★★★★★ 4.4/5 IF YOU'RE ON A GLP-1 · PROTECT THE MUSCLE

Keep The Muscle While You Lose The Weight.

The medication is doing the fat. The part nobody plans for is the muscle that leaves with it — in the STEP 1 body-composition sub-study, roughly 40% of the total weight lost was lean mass. Bare Aminos is the nine essential amino acids, free-form, with 2 g of leucine to keep the rebuild signal switched on, at about 20 calories and no meal required.

All 9 essential aminos, free-form, absorbed in about 15 minutes
2g leucine per serve, the amino that switches muscle repair on
About 20 calories in a glass of cold water. No appetite needed

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Keep The Muscle While You Lose The Weight.

The 40% problem

Not All Of The Weight You're Losing Is Fat.

The scale is a blunt instrument. It weighs everything that left, and it cannot tell you what kind of tissue it was. When people on a GLP-1 are scanned by DEXA rather than simply weighed, the split is more even than anyone expects: in the body-composition sub-study of the STEP 1 trial, roughly 40% of the total weight lost was lean mass rather than fat (Wilding et al., 2021, NEJM).

Lean mass isn't only muscle — it includes water, glycogen and organ tissue, and some of that reduction is a normal consequence of a body getting smaller. But muscle is a substantial part of it, and muscle is the part you feel. It's the arms that look softer than the number suggests. It's the stairs. It's the weights that used to move and now don't.

It's also the tissue that burns. Less muscle means less energy used at rest, which is one of the reasons a loss that ran smoothly for four months gets stickier in the fifth. Holding on to muscle on the way down isn't vanity. It protects the shape of the result and the pace of getting there.

"Let the medication do the fat. The muscle is the part you have to defend." — Sam · Founder, Bare

The mechanism

How The Signal Stays On. Three Steps.

This is the whole idea behind Bare Aminos, without the marketing.

1 · A deficit lowers the rebuild signal

Eating far less doesn't only remove building material — it quietens the instruction. In trained volunteers, five days in a 30% energy deficit lowered resting muscle protein synthesis by about 27% (Areta et al., 2014). Same people, same muscles, five days. That's before appetite suppression makes the protein itself hard to eat.

2 · About 2 g of leucine restores it

Leucine is the amino acid that switches muscle repair on; the other eight essentials are what it builds with. The research points to roughly 2–3 g of leucine per feeding, delivered with all nine essentials, to trigger the response (Ferrando et al., 2023, ISSN position stand). In the same deficit study, leucine-rich protein brought the rate back up while the deficit continued.

3 · Free-form aminos deliver it in about 20 calories

Protein is twenty aminos bundled together and takes one to three hours to digest — longer when gastric emptying is slowed. Bare Aminos is just the nine essentials, already separated out, so they reach your blood in about fifteen minutes. 5 g of aminos, 2 g of leucine, about 20 calories, in a glass of cold water. No appetite required.

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What's In One Serve

Just the nine. Full milligram breakdown on the label.

9

Essential aminos

All nine your body can't make, in free form. No fillers, no protein bundle, no stimulants, no dairy.

2g

Leucine per serve

The switch amino, inside 5 g of essential aminos, at the level the research points to.

~20

Calories

A top-up, not a meal. It doesn't compete with the little food you can face.

~15 min

To absorb

No digestion step, so a slowed stomach isn't standing between you and the signal.

Losing Weight, And Quietly Worried About The Rest.

Bare Aminos · one sachet, cold water, once a day

Who it's for

Losing Weight, And Quietly Worried About The Rest.

Bare Aminos was built as a top-up for people eating far less than they used to. On a GLP-1 that describes almost every day.

You're on a GLP-1 medication and the weight is coming off the way you hoped.
Your appetite has gone, and protein targets have stopped being realistic rather than stopped being important.
You're in a real energy deficit, most days, for months at a time.
You've tried shakes and found them too much — too thick, too filling, too much of the little you can face.
You'd rather come out of this strong than simply smaller.

It isn't for you if you're already hitting your protein comfortably at every meal and your strength is holding. We'd rather say that plainly than sell you a box you don't need.

Bare Aminos is a food supplement, not a medicine. It isn't a treatment for anything, and nothing on this page is advice about your medication — speak to your own doctor, dietitian or pharmacist about your treatment.

"The goal was never to be lighter. It was to be lighter and still strong."

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Judge.me reviews · Bare Aminos

What People Who Use It Actually Say.

We won't invent GLP-1 testimonials. These are real Judge.me reviews from Bare Aminos customers, chosen because they describe what this page is about: keeping strength, recovering properly, and not wanting another shake. Real names shortened, text unedited.

4.4/5

Bare Aminos average on Judge.me

A Game-Changer in My Training Routine

As someone over 60 and a complete exercise junkie, recovery and maintaining muscle strength are so important to me — and this really helps.

Since adding it to my regime, I’ve noticed faster recovery, less stiffness after heavy training sessions, and a more energised feeling in each session — whether it’s weights, HIIT, Pilates Barre, yoga, or a run.

Martine Plettenberg Bay · Oct 2025

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I am 56 years old and doing Crossfit 5 days a week… I recover very fast after each workout and my muscles are not so sore as they were in the past. I also do not feel fatigued after my strenght training days.

