Do I need BCAAs??

Whey is 25% BCAA's. Probably the highest proportion of any "protein source". Any benefit you will get from more bcaa you will get from the whey you are already using. That is why Alan Aragon calls why "bcaa plus". BCAA's by themselves are expensive, taste like shit, messy and hard to mix, etc…and while there may be some advantage to having more leucine you get that advantage from whey. Only so much extra is worth while since blood pools of amino acids are closely regulated by the body so taking "more than enough" is basically pissing away money.


Always remember that while some amino acids may be of particular importance for strength, muscle, fitness, or whatever they are NOT magic bullets and there is no reason to conclude that mega dosing them will give any additional benefits. It's akin to the same thing as people thinking if 1 to 1.2 grams of protein per kilo of bw is good then 3 grams would be better. But 3 grams is ridiculous and more protein than strictly needed will not mean more protein synthesis than strictly possible in the body. It's the same thing with bcaa's.


So to sum it up…stick with whey.