I'm using Orange Triad, and I can say without a doubt, that I feel a difference when taking it. My joints feel good, and my overall health is excellent, haven't fallen sick at all!
But I started looking at ZMA for better sleep. I'm interested in it, and want to try it out. So I looked at the ingredients:
^interesting. But then I looked at the ingredients of my multi...
serving size = 6 Tablets (I take 3 in the morning, and 3 in the evening)
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine) 30mg
Magnesium (as Magnesium Chelate) 100mg
Zinc (as Zinc Citrate) 30mg
So you can see my dilemma. Is Magnesium available on its own? And if so, should I just take Magnesium at night with 3 Tablets of my Multi? Keep in mind, that 3 Tablets only = 15mg, 50mg, 15mg respectively.
Don't know what to do. Please advise!
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03-14-2012, 05:49 AM #1300 Spartan Scribe
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SRS question about ZMA if I'm already taking a VERY GOOD Multi...
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03-14-2012, 06:10 AM #2You down with D.U.P.?
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If you are already getting sufficient Zinc from your multi and food, then you will probably not see much benefit in ZMA supplementation. You really only see the benefits of ZMA if you have a Zinc deficiency.
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03-14-2012, 06:26 AM #3Love Pain
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just take three of those before bed. i have always slept better when taking zma. You could just purchase the zinc, magnesium, and b6 seperately and it would be alot cheaper.
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03-14-2012, 06:44 AM #4
I take OT and I still take ZMA before bed for better sleep, because doesn't the calcium in multivitamins lower the absorption of the zinc?
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03-14-2012, 06:59 AM #5Kinda still lifts
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ZMA benefit should be used primarily for sleep rather than zinc supplementation. A lot of folks don't notice much of a difference in ZMA vs. normal sleep patterns, but others rave about it's effects. If you want an additional sleep aid, look into REDuction PM, AI 3Z, or Poseiden NT.
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03-14-2012, 07:32 AM #6I train with MAX, do you?
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a ****ty form of zinc will not be absorbed and utilized by your body like a higher quality zinc complex
I like OT, but the form of Zinc Citrate is not optimal --- see below:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3630857
Ideally, you would want to supplement with Zinc CHELATE, which is found in another very awesome performance multivitamin that also contains clinically validated doses of beta alanine and carnitine l-tartrate
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