Zma

[hb]

I just bought a bottle and it says to stay away from calcium. How the fck am i gonna do that, cheese and protein shakes mixed with milk are a huge part of my diet. Does anyone know if i should just take protein shaked early in the day. Would i be able to pull this off? ZMA is a night time supplement taken before bed. Hope I get some feedback thanx

 

[Phantasmal]

I'm assuming your bedtime meal has calcium, so just take the ZMA 30-60 minutes before that and you should be fine. Just don't take it with the calcium or before the calcium has some time to digest.

 

[DJBen]

Dude, you're gonna be choking your chicken like a jackhammer in the mornings.

Leave the calcium out of your last meal. 'nuff said.

 

[LogicalOptimist]

Some bodybuilders go so far as to say that ZMA is a ripoff. It's really the Zinc and Vitamin B6 that are important; the Magnesium isn't really needed since Mag. deficiency in bodybuilders is rare.

The idea is you buy Zinc tablets (gluconate or picolinate > chelate) separately and much cheaper than ZMA. Same effects. You get your B6 through multivitamins which you should be taking anyway.

My sources:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?threadid=11480
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?threadid=17417 (to a lesser extent)

Not totally on-topic, I know, but it might save you some money in the future if you find that Zinc / B6 supplementation are just as effective as ZMA. Use whichever works for you...

 

[hb]

im not too worried about the price unless it is outrages, plus Im taking ZMASS which has alot more crap in it. Another question is that sometimes i fall asleep out of no where so I have trouble timing this supplement. Another thing what would happen if I take this supplement about 30 minutes after eating. Would this have a negative effect?

lmao DJ BEN u speakin from experience?

 

[California Love]

He says that because zinc is a vital nutrient for sperm production. IMO, i agree with logical optimist. ZMA is a complete ripoff when you can simply buy zinc + a B complex. BTW, these supps are terrific for lowering DHT.

 

[DJBen]

I'm not speaking from experience no, but for a while I wasnt seeing the usual people I see at the gym when I was there... A few weeks later, I see them, and they tell me they've been going out of their mind with their new diet and ZMA.

They had to get up later in the mornings [no pun intended], jump out of bed, and hit the gym before anything else otherwise all they'd do is sit inside with a porn collection for half the morning and then be late for work

I agree about the magnesium though.. I dont quite think it's all that amazing to be supplimenting it aswell

 

[hb]

Holy $HIT GUYSSSS. THIS STUFF IS FVCKEN GREATTTTT. MY SEX DRIVE IS THROUGH THE ROUGH AFTER THE SECOND DAY

 

[hb]

ROOF* LOL SORRY GUYS, got a little excited there.

 

[dcfball]

i coincendntly just got some myself... i figure as long as you dont have any milk products within 2 hours of going to bed you should be fine. i dont think a protein shake/milk combo is that great before bed anyways.