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| Review Date: October 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Nair, |
I am a vegetarian and have had a testosterone deficiency since childhood. So finding ZMA was like a heaven sent gift for me. It does what it claims for me. Gets my testo levels to the appropriate amount. I do work out a bit and this stuff has been helping me a lot to relaxingly sleep at night (along with melatonin/ tryptophan ) and in the morning i do feel refreshed like new without any fatigue from previous day. But since i am a vegetarian, i sometimes feel like i should take two doses per day on days with work out. Make sure to avoid foods (any food or specifically that has calcium, antioxidants like Vitamin C etc) at least about 1 hour before and after the dosages. Also i found that i can buy this for $25 somewhere else with free ship if i order for about $75 total. .. hehe
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I Put on 30 Pounds of Muscle in 3 Months Because of ZMA
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| Review Date: November 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Andrew Chang: 7-Hour School Week and Health, Wealth, Truth, Bay Area |
ZMA helps increase your testosterone levels while you sleep. Make you take it on an empty stomach with no calcium. It is best to take it 30 minutes before you fall asleep to get maximum effect. This supplement also helps you sleep better and recover sooner from your training.
I follow ABC bodybuilding's article on the Window of Opportunity.
Please keep in mind that it is a guide, not a dogma. Do what feels right and what works for you.
The Window of Opportunity is a post-workout shake that I used when I put on over 30 pounds of muscle within 3 months. My bench went from 215 pounds to 450, body fat from 7% to 3%, and mile time from 6 minutes to 5. It works.
Here are the quick basics, although you definitely must read the article yourself.
After the work out, you should consume .22 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight and 5 grams of carbohydrate (half dextrose, half maltodextrin) per 10 pounds of lean muscle mass for bulking, or 2.5 grams of carbohydrate (half dextrose, half maltodextrin) per 10 pounds of lean muscle mass for cutting.
You should also consume 5-10 grams of creatine, 5-10 grams of glutamine, and a multi-anti-oxidant formula. All this must be done over a 45-60 minute period.
The 45-60 minute sequence is vital:
Step One:
* Blend 1/3 protein (experiment to find the exact number for you), 1/3 dextrose (simple sugar), and 1/3 maltodextrin (complex sugar) with enough water (water should be at least 92% of the total mixture). Add 500 mg of sodium per liter of water used.
* Shake the ingredients well. Put creatine powder in your mouth (5-10 grams when starting, 2.5-5 grams once body is saturated with creatine) and drink the shake to wash the creatine down. It is better to do this than to mix the creatine in water, as that makes creatine lose its potency.
* Drink one half of the shake within 5 minutes of working out. After this 5 minutes, allow an additional 10-15 minutes for the solution to settle in your stomach.
Step 2:
* After the solution has dissolved in your stomach for 10-15 minutes, consume 5-10 grams of Glutamine and your multi-vitamin (Life Force) with one gulp of the shake.
* Continue to drink the remaining half of the shake for the following 30-45 minute period.
* It is vital to drink small sips of your shake for the entire 30-45 minute period. This allows for maximum absorption rate of the nutrients into your body.
Step 3:
* Take fish oil with a meal, preferably at breakfast.
* Take ZMA on an empty stomach, 30 minutes before you go to sleep.
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side affects
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| Review Date: December 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Stefan Stefanoff, ny |
| i introduced zma into my supplement routine a while ago which included protein shakes and creatine. i did see awesome strength gains but unfortunately it gave me terrible facial acne. all the strength in the world was not worth lookimg like a pizza face. |
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