Online source for glutamine

"John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm wanting to try some glutamine to aid recovery.

What online store with good prices and good service do you guys use?

John

I've had good luck with http://www.nutritionexpress.com Their prices are
good, and they ship fast.

GG

"John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm wanting to try some glutamine to aid recovery.

What online store with good prices and good service do you guys use?

I wonder what makes you think that this will help you recover? Do you do
back to back 200 mile rides?

Don't know if it'll make a difference, but a recent Triathlon mag article
suggested adding it to a whey protein drink after hard training/competing.
I'd like to see if it helps.

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"John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm wanting to try some glutamine to aid recovery.

What online store with good prices and good service do you guys use?

I wonder what makes you think that this will help you recover? Do you do
back to back 200 mile rides?

"John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Don't know if it'll make a difference, but a recent Triathlon mag article
suggested adding it to a whey protein drink after hard training/competing.
I'd like to see if it helps.

Tom Kunich <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm wanting to try some glutamine to aid recovery.

What online store with good prices and good service do you guys use?

I wonder what makes you think that this will help you recover? Do you do
back to back 200 mile rides?

That's a really strong reason to ignore anything they say in one of those
rags. Just drink a sports drink after your race and then have a mostly carb
diet within three hours of your finish. Buying [censored] to put in your body
ain't going to make you go faster. Training smarter will.

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"John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Don't know if it'll make a difference, but a recent Triathlon mag article
suggested adding it to a whey protein drink after hard training/competing.
I'd like to see if it helps.

Tom Kunich <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> I'm wanting to try some glutamine to aid recovery.
>
> What online store with good prices and good service do you guys use?

I wonder what makes you think that this will help you recover? Do you do
back to back 200 mile rides?

That's a really strong reason to ignore anything they say in one of those
rags. Just drink a sports drink after your race and then have a mostly carb
diet within three hours of your finish. Buying [censored] to put in your body
ain't going to make you go faster. Training smarter will.

There is evidence that glutamine will help with recovery and the immune
system. It's cheap insurance. But, if you're not constantly training on
the edge of recovery then I doubt it would help.

-WG

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"John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Don't know if it'll make a difference, but a recent Triathlon mag

article

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suggested adding it to a whey protein drink after hard

training/competing.

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I'd like to see if it helps.

Tom Kunich <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> "John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > I'm wanting to try some glutamine to aid recovery.
> >
> > What online store with good prices and good service do you guys

use?

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> I wonder what makes you think that this will help you recover? Do

you do

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> back to back 200 mile rides?

That's a really strong reason to ignore anything they say in one of

those

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rags. Just drink a sports drink after your race and then have a mostly

carb

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

diet within three hours of your finish. Buying [censored] to put in your body
ain't going to make you go faster. Training smarter will.

There is evidence that glutamine will help with recovery and the immune
system. It's cheap insurance. But, if you're not constantly training on
the edge of recovery then I doubt it would help.

What evidence is that?

Andy Coggan

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"John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Don't know if it'll make a difference, but a recent Triathlon mag

article

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> suggested adding it to a whey protein drink after hard

training/competing.

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> I'd like to see if it helps.
>
> Tom Kunich <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > "John Crankshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > > I'm wanting to try some glutamine to aid recovery.
> > >
> > > What online store with good prices and good service do you guys

use?

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> >
> > I wonder what makes you think that this will help you recover? Do

you do

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> > back to back 200 mile rides?

That's a really strong reason to ignore anything they say in one of

those

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

rags. Just drink a sports drink after your race and then have a mostly

carb

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

diet within three hours of your finish. Buying [censored] to put in your body
ain't going to make you go faster. Training smarter will.

There is evidence that glutamine will help with recovery and the immune
system. It's cheap insurance. But, if you're not constantly training on
the edge of recovery then I doubt it would help.

What evidence is that?

"You can look it up" and/or try it for yourself.

-WG

"warren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"You can look it up" and/or try it for yourself.

"Evidence for a shortage of glutamine: you get ill."

Now there's some research you can sink your teeth into. (<-

Actually the research indicates that exogenous glatamine may be of some
assistance to your body if you are extremely stressed such as cancer
patients under chemotherapy or burn victims with a great deal of damage.

There's no evidence to support the idea that a NORMALLY healthy individual
can achieve any desireable effects from l-Glutanine.

The problem is this - a healthy body can manufacture all of the l-glutamine
that it reqiures. There are very few athletes that can train to the point
where they suffer from significant shortages of this amino acid. So while it
sounds good to say that 60% of the available glutamine can be used up after
a strenuous exercise, since the body manufactures it rather rapidly it just
means that you get tired and you recover.

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"warren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"You can look it up" and/or try it for yourself.

"Evidence for a shortage of glutamine: you get ill."

Now there's some research you can sink your teeth into. (<-

Actually the research indicates that exogenous glatamine may be of some
assistance to your body if you are extremely stressed such as cancer
patients under chemotherapy or burn victims with a great deal of damage.

I think it's worth considering the catabolic state of an athlete who
trains and races hard and what might help them recover more rapidly.

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There's no evidence to support the idea that a NORMALLY healthy individual
can achieve any desireable effects from l-Glutanine.

There are very few athletes that can train to the point
where they suffer from significant shortages of this amino acid.

Here's a link from the top of a Google search.

http://www.afpafitness.com/articles/GlutamineAthletes.htm

Here's another that may be of interest.

http://www.athletesadvisor.com/nutrition/jeffstout.htm

Like I said before, if you're training and racing on the edge of
recovery on a regular basis it's worth doing the many little things
that may help you recover faster so you can train and race harder
sooner, and/or make yourself less likely to get sick. In the case of
glutamine, it's cheap insurance.

-WG

If you can read that stuff and come to the conclusions that they do then
perhaps you ought to follow their advice and buy a commercial product that
will, in the end, do nothing at all. Moreover, if you believe some of the
articles on the purity and safety of exercise supplements there can be some
downsides as well.

As for me this sort of reminds me of Marvel Mystery Oil - "Rebuild your
engine while you drive!"

"warren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"warren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"You can look it up" and/or try it for yourself.

"Evidence for a shortage of glutamine: you get ill."

Now there's some research you can sink your teeth into. (<-

Actually the research indicates that exogenous glatamine may be of some
assistance to your body if you are extremely stressed such as cancer
patients under chemotherapy or burn victims with a great deal of damage.

I think it's worth considering the catabolic state of an athlete who
trains and races hard and what might help them recover more rapidly.

Quoted message said:

There's no evidence to support the idea that a NORMALLY healthy

individual

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

can achieve any desireable effects from l-Glutanine.

There are very few athletes that can train to the point
where they suffer from significant shortages of this amino acid.

Here's a link from the top of a Google search.

http://www.afpafitness.com/articles/GlutamineAthletes.htm

Here's another that may be of interest.

http://www.athletesadvisor.com/nutrition/jeffstout.htm

Like I said before, if you're training and racing on the edge of
recovery on a regular basis it's worth doing the many little things
that may help you recover faster so you can train and race harder
sooner, and/or make yourself less likely to get sick. In the case of
glutamine, it's cheap insurance.

-WG