[aznpoon]

i've been reading a lot about the anarchy stack on anabolicminds and decided to give it a try

i started on monday and it went like this:

protein shake and 30 minutes cardio first thing in the morning

Meal 1/post cardio - a protein shake with 45g of oatmeal (that would be 30g of carbs), 600mg ALA, 500mg ALCAR, 600mcg Biotin, 2 green tea extract

Meal 2 - chicken breast, 600mcg Biotin, 300mg ALA, 500mg ALCAR, 2 green tea

Meal 3 - chicken breast, 45g oatmeal (30g carbs), 600mcg Biotin, 600mg ALA, 500mg ALCAR, 2 GT

Meal 4/Post workout - protein shake, 45g oatmeal, some tuna, 600mcg Biotin, 600mg ALA, 500mg ALCAR, 2 GT

Meal 5 - chicken breast, veggies, 30g oatmeal (20g of carbs)

Meal 6 - tuna and cottage cheese

I felt fine after the post cardio meal but started feeling like crap after mysecond meal. I figured it was because i took the ALA without any carbs so i just ignored it. by the time i got to my post workout meal i felt like i was going to die. I felt very bloated and had in digestion. I suspect that it was the ALA that caused this because i had the same problem when i tried CLA a few months ago. I don't think i can stomach the acid very well but i was wondering whether it would be alright if i took 1500mg of ALCAR and 1200mg of ALA each day. I read that i should get around 1800mg of ALA but i really can't stomach it. i've been taking 1200mg since yesterday and i feel a lot better. Would take less ALA be harmful? should i decrease the amount of ALCAR that i'm taking?
if it is harmful, does anyone have any suggestions as to what i can do about the constipation? actually, could this be because i'm not taking in enough carbs? how many mg of ALA should i be taking per gram of carb? could this be the reason that i had the same problem with CLA? it really is a shame because CLA really worked well for the four days that i tried it. i went from a 4 pack to a ripped 6 pack in four days but i felt like ****.
sorry for all the questions but could someone please help!!!!!

[Mancolt]

I'm new to the boards and don't quite know all of the abbreviations yet. Could someone please tell me what ALA, ALCAR, and CLA are. Thanks.

[Boss_K]

search!

i'll give you one: ALA - alpha lipoic acid....

now search dammit..!

[beatphats]

I'm new to the boards and don't quite know all of the abbreviations yet. Could someone please tell me what ALA, ALCAR, and CLA are. Thanks.

Here's another

CLA - Conjugated Linoleic Acid

[Hatred]

Acetyl-L-Cartinine - ALCAR

[aznpoon]

Acetyl-L-Cartinine - ALCAR

so how about something that relates to my question