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sorry to bring up ZMA again!

danny_tuff Posts: 85 Joined: 2006/11/12	2007/04/11, 03:30 AM yes i no there are alot of posts on zma and i read them all but i couldnt find anything that fitted what i wanted to know. Yes i know you take it 2 hrs after your last meal and yes i know you take it 30,40min before bed. But what about if your pre bed meal has calcium in it. Say if i took my ZMA 45-1hr before bed and then had my pre bed meal with cottage cheese for the casein right before bed would i still get the best effects of the ZMA for would they need to be seperated more. Sorry to post another one but i really did search through alot and just couldnt find it:( -------------- OBSESSION is a word the lazy use to describe the DEDICATED
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/04/11, 09:04 AM You are awfully young to be taking a lot of supplements. Why not save your money and eat, train and rest and see how far that takes you before adding in expensive supplements? -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
danny_tuff Posts: 85 Joined: 2006/11/12	2007/04/11, 09:13 AM well i guess i wouldnt say im looknig for a quick help but to try and get any edge i can in sports. I know that may sound weak but well yeh. Also for recovery and sleep zma just fits alot of the criteria that i need. I have protein powders and have creatine(havnt used yet as im sick) and think a healthy help wouldnt be so bad. -------------- OBSESSION is a word the lazy use to describe the DEDICATED
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/04/11, 09:30 AM Danny - here is some info from a previous post, I think it answers your question - from BB1fit - Calcium can fight for absorbtion in good amounts with the zinc. I would take my ZMA after my last meal(2 hrs.), wait 30-45 min., then have my cottage cheese and go to bed. Also - here is a formula to make your own ZMA (cheaper) Buy magnesium (aspartate or not, doesn't seem to matter much) zinc B6 and take 500mg magnesium 50mg zinc half a b6 tab buy all pill form so they dissolve at the same rate. I hope that answers your question! -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
danny_tuff Posts: 85 Joined: 2006/11/12	2007/04/11, 09:49 PM well i feel pretty stupid now lol i was sure i read all the ones on zma thanks assimer! -------------- OBSESSION is a word the lazy use to describe the DEDICATED
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2007/04/11, 09:58 PM If it is a small amount of calcium, no worries. -------------- "If it ain't broke, you aren't trying."