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Cocoa powder - is 50g a day the way to go?

BeardedBreast

BeardedBreast

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25g divided doses?

Really intrigued by the last thread and just stocked up.

I work out very early,so I'm thinking 25 g in post wo shake then another shake with 25 g in the afternoon.
 
I just updated that thread - and I hate to become the crazed cocoa powder guy, but I love this stuff. I've been taking roughly 30 grams a day, and maybe because I don't measure precisely I am closer to 40 grams some days - but I'm noticing good effects. 15 grams in a large coffee gives a thick and just slightly gritty drink. 25 grams would be a large dose. The study on AM a few weeks ago showed muscle increases with 0.375 mg/kg of bodyweight I believe.
 
HIT4ME said:
I just updated that thread - and I hate to become the crazed cocoa powder guy, but I love this stuff. I've been taking roughly 30 grams a day, and maybe because I don't measure precisely I am closer to 40 grams some days - but I'm noticing good effects. 15 grams in a large coffee gives a thick and just slightly gritty drink. 25 grams would be a large dose. The study on AM a few weeks ago showed muscle increases with 0.375 mg/kg of bodyweight I believe.
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Are you just using Hershey's unsweetened?
 
It's 0.375g/Kg. I'm 212 and take 35g - you can probably save some money unless you really do weigh a lot. I use regular old Hershey's Unsweetened - Sam's Club - $7 :) I couldn't find a free version of the full study text, so I dose mine later in the day, a few hours after workouts, in case it might blunt some beneficial training inflammation.
 
The_Old_Guy said:
It's 0.375g/Kg. I'm 212 and take 35g - you can probably save some money unless you really do weigh a lot. I use regular old Hershey's Unsweetened - Sam's Club - $7 :)
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Sorry - yeah, grams, not mg. And yes, I just use Hersheys Natural Unsweetened powder...$3-4 at the super market.
 
HIT4ME said:
I just updated that thread - and I hate to become the crazed cocoa powder guy, but I love this stuff. I've been taking roughly 30 grams a day, and maybe because I don't measure precisely I am closer to 40 grams some days - but I'm noticing good effects. 15 grams in a large coffee gives a thick and just slightly gritty drink. 25 grams would be a large dose. The study on AM a few weeks ago showed muscle increases with 0.375 mg/kg of bodyweight I believe.
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You mix unsweetened cocoa powder with black coffee?
 
I may try the protein powder thing. I like it in the coffee- becomes more like hot cocoa and I like the extra kick from the caffeine with it. I've actually been wondering what this would be like with some MCT powder, etc. I feel motivated/focused on things. I'm normally pretty anxious and driven, but now it's like....I'm relaxed and have more of a mental focus that allows me to put the small stuff aside and leaves more room to get the big stuff done, if that makes sense.
 
a few things you should know- the cocoa plant is a very efficient concentrater of cadmium (natural and/or or pollution). Very limited brands based on a few varieties can be safely consumed at the doses you are talking about on a daily- I struggle with this too and hate limiting my intake- a workaround for epi-catechin may be this=
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note= this is especially concerning if you also use coffee as it also concentrates cadmium

I just picked up a 2 month supply and will use along with cocoa powder bulk

source (among many)
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emiliozapata said:
a few things you should know- the cocoa plant is a very efficient concentrater of cadmium (natural and/or or pollution). Very limited brands based on a few varieties can be safely consumed at the doses you are talking about on a daily- I struggle with this too and hate limiting my intake- a workaround for epi-catechin may be this=
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note= this is especially concerning if you also use coffee as it also concentrates cadmium

I just picked up a 2 month supply and will use along with cocoa powder bulk

source (among many)
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How much epicatechin is in the Swanson product? Just curious.
 
emiliozapata said:
a few things you should know- the cocoa plant is a very efficient concentrater of cadmium (natural and/or or pollution). Very limited brands based on a few varieties can be safely consumed at the doses you are talking about on a daily- I struggle with this too and hate limiting my intake- a workaround for epi-catechin may be this=
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note= this is especially concerning if you also use coffee as it also concentrates cadmium

I just picked up a 2 month supply and will use along with cocoa powder bulk

source (among many)
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gonna have t o check these out, thanks for the past!
 
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