BCAA 5000 Powder (Optimum Nutrition)

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Optimum Nutrition's Instantized BCAA 5000 Powder provides a 5000 mg blend of the three Branched Chain Amino Acids (L-Valine, L-Leucine and L-Isoleucine) in every serving. The Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA's), so named because of their unique branched chemical structure, are essential in that the body cannot make them from other compounds. In recent times, these amino acids have been investigated for their potential anticatabolic (preventing muscle breakdown) and anabolic (muscle building) effects.

Average user rating from: 125 users


Overall rating		4.1
Fat loss (1 rating)		5.0
Anti-catabolic (4 ratings)		5.0
Endurance (1 rating)		0.5
Texture (6 ratings)		3.5
Muscle gain (11 ratings)		5.0
Strength (3 ratings)		3.5
Physical energy (4 ratings)		5.0
Recovery ability (17 ratings)		4.7
Taste (99 ratings)		3.1
Mixes well (23 ratings)		4.8
Value for money (26 ratings)		3.8
Ingredient profile (2 ratings)		5.0

Reported side effects (adverse events)


Nausea or vomiting	1 user (1%)
Shakes	1 user (1%)
Upset stomach	2 users (2%)

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Muscle gain		Aided in the results of toning and increasing muscle size, along with less soreness after strenuous workouts!


Muscle gain		I can't say if this helps much with my strength or muscle gains as my shakes include their own amount of BCAAs,
Muscle gain		but I continue to use it for peace of mind in getting enough to promote muscle mass.
Strength		I can't say if this helps much with my strength or muscle gains as my shakes include their own amount of BCAAs,
Taste		Smells kind of funky and tastes bad with water alone.


Taste		Taste is good, the results are good, so all in all good haha, no


Taste		yet tried the Fruit Punch flavor,
Taste		but this is much easier going down than unflavored or capsules.


Taste		but taste was too sweet for me.
Taste		I have used Xtend in the past and like the orange flavor better plus I like the glutamine and citruline malate in it that isn't in this product.
Mixes well		Mixes well


Taste		however leave an odd aftertaste.
Taste		To off set this mix with a flavored beverage.
Taste		Go with the unflavored it's cleaner with no artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors.
Mixes well		Great product that dissolves well,


Strength		This has made a huge difference in my strength and recovery time.
Recovery ability		This has made a huge difference in my strength and recovery time.
Taste		The only drawback is that "unflavored" apparently means it tastes terrible.
Taste		The results are definitely worth the terrible flavor.


Muscle gain		I've been on it for a few weeks now, and am already starting to notice a slight difference in lean muscle mass.
Taste		I do notice a slightly bitter after-taste; mildly chemical-like,
Taste		however this might change depend on what flavour of protein you use.
Mixes well		It mixes quite easily and thoroughly, leaving no extra residue in my shaker cup.


Taste		Can't beat the price and the flavor is easy to drink while working out.
Value for money		Can't beat the price and the flavor is easy to drink while working out.


Recovery ability		I stack this with whey and creatine, and I can really tell the difference in terms of recovery time.
Value for money		Affordable price.


Taste		I had handle this flavor.
Taste		I wish they didn't add food coloring as I really don't care if my orange flavor is orange in color.

Upset stomach	I found that was a little too much as it upset my stomach just a little.


Taste		Taste is meh, need to mix with crystal light
Mixes well		It mixes perfectly which I didnt appreciate until I tried some cheaper brands.
Value for money		It mixes perfectly which I didnt appreciate until I tried some cheaper brands.


Taste		Hands down this one surpasses what we've experienced both in taste and in performance.


Taste		This is quite painful for most people to take, especially unflavored.
Taste		But as I look for results as opposed to flavor, I would say the product did its job -


Texture		NO! you would take it with a smoothie or juice or gatorade.
Recovery ability		That's not the point with this, its pure BCAA's the perfect compliment to any sports drink turning it into an ultimate recovery drink!
Recovery ability		Add to Accelerade, Gatorade or Powerade and get the perfect recovery drink.
Recovery ability		The taste and flavor is up to you to add, be creative, there are tons of sports drinks you can mix this with and actually enhance it's recovery properties.
Taste		Seriously how hard is it to understand that this stuff is unflavored for a REASON...so you can mix it with good tasting stuff...soooo it tastes good.
Taste		Would you take a bunch of unflavored creatine or protien by itself?
Taste		Seriously who complains about something being unflavored being UNFLAVORED?
Taste		If you wanted you could get the same or more BCAA's drink a flippin Flavored protien shake!
Taste		Seriously people, we lift dumbbells we aren't dumbbells, I usually prefer unflavored supplements because they are cheap and you are usualy paying for additives that are cheap and found in stuff like gatorade anyways.
Taste		it's a powder...its unflavored...soooo why shouldn't it taste like an unflavored powder?
Taste		The taste rating doesnt aply to this product and it should not be getting docked because of taste.
Taste		The taste and flavor is up to you to add, be creative, there are tons of sports drinks you can mix this with and actually enhance it's recovery properties.
Value for money		Seriously people, we lift dumbbells we aren't dumbbells, I usually prefer unflavored supplements because they are cheap and you are usualy paying for additives that are cheap and found in stuff like gatorade anyways.
Ingredient profile		So be smart, read the label!


Recovery ability		I cant emphesize enough just how important branched chain amino acids are to take both before and after workouts in order to maximize muscle recovery and growth.
Taste		ON's latest version of this product is flavored and actually tastes very good!
Mixes well		The biggest issue I've had with branched chain amino acids is that they don't mix well at all and clump up on the surface of whatever liquid your trying to mix it with.
Mixes well		Optimum Nutrition's BCAA powder is the only brand I've tried that easily mixes and absorbs great with any liquid.

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