Max Leucine Dose?

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Hi Thibs,

Apologies if this has already been mentioned but is there a ceiling point for the positive returns on how much Leucine you ingest?

What would be the max dosage you would use for a 92kg well trained mail in a para workout nutrition beverage?

Appreciate your time.

MD

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MAX leucine dosage is probably more than you can afford IMO. i wouldn’t worry about it unless you are taking it without carbs and end up hypoglycemic.

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The dosage used in studies to achieve maximum response is 0.05g/kg bodyweight, or about 0.02g/lbs - so in your case 4-5g leucine.

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  1. I agree with cool, too much Leucine can definately drop blood sugar too much.
  2. Thib, does the insulin spike from Leucine without any other nutrients present impede fat loss? I understand how it would with the rise in insulin. If fat loss is reduced the nutrients will come from LBM which is ironic when taking a supplement that boosts protein synthesis…
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Hey guys,

I just posted this in the Nutrition and Supplements forum, but it kinda fit with your discussion, so I’d like to get your input too, and of course if Thibs weighed in that would be awesome too. I’m new to this, hopefully not taking over your forum, mckdean!

I’m debating between buying the Biotest BCAA pills or just leucine powder to supplement peri-workout. The BCAA’s have “an amino acid ratio of 1.0 to 1.80 to 1.20, which is the exact ratio found in muscle.”

But the product info on leucine says:

“Whenever we studied the effects of protein, it seemed that one specific amino acid, one specific branched-chain amino acid, was almost entirely responsible for muscle protein synthesis. That means that no matter how little or how much protein you ingested, its muscle-building effects (or lack thereof) were almost entirely controlled by the amount of one specific amino acid you had in your bloodstream. And the name of that specific amino acid? Leucine.”

Also, leucine is cheaper per dose than the BCAA’s. So what I’m wondering is, do you guys think having the amino acid’s in proportion is important, or is leucine really the one that matters? In which case I’d just buy that instead.

Thanks!