Too much glutamine???

[tzan]

I usually take in about 36 grams of glutamine a day. I was reading somewhere that more than 15grams is a waste. I don't take glutamine by itself, it's in my protein mix. I use Optimum Protein that has 4 grams of glutamic acid/glutamine and 22 grams of protein per serving. I usually drink about 9 servings a day, hence the 36 grams. That isn't too much is it. I higly reccomend this stuff, it also has a boat load of amino acids in it as well. Arginine, Lysine, Phenylalanine, etc......

 

[LargeNCharge]

I would say that you're wasting a lot of glutamine. From what I've read, the average amount that can be absorbed at once is somewhere in the neighborhood of 5g. So, unless you're taking it 7 times a day, that amount would definitely waste some. But, it's cheap shit to buy, so if you can tell a difference between 15g and 35g, then go for it.

 

[manny78]

as long as you're not taking it on one shot, then go for it. It can hurt. In hospitals they give up to 200 g ED so imagine....

 

[Sadist]

In hospitals it is given IV so there is really no absorption problem. If that much is what it takes for you why quit. In the muscle-mages there has been a lot of controversy whether your intestines can really absorb that much or if it even leaves them- the small intestines use a lot of glutamine. Of course, glutamine peptides are absorbed alot easier and I have not seen any articles about too much not getting absorbed.

 

[tzan]

Yea, I should have been more specific, I split up the dosages to three times a day. So I'm taking in 12 grams per shake.

 

[swedish-meatball]

I take 5 gr of glutamin in the midle of to meals 3 times a day