PROVEN PRODUCTS presents BCAA 1200 120 caps BCAA 1200 is a PROVEN compound that delivers PROVEN results at the lowest price. You don't have to be an elite athlete or world-class competitive lifter to take advantage of BCAAs either, anyone working out to build or tone muscle will get there sooner by making sure their body has plenty of BCAAs to go around. Muscle tissues are comprised of two proteins, actin and myosin. The main components of the two proteins are leucine, isoleucine, and valine, which are called branched chain amino acid (BCAAs) for their molecular structures. BCAAs accounts for about 35% of the essential amino acids contained in myoproteins. Replenishment of BCAAs increases the raw materials for muscle tissues, contributing to muscle building. BCAAs make up one third of muscle protein. During intense exercise the BCAAs are expended from muscle tissue at a rapid rate, leading to increased muscle tissue breakdown. BCAA-5000 is a high potency formula with a specific ratio of branched chain amino acids designed to enhance absorption and muscle tissue recovery. Amino acids play a vital role in muscle growth and recuperation, hormone production, weight management and many other important bodily functions. BCAAs are metabolized directly in the muscle and are especially useful to athletes because they may improve nitrogen retention by sparing other amino acid groups for repair and rebuilding. Branched-chain aminos and glutamine can, in specific ratios, * BCAA stimulate Protein synthesis in skeletal muscle for enhanced lean mass accumulation; * BCAA can boost your body’s immune system during chronic exercise; * BCAA pare liver and muscle glycogen stores for improved performance and endurance; * BCAA can exert anti-catabolic effects (reduce muscle breakdown); * BCAA helps coupled with caloric restriction, BCAAs and glutamine can help your body selectively tap into fat stores while preserving lean mass; and * BCAA even serve as a fuel source during prolonged exercise when glycogen stores have been depleted (a fact that makes these aminos unique). This alone makes BCAA Plus invaluable for the athlete in a carb-depleted state. Among the most beneficial and effective vitamins in any nutrition or bodybuilding program are branched chain amino acids. These are the essential aminos: * leucine * isoleucine * valine. Although BCAA's have been around for a long time and the scientific understanding in the exercise performance benefits of BCAA supplementation is rich many people don't know exactly how they exert their effects or how and when to use them properly. As you probably know, amino acids are the building blocks of protein. When you eat a food rich in protein, it gets digested in the stomach and intestine into individual amino acids and short chains of amino acids that are small enough to be absorbed into the bloodstream. These amino acids have far reaching effects in the body from building and repairing tissues, to producing chemicals that enable our brains to function optimally. The essential branched chain amino acids (BCAA's) are of special importance for athletes because they are metabolized in the muscle, rather than in the liver. Here's how this works: After digestion once protein is broken down into individual amino acids these aminos can either be used to build new proteins or be burned as fuel to produce energy.