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Hey guys,

I was talking to a Marine yesturday that is going out with a girl from work who has just come home from Afganistan. He says he really enjoyed it and is going back in two weeks.

Anyway I was talking to him about the PRMC and RT etc he said I should get my hands on some glucosamine, which is supposed to help your muscle tissue rebuild when you get injuries and that sort of stuff.

Has anyone used any of it before? and if so how is it taken and where do you get it from?

- Andy

I dont know how good it is, but you can get it from shops like Holland and Barret, and probably boots, superdrug etc.

Yeah he said that you can get the proper stuff off a doctor and that when people get shin splints and that, glucosamine is what they give them. maybe its a concentrated dose?

For muscle tissue rebuild you want protein

Glucosamine is for bone, tendons, ligaments, nails, hair, skin and cartilage. Its only given out by doctors for people suffering from Arthritis(the two most common types being Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis).

I use to take Glucosamine, a multi vitamin tablet, iron+C and fish oil everyday. Never did me any harm.

I take this and cod liver oil every day. I got mine from tesco cos it was buy one get one free.
You just take a capsule once a day with a meal preferably.
its recommended because it helps the production of cartilage in your joints not really much of a help for muscles i don't think.

Andy dont you mean L-Glutamine?

maybe!! I find it hard to understand english accents sometimes..

I think he said glucosamine..

what is L-glutimine?

Glutamine is a free form amino acid and is known as a non essential amino acid (but only because the body is able to make it, not because it's not needed). Over 60% of all the glutamine in a person’s body is found in the skeletal muscles, while the rest is found in the lungs, liver and brain.

Glutamine has many roles, for instance it promotes the assimilation of nutrients, regulates protein synthesis, stimulates growth-hormone production and enhances the immune system. On top of this glutamine is known as a nitrogen donor, meaning it transports nitrogen to wherever it’s needed. Growth of tissue requires a positive nitrogen state in the body and glutamine helps with this.

Also during Krebs cycle in the re synthesis of ATP, glutamine converts to glutamate and produces ATP molecules.

The deficit created by glutamine being released by the muscle triggers the conversion of other amino acids into glutamine, which is a catabolic (muscle wasting) action.

So basically, it can be helpful for an athlete who wants to recover from heavy training sessions and prevent muscle atrophy.


(This is taken from what I wrote in a thread last year)
Spence

Ive got shin splints and i got advised to take it, ive been takingit for 2days haha, but the women said it can take a while for it to start to work. I got mine for H&B nd its 3 times a day you have to take them because you loose it easily. Apparently its best to take Chondroitin/Glucosamine joint tablet.

There's an article here that mentions the benefits of glucosamine:

https://www.healthspan.co.uk/articles/a ... spx?Id=127

Some medical experts believe that it can help maintain healthy joints and is beneficial for those whose training has a high impact on knees etc.

Spence wrote:Glutamine is a free form amino acid and is known as a non essential amino acid (but only because the body is able to make it, not because it's not needed). Over 60% of all the glutamine in a person’s body is found in the skeletal muscles, while the rest is found in the lungs, liver and brain.

Glutamine has many roles, for instance it promotes the assimilation of nutrients, regulates protein synthesis, stimulates growth-hormone production and enhances the immune system. On top of this glutamine is known as a nitrogen donor, meaning it transports nitrogen to wherever it’s needed. Growth of tissue requires a positive nitrogen state in the body and glutamine helps with this.

Also during Krebs cycle in the re synthesis of ATP, glutamine converts to glutamate and produces ATP molecules.

The deficit created by glutamine being released by the muscle triggers the conversion of other amino acids into glutamine, which is a catabolic (muscle wasting) action.

So basically, it can be helpful for an athlete who wants to recover from heavy training sessions and prevent muscle atrophy.


(This is taken from what I wrote in a thread last year)
Spence

What i used to know Andy, im glad someone cleared it up. Thats why i said to you that slap it in creatine too!

I'v used these tablets made by 'Seven Seas' called SportFlex. They contain fish oil (omega3), GLUCOSAMINE, chonddroitin, vitamins, minerals and herbs. I just take two tablets a day and i'm good to go! I found them really good. I started using them because i was always pulling ligaments and picking up injuries playing rugby. check out www.sportflex.info if you want. Hope this hepls