DNA Sports Amino-1 Essential Amino Acids (Training and Recovery)

DNA Sports Amino-1 is an essential amino acid (EAA) formula built for serious training and recovery. It is designed to sit alongside your training, not replace your food, and it earns its keep on the intra-workout and post-workout slots.

Why EAAs and not just BCAAs

BCAAs got the limelight for years, but the research moved on. Essential amino acids cover all nine the body cannot make on its own, which is the actual requirement for muscle protein synthesis. A full EAA blend gives the recovery side more to work with than three branched-chain aminos sitting on their own.

DNA Sports is one of the performance brands we stock because the formulas are pitched at people who actually train, not at the influencer market. Amino-1 is built around training and recovery as a primary job, not a marketing angle.

Who it's for

• Lifters in a cut or maintenance phase wanting amino support without extra calories
• Endurance and combat sport athletes sipping intra-workout
• Fasted trainers who want amino coverage without breaking a fast in the obvious ways
• Anyone training twice a day or on tight recovery windows

What makes it different

Format and intent. Amino-1 is positioned as a training and recovery EAA, so it is built to be drunk during or after the session, not as a meal replacement. The flavour profile and mixability of DNA Sports' shaker-based products is generally where they put real effort, which matters when you are drinking it for an hour in a session.

It sits in our wider Pre / Intra / Post-Workout range. If you are pairing it with a quality protein for the post-workout slot, our Protein Powders range is the place to start.

How to use it

Mix the recommended serving into a shaker with water and sip through training. Or take it post-workout if you are not eating soon after the session. Standalone EAAs do not replace daily protein intake. They sit alongside it.

About DNA Sports and LSC

DNA Sports is one of the sports nutrition brands we stock alongside CNP, Olimp, DY Nutrition, Gym Squad Supps and our in-house LSC Supplements line. We are The Little Supplement Company, founded in 2006 in Paignton, Devon, and named Britain's Best Health Store and Retailer of the Year UK in 2022. Mark's gym instructor background is why we know what a serious training shopper is actually looking for.

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