Beta alanine as a pre workout?

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi,

I wonder what is the role of Beta Alanine as a pre workout. As far as I understand it, it act in the long term by producing Carnosine so the immediate effects are irrelevant. But I see that so many pre workouts has Beta Alanine in them, so I wonder if there’s any immediate benefit in performance after taking it?

And a side question - which supplements (legal ones) improve performance right after taking them except of Caffeine?

Thanks! :slight_smile:

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While I think beta alanine has reasonably good evidence for increasing the amount of training people can do (and subsequently results), plus likely some stamina benefit, I am not sure it needs to be dosed before and after a workout for it to work. That said, most of the studies showing a benefit investigate it like this. We could say the same of creatine re: immediacy of benefit.

I don’t think there are many supplements that reliably increase performance in the short-term, but I’d be thinking caffeine, sodium bicarbonate, and a nitrate supplement.

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But with creatine, like beta alanine, your position as of right now that it needs to be taken whenever during the day, right?

Thanks :slight_smile:

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Yes, that’s exactly right!

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Thanks for the help :slight_smile:

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