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So I'm not a big lifter, and don't usually take exercise supplements at all. I just try to eat lots of protein and have lots of fruits and veggies to help keep me healthy. I'm not paleo, but I am a lot more paleo than the average guy. I juice and eat tons of vegetables besides to stay healthy.
I practice Capoeira and Muay Thai, and Capoeira especially involves a lot of movements in a very low base, your knees always being bent, moving around in a low position etc. It puts lots of strain on your knees, and I'm tall so having a longer lever arm means I'm even more susceptible to this.
Anyway, my knees would always hurt after practicing Capoeira. I had muscle soreness in my calf or thigh, but there was a distinct pain in my knees. If I hadn't gone to Capoeira in say 5 days, my knees would be fine, but right after, even things like stairs or simply walking caused some minor pains in my knee that worried me.
I began reading about BCAAs, and about how they are important in exercise because they can be immediately used to repair muscle after working out, stoping your muscles form self-cannibalizing.
I wondered if this was what was happening in my knees, if my muscles were literally self cannibalizing and thus the pain was really torn muscles that never got the chance to heal properly.
I don't take a protein supplement, but I bought some BCAA pills to give it a go this week. Normally after capoeira, for 2 or 3 days I'll have a real pain in my knees. After taking BCAAs before and after training, it seems like they have really helped eliminate this pain. I suppose they really did help my muscles heal much better than just eating a good diet does.
So, good for BCAAs. Hopefully anyone with some lingering joints weakness can try these out and see if you also benefit from them.
So I'm not a big lifter, and don't usually take exercise supplements at all. I just try to eat lots of protein and have lots of fruits and veggies to help keep me healthy. I'm not paleo, but I am a lot more paleo than the average guy. I juice and eat tons of vegetables besides to stay healthy.
I practice Capoeira and Muay Thai, and Capoeira especially involves a lot of movements in a very low base, your knees always being bent, moving around in a low position etc. It puts lots of strain on your knees, and I'm tall so having a longer lever arm means I'm even more susceptible to this.
Anyway, my knees would always hurt after practicing Capoeira. I had muscle soreness in my calf or thigh, but there was a distinct pain in my knees. If I hadn't gone to Capoeira in say 5 days, my knees would be fine, but right after, even things like stairs or simply walking caused some minor pains in my knee that worried me.
I began reading about BCAAs, and about how they are important in exercise because they can be immediately used to repair muscle after working out, stoping your muscles form self-cannibalizing.
I wondered if this was what was happening in my knees, if my muscles were literally self cannibalizing and thus the pain was really torn muscles that never got the chance to heal properly.
I don't take a protein supplement, but I bought some BCAA pills to give it a go this week. Normally after capoeira, for 2 or 3 days I'll have a real pain in my knees. After taking BCAAs before and after training, it seems like they have really helped eliminate this pain. I suppose they really did help my muscles heal much better than just eating a good diet does.
So, good for BCAAs. Hopefully anyone with some lingering joints weakness can try these out and see if you also benefit from them.