Aminoacid: tablets vs liquid?

[iraszl]

I've tried both, but can't tell the difference in results. What's better and why? Thanks!

[cursor]

Don't bother with amino acid tablets.

[injusinjus]

do they even help? cuz the body still has to bond them to make protein right?

[DaRkAnGel]

Pills are unpractical for amino acids. If it is a single amino acid, in most cases don't bother, and if it's rich in multiple amino acids it's just as bad - 2 g of protein in 2 pills in nothing. Don't bother with it.

[iraszl]

Thanks!

Funny, that a bodybuilder/nutritionist who runs a shop here swears by the tablets and told me not to bother with the liquid.

Anyway, I believe you guys, so I just have one more question:
The bottle says that four tablespoons gives me 22g of protein. Does this mean, that I can take four tablespoons of liquid aminos eat a sandwich to get the carbos and one meal is complete?

[dsade]

Look at cost efficiency. You can get way much more protein picking up some whey (or casein) protein, and it is much cheaper.

[iraszl]

if cost is not an issue, i can take 20g of amino acid 3-4 times a day, right? here amino acid and protein per serving roughly costs the same. is the amino acid easier to digest than protein?

all such products are expensive. importing from the net is a bit cheaper, but the shipping and the hassle of getting it through the customs makes it unviable.

[DaRkAnGel]

I don't think you are getting it... proteins are long chains of amino acids. THEY ARE AMINO ACIDS. Getting single amino acids is possible through a powder as well; however, it is not practicle. Amino acids are not found isolated in nature so why bother ingesting something nature obviously has no reason to make... Whey protein has a whole mixture of many amino acids that you need and in my opinion is a lot better. A lot of proteins even have certain amino acids ppl are looking for in concentration such as l-glutamine and l-taurine, but in the end it pills are worthless unless you find it more comfortable taking pills instead of drinking a shake.

[iraszl]

thanks. but:

i don't think proteins ARE amino acids. it's like saying the house IS bricks. i was under the impression that proteins are made up of amino acids. from my understanding for the body to use protein it needs to break it down to amino acids and than rebuild a new protein molecule from those amino acids. much like you would disassemble a house made of bricks and than rebuild another house with those bricks.

so my point is (or question rather) that if our body needs amino acids to be able to build the proteins, why don't we take amino acid directly, so we save our body the hassle of breaking down complex protein molecules. i think there are many amino acids that are missing in whey, which are necessary to build certain types of proteins, that are necessary for some types of tissue. when there is a missing element, the protein can't be built, so we would miss out on an opportunity to grow. so taking amino acids, which are balanced (hopefully) might be more practical.

i don't buy the reasoning that amino acids don't exist in nature, so why bother taking it. i don't want to make a list of stuff we are taking that doesn't exist in nature, but i think i could think of half a dozen with no problem and i'm talking just natural here.

let me know what your thought on this one?

btw i thought we agreed the tablets are useless.

[DaRkAnGel]

Do what you want but just be aware that taking amino acids seperately may have no effects on you, as you do not know which type of amino acid specifically you need, and secondly, if you take an amino acid without knowing how much of it to take you could very well disrupt the balance of amino acids you have in your body.

[iraszl]

YOU LIKE WHEY (right?)

thanks!