It's a product pretending to be something it's not, preying on people who see the letters "HGH" and think they are buying human growth hormone. Just this advertising tactic alone underlines this company's underhanded tactics, and likely the lack of anything substantial in the product.
How much should ZMA cost and how many pills should be taken daily?
Someone in Canada wrote:
It's a product pretending to be something it's not, preying on people who see the letters "HGH" and think they are buying human growth hormone. Just this advertising tactic alone underlines this company's underhanded tactics, and likely the lack of anything substantial in the product.
Real HGH must be injected. Any orally taken "HGH" is bogus and doesn't work. Real HGH is more expensive then some fake pills. Save your money.
I paid $9.00 for 90 caps.
Brand name is NOW
Each cap has
Vitamin B-6 15mg
Magnesium 450mg
Zinc 30mg
I take 2 or 3 caps every night. I'm a light sleeper and after two weeks of taking it I'm sleeping about 1 ½ to 2 hours longer. I seem to go into REM easier. The density of my mornin wood varies :-)
GABA may boost your own HGH - it could be that GABA promotes deeper/better sleep and you body is able to recover better (by producing adequate HGH). HGH is produced while sleeping - and if you are not getting quality sleep, then you are not maximizing your gains. "Gains" don't happen during the workout, they occur only when you recover - otherwise, it's a slow downward spiral to mediocrity. All of you college boys who think that you are "good" and think that you can skate by with little sleep - you are stealing from your best performances by not resting/recovering fully. It's not a question of how good you are, its how good could you be.
Merry Christmas to all.
marijuologist wrote:
-CoQ10: believe it or not, i actually percieved a slight improvement in aerobic capacity while taking this stuff, although i can't say for that it wasn't just psychological
Can you quantify the improvement, (ie lower H/R at the same pace, running a further distance at the same effort before the H/R climbs)?
Thanks
Currently, I take:
Vit A/D - 2 per day (5000IU, 400IU each). Helps eyes, calcium absorption.
Vit B Complex - 2 per day (water soluble). Helps with stress and tension.
Vit B12 - 5 per week (500mcg). Taken with iron supplement to increase iron absorption.
Vit C Complex - 2 per day (water soluble). Helps reduce bruising and EIA.
Calcium-Magnesium-Zinc - 3 per day (1000mg, 400mg, 25mg total). Sleep better, keep bones strong.
Chromium - 1 per day (200mcg). Helps minimize sweet cravings.
Vit D3 - 2 per day (1000 each). Helps with inflammation, and calcium absorption.
Vit E - 2 per day (400IU each). Helps with EIA.
Fish Oil - 12 caps per day. Helps with inflammation.
Iron - 5 per week. Corrected tired feeling during workouts, especially in the summer.
Magnesium - 1 per day (250mg). Sleep better.
Multi-Vit - 1 per day. For other trace minerals, mostly.
Selenium - 2 per day (200mcg each). Helps with EIA.
Zinc - 1 50mg tablet per day. Helps most with recovery after hard/intense efforts.
Whey powder - in a shake, mostly during the summer months. Aids recovery, especially when weight training.
I no longer take:
Fresh Ground Flax Seed - interfered with thyroid function (thiocyanates).
Garlic - Seemed to help with EIA during winter months. Got tired of the smell.
Liver tablets - ditto. Just eat chicken liver now, mixed with mushrooms, onions. Yum!
Potassium - never seemed to do anything for me.
Yeast powder - worked well for me, just got tired of the taste.
IllinoisMaster wrote:
Currently, I take:
Vit A/D - 2 per day (5000IU, 400IU each). Helps eyes, calcium absorption.
Vit B Complex - 2 per day (water soluble). Helps with stress and tension.
Vit B12 - 5 per week (500mcg). Taken with iron supplement to increase iron absorption.
Vit C Complex - 2 per day (water soluble). Helps reduce bruising and EIA.
Calcium-Magnesium-Zinc - 3 per day (1000mg, 400mg, 25mg total). Sleep better, keep bones strong.
