ZMA worth it?

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10-13-2013, 05:38 PM
yeahbuddy289

ZMA worth it?

Gotta order some protein and was wondering if ZMA is worth using? Also I use to use creatine a few years ago (tried n.o. explode then just plain mono) I never got much of an effect as far as weight gain from either one... can anyone recommend a good creatine that works?
10-13-2013, 08:15 PM
jimmyinkedup

ZMA- IMO no its not worth it.
Creatine I always just used plain old monohydrate
10-13-2013, 08:23 PM
austinite

Do folks take this as a pre workout? Magnesium is a muscle relaxer, I see that counter productive if so...
10-13-2013, 08:24 PM
yeahbuddy289

Is creatine even worth it? I have used monohydrate before with no results as far as weight gain/ performance.
10-13-2013, 08:25 PM
yeahbuddy289

austinite... it is suppose to be taken before bed I guess.
10-13-2013, 08:25 PM
austinite

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Originally Posted by yeahbuddy289

austinite... it is suppose to be taken before bed I guess.

Ah. Makes sense.
10-13-2013, 08:31 PM
austinite

Never really looked into this. But it looks like Zinc, Magnesium and B6, right? What is the purpose? I get what they all do, but what's the hype/advertisement?
10-13-2013, 08:43 PM
jimmyinkedup

Its all based on a study done by Victor Conte back in the Balco days that was later proved to be totally bunk. Like literally a totally bogus study. They claimed it was anabolic. Its super cheap but in my experince (yeah I tried it back then) it is totally useless.
10-13-2013, 08:47 PM
Ashop

It will most definitely help you sleep if you take it before bed.
For the price I think its an alright supplement,,,,totally over hyped
but it does have some effect. Pretty cheap priced these days.
10-13-2013, 08:49 PM
austinite

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Originally Posted by jimmyinkedup

Its all based on a study done by Victor Conte back in the Balco days that was later proved to be totally bunk. Like literally a totally bogus study. They claimed it was anabolic. Its super cheap but in my experince (yeah I tried it back then) it is totally useless.

Gotcha. Thanks man. I use all these ingredients separately for many reasons, but nothing to do with bodybuilding really.
10-13-2013, 08:52 PM
yeahbuddy289

Yeah as said earlier its suppose to help with sleep... some have even reported intense dreams (which I seem to have anyways) I have used it before and I did notice I started waking up with morning wood more often than usual but who knows if it was related.
10-14-2013, 07:39 PM
Ashop

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Originally Posted by yeahbuddy289

Yeah as said earlier its suppose to help with sleep... some have even reported intense dreams (which I seem to have anyways) I have used it before and I did notice I started waking up with morning wood more often than usual but who knows if it was related.

Men need zinc to have a healthy natural hormone balance.
10-14-2013, 08:06 PM
BG

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Originally Posted by yeahbuddy289

Yeah as said earlier its suppose to help with sleep... some have even reported intense dreams (which I seem to have anyways) I have used it before and I did notice I started waking up with morning wood more often than usual but who knows if it was related.

I had all these plus when I didnt take it I couldnt sleep. It didnt help the situation at all. This is around the time I realized less is more. I stopped taking more things to combat sides issues and just get to the problem itself.....just lower my dosages.