Good supplements for sleep and recovery?

[swks26]

Currently using SAN ElixAir. So far so good, and the extremely vivid dreams.

[emergency]

I have had some great sleep using GABA, ZMA, or Melatonin. The vivid dreams are a plus in my book

[DamonX]

I've been using Arnold Iron dream and it works like a charm everytime.
Fruit punch doesn't taste that good tho, but grape on the other hand does. Try it you, I'm sure you'll like it

[_NimbusTim_]

As mentioned by many, Nimbus Abyss-Unparalleled. Abyss uses clinically studied doses of patented ingredients. We've even put our money where our mouth was by giving away. FITBit Flex to a consumer to log with Abyss. Abyss helps to correct your sleep. Sleep better and feel better with AU.

[longhorns_p]

Lights Out. Hands down the best product I've used.

Abyss and Nocturnabol are good too

[AfroPope]

Another vote for Abyss.

[_NimbusTim_]

Another vote for Abyss.

Appreciate it!

[artDDP]

I've used Animal PM for years and love it. I get a good, restful sleep with it (not easy with a two-year old) and it's got a great price to serving ratio considering it has ZMA, valerian root, and immunity boosters. I strongly recommend it.

[iviicrociot]

Best recovery supplement I've taken was Labrada HICA-Max. It won't help you sleep but it helped me almost double frequency while cutting. It tastes great and you're notice the effects a few days in. I'm out and I miss feeling fresh and able to squat/deadlift without a 2-3 day break in between.

[Galtet]

I'm sure a lot of the things people have suggested here may help you in some way or another, but have you considered that supplements might not be the answer? A lot of people have poor sleep due to the wrong kind of mattress (too soft or too firm), bad sleeping position, or simply a bad and/or old pillow (very very common).
Before you go getting yourself mentally conditioned to need to ingest something special in order to get quality sleep, I would research these types of things and make sure they don't help.

That seems like sound advice. My pillow is **** indeed.

[naturalguy]

I've used Animal PM for years and love it. I get a good, restful sleep with it (not easy with a two-year old) and it's got a great price to serving ratio considering it has ZMA, valerian root, and immunity boosters. I strongly recommend it.

The immunity boosters are a nice addition

[flyfreefit]

Came in to recommend melatonin as a sleep aide.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16295212

melatonin 5mg has been a great help for me. if it doesnt work, you could try adding some zma.

Melatonin saturates at 0.3 mg.

Read about the effects of overdosing melatonin here.

FYI - Overdosing in this case simply means dosing over the necessary amount, doesn't mean you will die. It will reduce the effect of future uses of the supplement.

You can also use valerian root to help sleep.

As for recovery, RSP Nutrition has BCAA for intra-workout... helps with soreness at a deficit.
They also carry glutamine for muscle recovery. Both are available in pure form, or you can get it as a flavored powder to mix with water and drink. GlutaGen is the best tasting glutamine supplement I've ever tried.