Weight Gain Supplement - Glutamine

Another highly recommended weight gain supplement is Glutamine – and as with anything else, there’s always the worry of whether it has any serious side effects. I have seen this question posted on various forums. My weight training coach’s favorite line is “too much is too bad”. That makes sense – too much of any supplement cant be good. An upset stomach is not my favorite fantasy.

Glutamine is a carbon and nitrogen giver. It restores the glycogen in the body, restoring energy. Sounds like Greek? Okay - it controls muscle protein and repairs and builds muscle. Glutamine is connected to the protein synthesis in our body. It keeps your muscle from being eaten up to share glutamine with other cells in your body. Your wounds heal faster. Glutamine replaces its levels lost during a really intense workout. A study says that 2 grams of L-glutamine ups your growth hormones by 400 per cent. Nice, eh? It also boosts your immune system. So what? So, for us body builders it makes sure our glutamine levels are up to the mark. You also need it for your intestines – so if you have a leaky you-know-what, glutamine repairs it. It also cures ulcers. For me, I believe in Sci-Fit Glutamine AKG 1000 – two soft gels = 5 grams of regular glutamine powder.