Chromium - 1 per day (200mcg). Helps minimize sweet cravings.
Vit D3 - 2 per day (1000 each). Helps with inflammation, and calcium absorption.
Vit E - 2 per day (400IU each). Helps with EIA.
Fish Oil - 12 caps per day. Helps with inflammation.
Iron - 5 per week. Corrected tired feeling during workouts, especially in the summer.
Magnesium - 1 per day (250mg). Sleep better.
Multi-Vit - 1 per day. For other trace minerals, mostly.
Selenium - 2 per day (200mcg each). Helps with EIA.
Zinc - 1 50mg tablet per day. Helps most with recovery after hard/intense efforts.
Whey powder - in a shake, mostly during the summer months. Aids recovery, especially when weight training.
I no longer take:
Fresh Ground Flax Seed - interfered with thyroid function (thiocyanates).
Garlic - Seemed to help with EIA during winter months. Got tired of the smell.
Liver tablets - ditto. Just eat chicken liver now, mixed with mushrooms, onions. Yum!
Potassium - never seemed to do anything for me.
Yeast powder - worked well for me, just got tired of the taste.
Your urine must glow in the dark.
ZMA definitely helps you sleep. I'll need a little more time with it before I can tell if it is helping my running. But I've never had more intense dreams. They're like movies.
Wow. I'm definitely getting some of this ZMA stuff.
thinker wrote: I've never had more intense dreams. They're like movies.
Like "No Country for Old Men"?
bummed out wrote:
Someone in Canada wrote:It's a product pretending to be something it's not, preying on people who see the letters "HGH" and think they are buying human growth hormone. Just this advertising tactic alone underlines this company's underhanded tactics, and likely the lack of anything substantial in the product.
Real HGH must be injected. Any orally taken "HGH" is bogus and doesn't work. Real HGH is more expensive then some fake pills. Save your money.
Why are you telling this to me? You must be confused - I'm not the OP, I wasn't the one planning on buying this product, and my comment was to tell the OP that the product was not HGH.
perchance to dream wrote:
thinker wrote: I've never had more intense dreams. They're like movies.Like "No Country for Old Men"?
LOL Exactly!
that's the Zinc part then.
Low sex drive is a sure sign of zinc deficiency.
I take a male athlete oriented multi, supplement iron in the summer, supplment B in the summer (helps w.iron absorbtion), Optygen in the four months prior to 'A' race, fish oil, ZMA, and melatonin.
I used to supplement my blood with my own blood. I won the Tour De Fracne. Side effects included acne.
I am 43 years old, work 8-12 hours a day, work out 1-2 hours a day and HAVE NEVER WASTED MONEY ON THAT SUPPLEMENT GARBAGE.
rippy cripple wrote:
I am 43 years old, work 8-12 hours a day, work out 1-2 hours a day and HAVE NEVER WASTED MONEY ON THAT SUPPLEMENT GARBAGE.
YOU KIDS STAY OUT OF MY YARD!!!
I was always an injury prone runner, but i think i've found something that helps my body cope with the stress i put on it.
Slim Fast powder mix with chocolate syrup within 30 mins. after run.
Daily Multi Vitamin after eating a meal within 2 hours after my run (chipotle/qdoba are great)
This seems to be working for me now, with a decently large amount of water consumption. I might have to check out this ZMA though, i've become intrigued.
injuryprone wrote:
I was always an injury prone runner, but i think i've found something that helps my body cope with the stress i put on it.
Slim Fast powder mix with chocolate syrup within 30 mins. after run.
Daily Multi Vitamin after eating a meal within 2 hours after my run (chipotle/qdoba are great)
This seems to be working for me now, with a decently large amount of water consumption. I might have to check out this ZMA though, i've become intrigued.
the slimfast is a 4:1 carb/protein ratio that is probably the best thing you could drink after a run
THIS IS HILARIOUS SHYTE....gawd this clown is a regular comedian....