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kyle_grey
BCAAs have only two circumstances that have been proven worthwhile .
During fasting. If you do an IF diet, and taking BCAAs actually doesn't interfere with your fast if you are trying to prevent a break and need to get through a workout. Note training first thing in the morning isn't a fasted state . Fasted doesn't mean you didn't eat prior to lifting, it means post absorptive . If you ate dinner the night before , you are still in an absorptive state .
While dieting down hard. This is where I recommend you re-think your strategy though. Needing BCAAs because you're dieting hard means you might have other things to worry about, like why are you dieting that hard to start with and what are other potential options.
You get all of the BCAAs you will ever need if you're meeting your protein requirements daily.
Furthermore they are expensive and you need to take a lot to get the 30 g or so that would be in the meal you ate instead of BCAA powder / tablets prior to working out . Again BCAAs aren't needed as the food you ate prior is still being digested and assimilated during the workout.