I'm not talking about taking ZMA for the claim that it can increase testosterone or anything, but how well does it work as far as getting a good nights sleep go? I've been an insomniac for years, on average it can take me an hour to get to sleep, at the worst of times it can take me two hours or more. I feel like this is hurting my gains overall, is ZMA a good option if I DON'T want to turn to actual sleep-aid drugs? Any tricks that you guys have for getting to sleep fast?
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If you arent concerned with any test boosting effects then I recommend Natural Calm a calming magnesium supplement drink. A tablespoon a night works wonders for sleep aide..as does supplementing with GABA at night. Ive tried ZMA and it gave me deep sleep for what sleep I did get but it made me "paranoid" during my sleep and gave me really insane dreams. I would sleep deep for about 3hrs. then wake, then sleep 3hrs., then wake..so not really beneficial IMO.
A good stack about 45min. pre bed is 1tbsp Natural Calm, 1 750mg. GABA, 1 3mg. Melatonin
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I have tried several ZMA products and none of them helped me sleep...I think my sleep was worse...I felt all sweaty and my skin felt gross...I have tried several other things for sleep and nothing works...
So far the best thing I have found and used is ****** 10mg or remeron 45 mg one or the other will knock you out...The Remeron is a hard core one that will put you down for at least 10 hours of hard sleep...
The only O.T.C. sleep aid that I have heard that works is SHUT-EYE...Not sure I have not tired it...But my thing is why pay $40 for it when you can pay like $6 for a 30 day supply of ******...
Hope this helps...MY CURRENT STACK:
Animal Pak with morning meal...
Barleans Omega swirl twice a day...
Barleans Flax Swirl once a day...
Animal Rage before workout...
Universal Atomic 7 during workout...
Animal Flex with evening meal...
Universal Ultra Whey Pro through out the day...
Universal Real Gains through out the day...
"I'D RATHER BE JUDGED BY 12 THAN CARRIED BY 6"
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Same here, before I was even a representative for Primaforce, I used ZMA on a daily basis, and saw some significant increase in deeper sleep.
Some people reap the benefits and some do not, supplements are exactly that, they supplement a good diet and training program.
For the price of the 180 Cap Bottle it is highly worth your investment.
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