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[kbayne]

Question..for those who take R-ala or NA-R-Ala..how much do you guys take before a heavy carb meal?

Curious.....

300-900mg R-ALA or 150-300mg Na-R-ALA

Depends on if dosing by itself or with other glucose disposal agents

 

[mr.cooper69]

why not just use metformin? it's cheap and readily available online.

btw, check your email!

Metformin is great for fat loss but is such a strong activator of AMPK I'd be hesitant to use it regularly as someone trying to put on muscle mass.

I also HATE the GI sides

 

[cbsharpe]

300-900mg R-ALA or 150-300mg Na-R-ALA

Depends on if dosing by itself or with other glucose disposal agents

Thanks once again kbayne. Yeah, I usually take anywhere between 200-300 mg of R-Ala. I will up it a bit this weekend when I have my cheat meal this Saturday to see if there is a difference in dosage.

 

[MidwestBeast]

Metformin is great for fat loss but is such a strong activator of AMPK I'd be hesitant to use it regularly as someone trying to put on muscle mass.

I also HATE the GI sides

FWIW, I haven't experienced any sides with it at the 500mg dose. Now when I tried 2 tabs and got to 1g, I felt them.

(I have a scrip for it, btw)

 

[MidwestBeast]

Thanks once again kbayne. Yeah, I usually take anywhere between 200-300 mg of R-Ala. I will up it a bit this weekend when I have my cheat meal this Saturday to see if there is a difference in dosage.

I have 200mg caps and will use 1 cap with 1 or 2 Slintensity usually (not using it solo, but just for reference). I'll take 400mg if it's going to be a very big meal.

 

[AntM1564]

For what it's worth, I took Na-R-Ala pre bed last night. I slept like a rock, I'll continue for a few days to see if it was just me or not.

 

[ma70]

For what it's worth, I took Na-R-Ala pre bed last night. I slept like a rock, I'll continue for a few days to see if it was just me or not.

There's a thread on BB.com about people who've dosed Na-R-Ala pre-bed noticing effects, so I don't think you and me are the only ones.

 

[MidwestBeast]

For what it's worth, I took Na-R-Ala pre bed last night. I slept like a rock, I'll continue for a few days to see if it was just me or not.

I know dsade had a dosing protocol like that for slintensity before. And I know a lot of people who love to do that with agmatine.

Any of you follow it with agmatine? I take mine every morning upon rising and then get more in pre-workout, so I don't do a pre-bed dose, but maybe I'll play around with adding in an extra 500mg before bed for a few weeks and see what I notice.

 

[AntM1564]

I know dsade had a dosing protocol like that for slintensity before. And I know a lot of people who love to do that with agmatine.

Any of you follow it with agmatine? I take mine every morning upon rising and then get more in pre-workout, so I don't do a pre-bed dose, but maybe I'll play around with adding in an extra 500mg before bed for a few weeks and see what I notice.

I have some bulk laying around. Maybe I'll play with it. When are the optimal dosing times for body comp?

 

[MidwestBeast]

I have some bulk laying around. Maybe I'll play with it. When are the optimal dosing times for body comp?

Agmatine?

I don't know of a universal time. I do first thing in the morning with my normal meds since I don't eat for a bit and I take it daily. But it's in my pre-workout that I take in close to daily in the afternoon, as well, so I end up with 500mg 2x/day most days. Some people will utilize it pre-meal specifically and then some others were using it right before bed and noticing some benefits.

 

[cbsharpe]

I have 200mg caps and will use 1 cap with 1 or 2 Slintensity usually (not using it solo, but just for reference). I'll take 400mg if it's going to be a very big meal.

I don't think I've ever tried Slintensity....but thanks for your feedback.

 

[sina]

Surprised not to see Biotin or Curcumin in here...

 

[cbsharpe]

Surprised not to see Biotin or Curcumin in here...

Biotin is good when added to R-ala....

 

[heavylifter33]

300-900mg R-ALA or 150-300mg Na-R-ALA

Depends on if dosing by itself or with other glucose disposal agents

^^^ Basically what i do too.

 

[AntM1564]

My sleep has been epic since taking 150 mg Na-R-Ala ore bed for the past 4 nights.

 

[Battossi]

For most people cinnamon extract should be the perfect go to.

For one...it has indispensable research on healthy and type 2 diabetic trained and untrained individuals. This is a rarity and a blessing.

Secondly it has a plethora of other health benefits.

 

[AntM1564]

For most people cinnamon extract should be the perfect go to.

For one...it has indispensable research on healthy and type 2 diabetic trained and untrained individuals. This is a rarity and a blessing.

Secondly it has a plethora of other health benefits.

Might as well just sprinkle some cinnamon on foods. I agree, cinnamon is a solid option, but buying ground cinnamon would be so much cheaper.

 

[JudoJosh]

Research on cinnamon is actually a bit far from being conclusive here

 

[Whacked]

Berberine or Na-R-ALA

Anyone make a product containing both ?

 

[ma70]

Anyone make a product containing both ?

Not from what I've seen, but they're easy to find in bulk.