Glutamine - YJ i know you hate that word.. but

[sana]

Originally posted by YellowJacket
glutamine is of no use to weight training males, Ill post studies if you wish.

what about females?

same same?

[YellowJacket]

AHHHH! I thought we censored that word! :)

Actually a good question, so many people talk about 250lb men taking glutamine but never the 140lb woman.

It has been concluded that intravenous infusion of amino acids increases the fractional rate of mixed muscle protein synthesis, but addition of glutamine to the amino acid mixture does not further stimulate muscle protein synthesis rate in healthy young men and women (1).

(1)Metabolism 2000 Dec;49(12):1555-6
Intravenous glutamine does not stimulate mixed muscle protein synthesis in healthy young men and women.
Zachwieja JJ, Witt TL, Yarasheski KE.
Exercise and Nutrition Program, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

Also, glutamine is still the most essential amino acid in the femal body as well, so I would see it as useless to supplement with it. Exogenous glutamine would most likely be useless to the female as well.

[sana]

i see lotsa girls using glutamine lately - thought i'd ask.

[YellowJacket]

Well save them money and join the Glutamine-Nazi party :)

[sana]

i'm very un-supplemented. i stick to solid food and have done pretty well so far :)