Product Name:L-Glutamine
Synonyms:Glutamic acid amide;glutamicacid5-amide
CAS:56-85-9
MF:C5H10N2O3
MW:146.14
EINECS:200-292-1
Mol File: 56-85-9.mol
Product Categories:Amino ACIDS SERIES;Food & Feed ADDITIVES;Amino Acids;Amino Acid Derivatives
L-Glutamine Improves Energy and Athleticism
One of L-glutamine’s main roles in the body is to support detoxification by cleansing the body from high levels of ammonia. It acts as a buffer and converts excess ammonia into other amino acids, amino sugars and urea.
Doing approximately one hour of exercise can cause a 40 percent reduction of glutamine in the body. It can also cause suppressed immune function. This has a negative impact on your resistance training and may lead to overtraining syndrome.
L-glutamine benefits long distance athletes as well by boosting the immune system (T-helper cells). Animal studies have indicated that this increase in T-helper cells may reduce the ‘stresses’ associated with overtraining syndrome.
L-Glutamine Benefits Bodybuilding
Whether your goal is to increase athletic performance, boost metabolism, improve recovery or even build muscle, research shows that L-glutamine is a must-have supplement.
During an intense workout, your body becomes stressed and your muscles and tendons require more glutamine than the amount supplied by a normal diet.
So, after an intense workout the levels of cellular glutamine can drop by 50 percent and plasma levels by 30 percent! This muscle-wasting state is a gateway for the body to use your muscle for energy rather than carbohydrates. But glutamine can prevent this from happening.
Supplementing with L-glutamine allows your muscles to fight and push a bit further, which boosts your strength and helps repair your skeletal muscles.
A study found that L-glutamine supplementation makes it possible to recover quicker from intense weight training sessions because it improves muscle hydration. This aids the muscle recovery process and reduces recovery time for wounds and burns.
Replenishing glutamine levels after an intense session could take up to five days, so it is important to take it on a regular basis if you are doing intense exercise.
L-Glutamine Burns Fat and Boosts Metabolism
A study reported that glutamine also helps with human growth hormone secretion (HGH). This aids with fat metabolism and supports new muscle growth.
Research has indicated that HGH levels are up by nearly 400 percent after supplementing with L-glutamine. This hormonal response leads to an increase in resting metabolic rate and improves the after-burn effect or EPOC post exercise. This after-burn effect is essential for burning fat, weight loss and building lean muscle mass.
L-glutamine also burns fat and builds lean muscle mass by helping suppress insulin levels and stabilize blood glucose. This enables the body to use up less muscle mass to maintain blood sugar and insulin sensitivity in the cells. For this reason, L-glutamine benefits diabetics and those with sugar and carb cravings as well.