Arzi75
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Hey, I'd just like to find out what's the general opinon around here on how beneficial people deem going overboard - or going to extremes - with your supps by superdosing or even MEGAdosing your supps?
E.g. here are some "super-dosing cycles" that I have personally tried recently (more or less successfully):
Taking per day:
5000-6000 mg of Beta-Alaine (powder)
1200-1500 mg of EPA (omega 3)
800-1000 mg of DHA (omega 3)
20-25 caps of BCAAs
5000-10000mg of L-Carnitine (liquid and/or caps)
around 10000-12000 mg of L-Arginine (both caps and powder)
5-6g of Lecithin
5-7g CLA
5-6g HMB (caps)
10-20g of Glutamine (powder)
I know that exceeding the recommended daily dosages is commonplace, but is there ever any real use of going overboard or am I just wasting my money?
I'm around 245 lbs. and been lifting weights for about 6 years. In my honest opinion, I think the recommendations on most of the product labels are not suitable for guys that are over 200 lbs., but on the other hand I know that your body can only digest i.e. use a certain amount of nutriceuticals within a certain period of time i.e. for Beta-Alaine anything more than 4000mg a day is just waste of money.
Also with the fish oils I have seen some studies that suggest that going overboard with fish oil - getting too much omega 3 fatty acids can actually be just as bad or even more deleterious to your health as having your omega 3-6 ratio askew due to insufficient omega 3 intake, but I never managed to see any specific citations as to what then is too much i.e. how much fish oil one can consume without your fish oil intake causing more illnesses than serving to cure illnesses?
So, where do you draw the line? Is it okay to go overboard every once in a while as long as you don't do so for prolonged periods of time, or should you always go by the recommendations, or opt for a "happy medium" somewhere in-between depending on your weight, age, experience etc.?
How beneficial you see the whole practice of superdosing or megadosing or is it always just more waste of your money and supps?
E.g. here are some "super-dosing cycles" that I have personally tried recently (more or less successfully):
Taking per day:
5000-6000 mg of Beta-Alaine (powder)
1200-1500 mg of EPA (omega 3)
800-1000 mg of DHA (omega 3)
20-25 caps of BCAAs
5000-10000mg of L-Carnitine (liquid and/or caps)
around 10000-12000 mg of L-Arginine (both caps and powder)
5-6g of Lecithin
5-7g CLA
5-6g HMB (caps)
10-20g of Glutamine (powder)
I know that exceeding the recommended daily dosages is commonplace, but is there ever any real use of going overboard or am I just wasting my money?
I'm around 245 lbs. and been lifting weights for about 6 years. In my honest opinion, I think the recommendations on most of the product labels are not suitable for guys that are over 200 lbs., but on the other hand I know that your body can only digest i.e. use a certain amount of nutriceuticals within a certain period of time i.e. for Beta-Alaine anything more than 4000mg a day is just waste of money.
Also with the fish oils I have seen some studies that suggest that going overboard with fish oil - getting too much omega 3 fatty acids can actually be just as bad or even more deleterious to your health as having your omega 3-6 ratio askew due to insufficient omega 3 intake, but I never managed to see any specific citations as to what then is too much i.e. how much fish oil one can consume without your fish oil intake causing more illnesses than serving to cure illnesses?
So, where do you draw the line? Is it okay to go overboard every once in a while as long as you don't do so for prolonged periods of time, or should you always go by the recommendations, or opt for a "happy medium" somewhere in-between depending on your weight, age, experience etc.?
How beneficial you see the whole practice of superdosing or megadosing or is it always just more waste of your money and supps?