It is all too a popular scene an athlete (Body Builder) makes amino acid supplements a part of his daily life, he takes these supplements mainly to gain muscle mass but also to increase his stamina, and to gain a little extra energy, but is taking these supplements ideal?

Amino acids are important to the human health for they are what build protein. They are very beneficial to the immune system, "they are needed by every cell in the body, they transport oxygen from lungs to muscle tissue, and they are vital to the growth, maintenance, and repair, of lean muscle mass."