Thread: If the body brakes down protein to amino acids to use them why dont people just take amino acid tablets!?!?!? -...

... INSTEAD OF PROTEIN SHAKES AND BARS ETC..? e.g. if there was this thing called zubarium and when you ate it it broke down some chemical into caffiene so your body can use it, and if you needed it for working out you could just take a caffiene pill am i right in same this is the same concept!!!!??? AND the amino acids would hit the muscles faster because they dont need to be broken down!?

... ok, so some people use protein shakes and bars as a meal replacement like a slim-fast or something. Yes, they are going to be broken down into aminos, but amino tablets are not very filling! They are used for two different reasons. : )