I got some money to go for bodybuilding.com for my b-day. I'm getting some protein and debating between hmb and zma. I lean towards the ZMA cuz its alot cheaper, then again, I'm 18 and may not need the extra free testosterone. Suggestions are much appreciated!
Edit:haha, im 19 not 18. wow. oops. Hey, in my best defense it was as of a few days ago...
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Thread: ZMA vs. HMB
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03-16-2008, 09:33 AM #1
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ZMA vs. HMB
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03-20-2008, 09:30 AM #9
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IMO HMB isn't too great. I took it last year with a stack and saw good results. THEN, I took the same stack and removed HMB and also saw the same results. For the money, it's not worth it.
Also, research for HMB is mediocre at best. Some studies claim it stops muscle breakdown, others say it doesn't do anything. Alot of mixed up information.
What makes me wonder is: If HMB is sooo great, why haven't all companies adopted it into their products? It's not like leucine, creatine, l-citruline, etc.
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03-20-2008, 02:41 PM #12
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I guess I beat around the bush a little bit by focusing on cost, but when I compare taking HMB and not taking HMB, there is no difference in strength gains.
Basically I had a stack A and stack B. Stack A included HMB. Stack B did not. (First stack was NO-xplode, whey isolate, HMB, CLA, BCAA's; second did not include HMB. Diet remained the same for the duration of both stacks)
Stack A was done for 4 weeks. Results were recorded. Stack B was done after a 2 week no-supplement period. Results were recorded. Results were exactly the same. That's how it worked for me, I don't know how I can make it any clearer.
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