All I'll say about the protien absorbtion rates is that you posted a study ... go read it, it refrenced hydrosolates vs casien.

Alright, some wires are definately getting crossed here. So basicly we are arguing over what place on the necessities list BCAA's are at. We both understand that carbs and protien are essential, and that BCAAs are very very useful, if nothing else.

My argument is simply that by taking in whey (any kind) your bcaa intake is already fairly high, especially for the needs of a beginer to intermediate lifter. You can be assured I take in extra BCAAs, and in the near future it may replace whey protien completely for me (because of health issues).

So basicly what I'm saying is, if your on a budget (and thats the only real concern here, because if we didnt have budgets, we would be taking in a lot of everything) then I wouldnt place BCAAs very high on my list, simply because you get plenty in whey, and they are fairly expensive compared to whey and dex/malto.

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