Pre/post workout BCAAs vs EAAs?

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi Jordan,

I’m in Australia, so my options are a little more limited. It seems the market overall is slow to shift towards more EAAs over BCAAs. I buy all my supplements from a reputable Australian company.

I usually take a serving of AAs pre and post, with 5g creatine & 2g TMG pre workout, and 3.2g beta alanine both pre and post. I’d expect this to be unchanged.

My choice is between:

Pre-flavoured BCAA which includes citrulline malate and B6

vs

Unflavoured EAAs, citrulline malate, and flavouring as three separate purchases. It’s still pretty nasty even with the flavouring, and works out to be somewhat more expensive per serving.

Is there strong enough evidence for the preference for EAAs over BCAAs to generally make switching worth the hassle? Or is this mostly a TWUD and I’d do just as well sticking with the BCAAs, or even just skipping them altogether?

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Yes, EAAs are better than BCAAs as a standalone source of amino acids.