Amino acids and protein

If you are drinking whey shakes you are getting plenty of aminos. Amino products are some of the cheapest to manufacture for supplement companies and yield them some of highest profits. That’s basically the only reason they exist. High profit margin relative to cost. Just eat beef, eggs, and drink shakes and you are getting more than enough aminos.

Eaa’s can yes. Bcaa are useless

If for some reason you are incapable of eating enough food/protein, then yes amino acids can be supplemented to bridge the gap.
You have to assume it would be quite expensive, and seems like you would only want to do that in extreme situations since proteins are not the only thing we get from eating real food.

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Couple questions about EAAs. If you were intermittent fasting, would taking these be considered as breaking the fast? It may be a dumb question, but I'm genuinely curious.

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can i ask why you feel breaking the fast even matters?

i ask that because there is literally nothing special about IF. its just a way to control calories

i do it almost daily, so not downing it, but all the bullshite aside its just a caloric control regiment. breaking the fast or not has no effect on really anything overall health or performance or aesthetics wise.

so in general most so called "IF gurus" consider anything over 30cals as breaking a fast so normally no it wouldnt be considered breaking it.

i dont usually take them but if i do, i use a flavored version.

I have a bag of EAAs that I'll use if I'm in a deficit and I know my protein is low that day. I've had the same bag for 3 years now which tells you how often I use it. I would sometimes use it if I was working out first thing in the morning as well, sometimes mid workout.

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how in the hell do you get past the taste and smell of EAAs?

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Mix them with something strong. I use orange juice