The Grass Is Always Greener

So as my research on BCAA's continues, I have found this blog that also talks about BCAA's and their benefits. http://thefitnessnut.blogspot.com/2011/06/branched-chain-amino-acids-bcaa.html I found it very interesting and insightful. Perhaps you might too...

Over the last 6 months, I have been trying to grow stronger by lifting weights. At first, it was difficult to develop a habit, but now it is necessary. I don’t feel very good if I don’t get to go to the gym every day. Prior to these 6 months of consistent gym attendance, I had lifted weights before especially during my participation in various sports teams. As a result, I have a pretty solid understanding of the pros and cons of different proteins, pre-workouts, and supplements. However, recently I learned a lot about BCAA’s. BCAA’s is an abbreviation for Branched-Chain Amino Acid. There are very distinct and special benefits to BCAA supplements that you can’t get from your typical proteins or pre-workouts.   BCAA’s stimulate protein synthesis Reduce the rate of protein decomposition Increase effectiveness of workout as increases slower onset of tiredness BCAA’s enter directly into the bloodstream and give quick energy to the body without digestion. Having gained a b

Fourteen years ago, my Dad surprised my brothers and I by bringing home a baby puppy that we ended up naming Sugar. This past week we unfortunately had to put sugar down. Sugar lived a great long life, much longer than expected as about 3.5 years ago Sugar was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She struggled to breath at times and was in visible pain at others. When I left on my mission 3 years ago, I did not expect to see her again as the vet originally told us she had 6 months to live. In the last couple of months Sugar was doing noticeably worse. Within the last two weeks before her passing, she would randomly whine and refused to walk on one of her back legs.               As a result, my Dad took Sugar to the vet to figure out her status. As it turns out, she had a pinched nerve in one of her back legs. The vet said she could fix it through surgery and a medication, but the medications she would have to take to overcome the pinched nerve would counteract the medication fo