quote author=dorkeroo link=topic=74907.msg1091129#msg1091129 date=1149054694]
Anyone care to enlighten us as to why glutamine and creatine are useless? I have done some reading that says otherwise, however, if someone can come up with something empirical, I would love to see it.
On the other hand this could also just be some GetBig-psuedoscience. Just curious, not trying to offend, but, for example, one of the enzymes required to produce actin REQUIRES the amino group on the end of the glutamine side-chain to make this happen. But it is useless, I mean what bodybuilder needs actin right? It is also important in nitrogen transport across cellular membranes. Bodybuilders don't need that either right?
As for creatine, well I would like to know why people think it is useless.
Most people are looking for a chemical to instantly add lean muscle mass. Creatine and glutaime have been so over pumped by marketing people as such a chemical. Bodybuilding is a marthon not a sprint!!!!
You put on real lean mass by eatting correctly, lifting hard, resting and long term use of chemicals if you wish. A perfect example is gh. You don't take a gh shot and wake up the next morning with 2 pounds of real lean muscle. It is a long term process. Same with sups! There is no sup that will increase lean mus. over night. Most short term (within 3 weeks) weight gain by sups and roids is water. I can see a d-bol user a 100 meters away or even creatine.
Sups can play a role in helping you meet your diet needs. But do you really think your body knows the differences between 100 cals of protein from tuna or a protein shake?
Getting back to my main point real muscle is built over years and not weeks, but that isn't marketable as the mark-up on tuna is low! So be careful when reading marketing info. as they all want your $$$$$........
Just my thoughts
