Glutamine: The Silent Supplement Staple

Nearly every hardcore lifter on the planet uses these two supplement staples. But here’s where it gets interesting.

Next in popularity were nitric oxide, a multivitamin, fish oil, BCAAs, and…glutamine. Yes, glutamine. In fact, glutamine was actually the third most popular supplement choice of competitive natural bodybuilders, right behind whey protein and creatine.

Conversely, if you explore a muscle building forum, glutamine is still often seen as a mystery. Few lifters know what glutamine is, what glutamine does, and how, when and why it should be taken. Let’s take a deeper look at this silent supplement staple, and answer some of your glutamine questions.