Hello, Dr. Feigenbaum. I wanted to get your thoughts on whether or not I should supplement BCAAs in my specific case. I follow a vegetarian diet.
During the work week, I typically eat three meals a day, each spaced out by at least 4 hours. I usually take at least 30g of whey protein concentrate with my breakfast and dinner, but for complicated (and uninteresting) logistical reasons, it’s often very difficult for me to eat a meal that likely contains enough leucine to trigger a MPS response for lunch, even when I’m able to eat a high-protein meal (it’s usually mostly wheat gluten protein). I’m a little uncomfortable with the idea of adding even more whey to my diet, so I’d like to avoid it.
Assuming I’m otherwise hitting my caloric and macro goals, would you recommend supplementing with 5g of BCAA during my work week lunch meals? Would that allow me to take advantage of more MPS events?
Thank you again for your commitment to these issues. BBM has been a tremendously helpful resource for me, and I appreciate you and your team’s hard work very much.
Also, apologies for submitting this twice with confusing titles. I tried to delete my previous one, but I don’t think I’m allowed to do that.
