To continue my series on micro nutrients, today I’m going to talk about Glutamine, more specifically our Trans-Alanyl-Glutamine.
You can check out my other articles about the supplements and micro nutrients we carry here:
Here are some benefits to taking Glutamamine:
Glutamine has been linked in protein synthesis, which means it can help build an repair muslce.
It can help maintain cell volume and hydration.
It speeds up wound healing and recovery.
It’s been shown to have a positive affect on Human Growth Hormone levels. An increase of Hgh can help promote healing, recovery, body fat loss and lean muscle mass gain.
It’s been shown to have a positive affect on your immune system specifically with healing your gut.
It’s been shown to have a positive affect on healing your intestinal linings. In fact it’s a building block for most mucosal linings in the body.
It’s also been shown that it can help with ulcers.
The Trans alanyl form as been shown to be more effective in the blood stream and can be utilized by the muscle tissue to help repair damage and prevent muscle breakdown.
As you can see this is a great supplement and can be added to any regiment to help compliment your nutrition.
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Strength:
Deadlift work, while resting complete sets of dumbbell tricep extensions and dumbbell standing supinated curl
Met Con:
1K row
KB Swings x 50 (Helen weight)
Box Jumps x 30
KB Swings x 30
Box Jumps x 50
800m run