The title says it all, How many mg's of caffeine in a day is too many? Also does anyone know how many mg's of caffeine are in a scoop of Jack3d?
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07-03-2010, 12:07 PM #1
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07-03-2010, 12:09 PM #2
I can't comment on jacked as I don't know it's content, but how much is too much is open to wide interpretation.
We use 50mg. There is an MGN product that has over 1 GRAM of stims.
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07-03-2010, 12:11 PM #3
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07-03-2010, 12:11 PM #4
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Jack3d has 60-70mg per scoop I believe.
Most people prefer not to go over 200mg at any one time, but several products have 300-400mg caffeine per serving.
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07-03-2010, 12:14 PM #5
Thanks. Basically I'm on OEP right now which has 100 mg a pill. I don't take in any caffeine during the day unless its in a supplement (don't drink coffee or pop etc). Since I am on OEP I thought I would go on a caffeine free pre workout but I just can't get anything out of that. So I was thinking of just taking one scoop of jack3d a day. With three OEP pills a day I would still only be at around 400 mgs of caffeine a day.
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07-03-2010, 12:29 PM #6
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07-03-2010, 12:40 PM #7
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07-03-2010, 12:44 PM #8
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07-03-2010, 12:53 PM #9
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07-03-2010, 12:59 PM #11
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07-03-2010, 01:01 PM #12
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07-03-2010, 01:04 PM #13
ahh, i see..total amount of product when combined.
i agree with you; but like anything, tolerance will always play a factor. there are many who have stacked both of those products - some even at max dosing - with no issue whatsoever.
while i'm not advising such, of course, my point is that there is no one size fits all.
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07-03-2010, 01:18 PM #14
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07-03-2010, 01:23 PM #15
as with a lot of substances.. being key here.
the other being, there are no established indications that long-term use is harmful in any way, either.
it's really a moot point.
do you want to defend the use of every ingredient Gaspari uses as well, that could potentially have long-term effects?
i'm sure not. so i don't quite understand your stance on it.
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07-03-2010, 01:31 PM #16
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I wasn't here to talk about Gaspari's line of supplements, nor argue with you. I am aware (as are most of us) that some ingredients in the supplement world haven't been extensively researched, if at all.
My only cause for concern is that 1,3 dimeth has only recently become popular, and most companies jumped on the bandwagon very soon after... mixing it with many other things. I did not say it was good or bad... I'm just weary of it that's all, especially after some of the turns this industry has taken in terms of stimulants.
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07-03-2010, 01:45 PM #17
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07-03-2010, 01:49 PM #18
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07-03-2010, 01:57 PM #19
Not dangerous you say?
Papers released under the Official Information Act showed a 45-year-old man suffered a stroke after taking DMAA in powder form, and other users had been hospitalised with severe nausea and headaches.
Personally, I got heart palpitations after using only 3 scoops of Jack3d, everyone's different as you said but this substance is certainly not something to take lightly
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07-03-2010, 02:01 PM #20
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07-03-2010, 02:04 PM #21
omg, your kidding me there, right?
[sigh]
that merits no response.
Personally, I got heart palpitations after using only 3 scoops of Jack3d, everyone's different as you said but this substance is certainly not something to take lightly
3 scoops is the MAX dose of Jack3d you should take, and it is recommended to start with .5 scoop to 1 full scoop to assess tolerance.
what you say is not credible to me.
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07-03-2010, 02:08 PM #22
I'm fully aware of that, my tolerance to Jack3d grew faster than any other pre-workout I've tried, after a couple weeks I wasn't feeling anything from 2-2.5 scoops so I bumped it to 3..
So, "no wonder" I got heart palpitations from the max dose, yet you don't see anything potentially dangerous with this substance?
Wow..
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07-03-2010, 02:11 PM #23
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07-03-2010, 02:18 PM #24
if anything, 1,3-dimethylamylamine downside is that, like you mention, can be short-lived in effectiveness when used consecutively for a fair amount of time.
most preWO supps are this way of course, but Jack3d seems to burn out rather quickly, from what i've experienced and others have reported to me.
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07-03-2010, 02:21 PM #25
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07-03-2010, 02:28 PM #26
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07-03-2010, 02:37 PM #27
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07-03-2010, 02:40 PM #28
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07-03-2010, 02:48 PM #29
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07-03-2010, 04:49 PM #30
In the past my friend and myself tried the EC stack which involved 200mg caffeine pills. We were both around 250lbs at the time and while he could take several pills throughout the day I felt the effects were too much if I took one and had some pop.
I think tolerance plays the biggest role here. Just be weary of how much other caffeine you may be ingesting through other things like pop, coffee, energy drinks, etc.
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