Elize B. Jul 2024

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Better than Whey for my needs

… Easier for me to take every day, as I got tired of daily whey shakes.

Anrich L. Johannesburg · Apr 2026

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As a 60 something triathlete I was pleasantly surprised by the extent of my recovery as well as waking up refreshed. Wish I had this when I was still doing full Ironmans.

Joanie C. Jun 2023

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The powder has a slightly bitter aftertaste, but it's not offensive, I was expecting this after reading other reviews. Im in my early 50's and had been suffering from muscle aches and sore joints (especially wrists and shoulders) having recently started weight lifting, the amino acids have really helped with these, I'm noticing a big difference.

Vicky P. May 2024

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Amino Review

The sachets are a perfect size to pop in your gym bag, no more decanting in a container and mess everywhere. Taste is subtle and very refreshing. No bloating or digestive issues. Quick & easy repair & recovery. 100% recommend.

Nicole H. Johannesburg · Dec 2025

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I'm 70 years old. I have found i can exercise better and for longer. I also have more energy during the day. More importantly it is gentle on my digestive system.

Aneetha M. Jan 2025

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I just turned 50, and for as long as I remember, I have been plagued by crazy muscle cramps after my weightlifting sessions… I decided to give this product a go because it's the only one I have seen including the 9 essential amino-acids… And then... I realised that I had virtually NO MUSCLE CRAMP after a heavy shoulder session… Only negative point: it's quite expensive.

Marc B. Oct 2023

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Absolutely love these bare aminos. It minimises post workout soreness. I would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to make progress with training and muscle recovery.

Coleen d. Jan 2025

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The product really assisted me in my preparation trainings for my first comrades marathon and I finished the race my first time at 56yrs 🏃‍♀️

Nonhlahla N. Jun 2023

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Recovery masterpiece

Great product my recovery has been like nothing i have tried before

Hans K. Pretoria · Mar 2026

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Reviews are copied from Judge.me unedited, apart from shortening for length (marked …). Names are shortened to first name and initial. We show 4-star reviews alongside 5-star ones. None of these reviewers has told us they are on a GLP-1 — they are here because they describe what the product is for. Bare Aminos is a food supplement, not a medicine, and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Speak to your healthcare provider about your treatment. Individual experiences vary.

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Straight answers

Honest Questions, Honest Answers

The things people ask us before their first box.

Does this replace protein? +

No, and we'd rather you didn't use it that way. Bare Aminos is 5 g of the nine essential amino acids in free form, taken on top of whatever you manage to eat, so the rebuild signal still lands on days your meals can't send it. Keep eating the protein you can. This covers the gap, it doesn't fill the plate.

Can I take it alongside my medication? +

Bare Aminos is a food supplement, not a medicine. It is not a treatment for anything and we can't give you advice about your prescription. Amino acids are a normal component of food, but your doctor, dietitian or pharmacist knows your treatment and your history — ask them before adding anything, and never change or stop your medication on the strength of a web page.

When should I take it? +

Once a day, in cold water, is the whole habit. If you train, straight after the session is the most useful moment. If you don't, take it with or near the meal you know is lightest — usually breakfast or lunch, the ones that get skipped when appetite is low. It's about 20 calories, so it won't cost you much of the day's room.

What if I can't face food at all that day? +

That's the day it was designed for. There's no meal required and nothing to digest first — it's a glass of cold water, absorbed in about fifteen minutes, at roughly 20 calories. It doesn't make you eat and it won't settle nausea. It simply means the muscle still gets its 2 g of leucine and the other eight essentials on a day when nothing else went in.

How does the subscription work? +

Subscribe and save 20% on every box, delivered on the schedule you choose. Pause, skip or cancel any time from your account. A 30-sachet box is R599 once-off, or R479 on subscription — about R16 a serve.

What's the free electrolytes offer? +

Buy any 2 Bare Aminos — tubs, sachet boxes or bulk — and a Pure Electrolytes 30 Serving Box is added free, automatically at checkout. No codes to enter, and it repeats with every 2 you buy. Hydrating Aminos, Creatine, Carb Fuel and the Bottle don't count towards it. Free delivery on orders over R1,250.

Isn't this just BCAAs? +

No. BCAAs are three of the nine. On their own they can't complete a rebuild, because six essentials are missing. Bare Aminos has all nine, with the full milligram breakdown on the label — 2 g of leucine per serve, 5 g of aminos in total, about 20 calories.

Will I feel it working? +

Not in the first ten minutes — there's no stimulant in it. What people write to us about is the day or two after training, and strength holding through a stretch when they expected it to slip. Judge it over a few weeks, not one glass. If it isn't for you, email us within 60 days and we'll refund the order.

Keep the muscle

Keep The Muscle While You Lose The Weight.

Buy any 2 Bare Aminos — tubs, sachet boxes or bulk — and a Pure Electrolytes 30 Serving Box is added free, automatically at checkout. No codes, and it repeats with every 2. Bare Aminos is all nine essential amino acids, free-form, 2 g leucine per serve, about 20 calories, absorbed in about fifteen minutes. One sachet, cold water, once a day — no meal required.

Bare Aminos is a food supplement, not a medicine. Speak to your own healthcare provider about your treatment.