L-Tyrosine and Beta Alanine have Will Brink's endorsement as worthwhile supplements.
My question is: are these really necessary with protein supplementation as Tyrosine and Alanine will ultimately be derived from the protein in whey?
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Sign up to join this communityL-Tyrosine and Beta Alanine have Will Brink's endorsement as worthwhile supplements.
My question is: are these really necessary with protein supplementation as Tyrosine and Alanine will ultimately be derived from the protein in whey?
Not at all. Getting your nutrients from food is a lot better than getting them isolated in supplements. Whey is about as close to food as you're going to get from a supplement. If there's an amino acid that you won't get from your food or from the whey, then it would make sense to take it as a separate supplement, but doubling up is just going to end up costing you more money without a matching benefit to show for it.
Finally I met someone who reads Will Brink! L-Tyrosine in general is good for your well being and is advised by him to take either before or while doing your workouts. It is a non-essential amino acid which can be synthesized by your own body, although having it in excess will only make you pay more.
Don't forget that they are supplements, which in general mean are not necessary but nice to have for the little addition they serve into your diet and progress.
Beta Alanine on the other hand is called "Pump" supplements in jargon. It helps you bit more to reach that one-more-rep and helps your muscles to recuperate better.
Check out Examine.com for further references regarding those supplements (Beta-alanine is already in the first page - which means it is highly sought there). Read with a good eye and don't take every statement for granted. Look for more on Google Scholar etc.
In general, you get Tyrosine more than enough if you have a well balanced diet (not the nazi bodybuilding diet but an athlete diet). Beta-alanine is a would like to have if you can afford. It also gives nice tingles on your face and body, but more than that, 3 cups of strong coffee or hyphy mud (an invention of Kali) should suffice more than enough for pre-workout purpouses if you don't take them already and are not resistant/intolerant to stimulants.
My advice is, take your whey in isolate form, and use creatine in micronized creapure form. Those are the only (also bro-)scientificaly proven supplements that help you achieve any goals when it comes to building or maintaining muscle and becoming strong.