Glutamine

[ChuckGrill]

I was told at my gym that a good supplement to take for maintaining muscle mass is glutamine. Is this true? Do a lot of you take it?

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[mikeh]

No, glutamine did NOT do a thing for me .....

Here's a few more post:

FAQ glutamine

past post

 

[Bryan Haycock]

Glutamine as a dietary supplement is not a good buy. I've written a few articles on it. Several studies have looked at it, and none (including my articles) have been able to show any benefit other than to the gastrointestinal tract.

 

[imported_elle11]

I did see a few articles on L-glutamine and improvement in immune response in endurance athletes. (Those who took glutamine during training for an event had less incidence of illness) But there are other studies to the contrary.


Glutamine and endurance athletes


Bunch of Glutamine Studies

 

[Cliner9er]

Seems like Lyle is "on the fence" regarding benefit. There is a study regarding HGH increases after 2g Glutamine. Does it aid in fat loss? Who knows. Regarding strength/hypertrophy increases? Probably worthless.