ZMA has been a wonder pill for me. I was suggested to take it to help out my shin splints (chronic.. ALWAYS had them starting in college)- which have gone away and stayed away. Better sleep was a bonus and other effects were just a bonus.
I'm happy with the multi-vitamins and ZMA. Don't want to spend much more cash on pills.
Multivitamins- I take C, Calcium+D, and a Multi. It makes my pee expensive, but I generally stay pretty healthy and feel reasonably good, don't feel run down very often
Glucosamine + Chondroitin- No huge effects, although I had previously had problems with recurrent shin splints before taking it, and haven't had nearly as many problems since.
Omega-3 Fish oil- dealing with a knee injury, and have definitely notice a decrease in swelling since I started taking it. I'm still working through it, and there still is some swelling, but it has been better over the last month or so.
ZMA - very effective, the same as what others have reported
Fish 0il - good for my old joints, not so much inflammation after taking it for ~1 week.
Magnesium + Mallic Acid - reduces muscle soreness and tightness
Isopure - protein drink, during during after runs, mixed half and half with a sports drink. Much less muscle soreness.
GABA - for sleep
Stinging Nettle - allergies, very effective, no side effects
Pycnogenol - allergies, but relatively expensive, Stinging Nettle is much less costly.
I agree with what everyone has said about ZMA, it helped me sleep much better and it made my thumper harder
What is GABA?
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=gaba&btnG=Google+Search&meta=? wrote:
What is GABA?
fish oil and CoQ10 are often reccomended to people who have high cholesterol (i reccomend it al lthe time) because statins (drugs prescribed to reduce your overal cholesterol) leech coQ10 from your system. Fish Oil is good at raising the good cholesterol but it doesn't lower the bad but it is still a good idea because people like the Inuits don't get arthritis eventhough theyeats tons of red meat and tons of fat. the fact that they incorporate a large amount of cold water fish i ntheir diet seems to keep them on an even keel.
Any more?
Flaxseed oil - seriously loose stools
Glucosamine & Chondroitin - arthritis-like pains in lower back went away, maybe as a result, maybe not
Magnesium orotate (epovar) - maybe slight performance improvement after 3 months
BCAA supplements - better focus, at least for first few months
Vioxx - made me feel as though I was having a heart attack
Is this ZMA stuff legal? How about other over-the-counter products produced by the same company/lab?
Anyone have any negative experience with ZMA?
to each his own....
glucosamine condroitin is my magic...
to each his own....
glucosamine condroitin is my magic...
maybe you don't understand zinc, magnesium, vitamin bmost pencil neck geek runner types ARE deficient in z and m - as is demonstrated by the anecdotal evidence that we see here.Boing!
Is it legal? wrote:
Is this ZMA stuff legal?
i just started with rhodiola rosea. less than a week, so i'm hesitant to say anything, really, but what i've heard and read sounds good (like most supplements i guess). the Soviets apparently put a lot of stock into it back in the day. arctic alpine plant. pretty cheap too.
BOING!!!!! wrote:
maybe you don't understand
zinc, magnesium, vitamin b
Maybe what I don't understand is what ELSE is in there.
BOING!!!!! wrote: zinc, magnesium, vitamin b
Is it legal? wrote: Maybe what I don't understand is what ELSE is in there.
Gelatin, rice flour, magnesium stearate, water.
Any of those banned? I don't have that list handy.
Ferrous Sulfate with Vitamin C
It saved my running
OK, how about this stuff?
http://www.genf20.com/?a=pks1967&t=HGHFACTS
I'm mainly curious about the legallity of it.
legallity > illegallity
Is it legal? wrote:
OK, how about this stuff?
http://www.genf20.com/?a=pks1967&t=HGHFACTS
Anyone?