Glutamine is Useless

After, reading mixed things on the web about glutamine, I did some research and found a reliable study on glutamine using academic search complete through my school.


Abstract
: We examined the effect of a post-exercise oral carbohydrate (CHO, 1 gkg–1h–1) and essential amino acid
(EAA, 9.25 g) solution containing glutamine (0.3 g/kg BW; GLN trial) versus an isoenergetic CHO–EAA solution without
glutamine (control, CON trial) on muscle glycogen resynthesis and whole-body protein turnover following 90 min of cycling
at 65% VO2 peak. Over the course of 3 h of recovery, muscle biopsies were taken to measure glycogen resynthesis
and mixed muscle protein synthesis (MPS), by incorporation of [ring-2H5] phenylalanine. Infusion of [1-13C] leucine was
used to measure whole-body protein turnover. Exercise resulted in a significant decrease in muscle glycogen (p < 0.05)
with similar declines in each trial. Glycogen resynthesis following 3 h of recovery indicated no difference in total accumulation
or rate of repletion. Leucine oxidation increased 2.5 fold (p < 0.05) during exercise, returned to resting levels immediately
post-exercise,and was again elevated at 3 h post-exercise (p < 0.05). Leucine flux, an index of whole-body protein
breakdown rate, was reduced during exercise, but increased to resting levels immediately post-exercise, and was further increased
at 3 h post-exercise (p < 0.05), but only during the CON trial. Exercise resulted in a marked suppression of
whole-body protein synthesis (50% of rest; p < 0.05), which was restored post-exercise; however, the addition of glutamine
did not affect whole-body protein synthesis post-exercise. The rate of MPS was not different between trials. The addition
of glutamine to a CHO + EAA beverage had no effect on post-exercise muscle glycogen resynthesis or muscle
protein synthesis, but may suppress a rise in whole-body proteolysis during the later stages of recovery.

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I've seen both sides of this argument. Some say that you need high amounts for it to even be close to being effective, while others say that 5-10g a day makes a definite difference. I've also seen that if anything, it helps w/ digestion.

Personally, I have noticed a difference when taking it. I always dosed it 5g pre, post, and right before bed.
 
i dont take any bulk powder of it. or in caps. etc etc

i use muscle replenisher and it has 8'gs of it in there....xtend by scivation. it has 2.5g's per serving. so i do end up using quite a bit of it but i would never buy by itself.

I do think it has benefits
 
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't it mostly help improve the immune system? It's been quite a while but I'm almost positive that I read an article about glutamine being an amino acid that can regulate immune system and helps decrease the risk of getting sick.

That alone would make it worth taking. With our bodies constantly working to heal themselves from workouts we can potentially weaken our immune system making us more vulnerable to getting sick.
 
new studies coming out showing that some forms of cancer may actually feed off of glutamine. I'll see if I can dig some more info up.
 
Fuck yea bro! Except I'm gonna ride my bike full speed off the cliff. All of this after nailing 2 pornstars, at the same time of course. I will die a happy man at that point.
 
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