ALA for athletes

[macrophage69alpha]

MB,

no one said that it would be of great benefit to "elite atheletes".. as they typically are A. younger and B. have great insulin sensitivity. but that does not describe 99% of the people on this forum.. bodybuilders and strength atheletes.. while perhaps "elite" rarely have the insulin sensitivity of endurance atheletes.. few of them even do cardio to a great extent..

many of the drugs used in these sports impair insulin sensitivity.... not to mention the fact that most here are amateurs as well as people just getting into the sport.. insulin sensitivity is an issue for many of these people.. as well as older atheletes (even elite ones)..

with older athletes.. the use of r-ala may be important to maintaining/restoring fine motor control.. as well as overall cns response..

pure r-ala has not been available, even for research, until the last decade (at least in significant amounts).. and this will likely continue to be the case to a certain extent due to certain patents..

 

[swimmar]

Anyways, here's a reply to a query I made about my ALA from BAC:

All synthetic ALA (all being sold except for one or two companies) is half R and half S form. We don't know where to source R ALA. The R form is about 30% more effective in glucose uptake than the S form, yet the R form is being sold for 300 to 500% more than the mix.

 

[Lumberg]

Anyways, here's a reply to a query I made about my ALA from BAC:

By other peoples' calculations the pure R-ala is about 300% as effective as the racemic form, meaning for the same results as 3g/day racemic you only need 1-1.2g/ day R-ALA.

WOuld like to see Fonz's study though, anybody know anything about that?

JC

 

[Ulter]

30% huh? It would funny if it wasn't someone who is actually supposed to know what he's talking about. If he doesn't know where it comes from then he doesn't know what it costs to make so how can he know what it should sell for? You gotta love how these people pick numbers like 30% out the sky and quote them like data from the Mayo Clinic.\

jc I can't tell you what's in the Fonz report. But I think that 300% number being thrown around may be, and I say may be, a pretty good number.

 

[macrophage69alpha]

BAC does not carry it becuase they source out of india.. take that as you will..

 

[monkeyballs]

MB,

no one said that it would be of great benefit to "elite atheletes".. as they typically are A. younger and B. have great insulin sensitivity. but that does not describe 99% of the people on this forum.. bodybuilders and strength atheletes.. while perhaps "elite" rarely have the insulin sensitivity of endurance atheletes.. few of them even do cardio to a great extent..

Fair enough...

But the athletes that I'm speaking of are not endurance athletes. I'm an anerobic athlete, and the athletes that I train with are as well. As for "elite" strength athlets, olympic lifters fall into this category, and none that I know of are using ALA (in any form) at their training table as per a recomendation by their coach. Also, anything that significantly improves strength is a benifit to an anerobic athlete. Powerlifters and sprinters have similiar training methods.

BB's are another lot altogether, as athletic performance is secondary to physique appearance. For their training goals, R-ala may be ideal. I have no idea.

I do agree with you on points A and B.