Seemingly timing's got a lot to do with it.

[Von Milash]

Good question Boxer. I'm not completely sold on protein shakes; if you have a diet which has the right balance of nutrients and you take them at the right time then I don't think you need a protein shake. But for convenience I can understand why people take them e.g. if you go to training after work you don't want to be eating chicken sandwiches which have been in your gym bag all day.

Either way keeping your body in a positive nitrogen balance i.e. making sure there's enough amino acids ensures that you limit the amount of muscle degradation during and after exercise.

glutamine before a workout is KEY. This is exactly the kind of stuff Phil Campbell talks about at readysetgofitness.com

[md]

Yes Von, glutamine and leucine in particular are two amino acids which seem to be getting a lot of mentions recently to be taken as part of pre-exercise meal.

[Boxerjl]

Ok Thanks To All It Was Just Something I Was Wondering