Originally Posted by
whitemax
The experts will probably say to just eat a well balanced diet and to not worry about supplements aside from some protein on longer rides. I'm 52 y/o so I dabble with this and that; figure it can't hurt. I'm currently taking:fish oil, lecithin, COQ-10, quercitin, alpha lipoic acid, L-carnitine, acetyl L-carnitine, and magnesium. I have been trying Glutamine as it is supposed to help with recovery but I have not seen a benefit thus far.
glutamine by itself will not help with recovery. You are taking a ton of stuff that could be taken with one drink. If you truly want to something for recovery take an amino acid supplement like Extend from Scivation or Recon from Muscle Pharm. Otherwise just having a balanced diet will get you most of your BCAA's or take a good protein like Combat powder which has a ton of BCAA's