Amino acids

Amino acids are a class of chemical compounds whose molecule contains carboxyl and amine groups. Among the amino acids, there are nonessential and irreplaceable - that is, those that the body can synthesize or not.

It is not difficult to buy amino acids in Kyiv and Ukraine. The problem is making the right choice. Athletes do not always distinguish between amino acids: there are many amino acids that are not proteinogenic, while having unique properties.

Among the proteinogenic amino acids, 20 amino acids are distinguished, according to sources from Wikipedia, there are a little more of them, but twenty are paid attention to in sports nutrition. They are used in their pure form (for example, one amino acid) and complexes (a multicomponent combination of amino acids, nonessential and irreplaceable). Particular attention is paid to conditionally essential amino acids (tyrosine, cysteine, histidine, alanine), because their synthesis in the body is insufficient, however, in a stressful situation, these amino acids are produced in full.

In bodybuilding, amino acids are used in powder form, tablets and capsules. Depending on the form of packaging, the rate of assimilation is determined. Used in the morning, during the day, before the start of active physical activity and after. There are a number of amino acid complexes that are taken at night, and professional bodybuilders at night - to maintain anabolic functions and nitrogen balance in the body.

The choice of amino acids directly depends on the desired result. Most often, the consumption of amino acids is rational during the period of fat burning or before bodybuilding competitions. They do not retain water, while protecting the muscles from the negative effects of cortisol.

Amino acids are the building blocks of muscle tissue. The facts about the existence of hyperplasia have not been proven, and hypertrophy is a "side" effect of working with iron. In training, the muscles, roughly speaking, are scarred, for their restoration special organic compounds are needed - amino acids. An informal load on muscle tissue is stress for the body, to further avoid such stress, the body does everything possible to prevent this from happening again - it increases the volume of myofibrils - amino acids are necessary for this process.