if not all of the powder to dissolve into your liquid)
4) Stir or shake some more to get the remnants (it should be ready for drinking without any waste)
5) Drink the most nasty tasting juice you've ever had.
Yes, it tastes awful, so "Man Up" or mix some sugar free Da Vinci Gourmet Raspberry syrup into the drink to help mask the flavor.
Enjoy!!!
Now I see a lot of you are complaining about the taste and that it doesn't mix well with water. I don't like the taste any more than you do, but that is what pure BCAA tastes like. What I do is add dextrose to it (Now sells a 10 lbs. bottle), but not too much. Just enough to take the edge off the taste without creating too much of an insulin spike; it helps with absorption as well. I have no problem mixing this with water. I do it by shaking it in an empty supplement container that is just the right size. Here is what I do.
I put (using a kitchen scale) into the container:
BCAA 6g
Glutamine 5g
Beta-Alanine 4g
Creatine Monohydrate 5g
Dextrose 20g
I take a tall 15 oz glass and fill it with filtered tap water (not cold or warm) 2" below the top of the glass which works out to around 12 oz and dump it into the shaker with the supplements. I shake this up for a good 2 - 3 minutes. Hell, this is actually part of my warm up before exercising. After I'm done, I put 3 ice cubes in and shake it around a little more until they are mostly melted, which usually takes an additional minute at most. Now I pour this mixture back into the glass, which is now almost completely full because of the melted ice. At first it looks cloudy because there are a bunch of tiny bubbles floating around in it from all that shaking, but if I let it sit for one minute, the bubbles disappear and the water looks crystal clear with absolutely no sediment on the bottom at all. Everything is dissolved and mixed up completely and the mixture is nice and cold as I find I cannot drink anything (besides coffee or tea) warm.
The taste is okay, it doesn't have that strong horrible taste that it surely would without the dextrose. Instead, it has just a hint of that bitter taste, much less than black coffee. The dextrose I added not only significantly gets rid of the bad taste, but because it is a simple carbohydrate, it causes all those supplements to immediately be absorbed into my system. I understand that some people don't want the carbohydrates in their drink, but unless you can stomach the taste, you don't have much of a choice. I could probably cut back the dextrose to 15g and still stomach the taste, but I haven't experienced any spikes that result in a crash. I feel an adrenal rush when I'm working out (especially because of listening to heavy metal during the workout) and this rush lasts much longer than my workout; which is an hour to an hour and a half on a 5 day split. I feel like I can rip telephone books apart with this in my system! Good thing I have my own gym in my basement because people would think I'm some kind of nut because I can't stand still for a second; I keep pacing about between sets.
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飲んでなかった時は、疲れてくると集中力が無くなり、だらけ気味で走る事が多かったですが、飲み始めてからは集中力が続くようになりました。
5km続く上り坂でも最後まで集中力が続き、追い込むことができます。100km走るときでも最後までしっかり走りきる事が出来ました。また、乳酸の発生も抑えられるのか筋肉疲労も軽減されている気がします。
以前、アミノバイタルの3600を使用していましたがそれよりも効く気がします。
アミノバイタルは運動の30分前に服用すると丁度良かったですが本品は1時間前くらい服用が良いと思われます。(確証無いですが…)
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説明が全て英語表記なので、
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価格は、よいですが
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