R-ala when?

[Babyfaced Assassin]

Lets say i eat 6 times a day and i'm doing a 40/40/20 split

now lets say 3 of my meals include starchy carbs
2 have a moderate amount of carbs from veggies and 1 meal is a pw shake

now i can only afford to take 2/3 R-ala pills a day

When would be the best time for me to take them or am i wasting my time with R-ala then?

 

[ohashi]

Take them before the three meals with starchy carbs (first three meals of the day, I assume).

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

no two meals and the meal before training

 

[ohashi]

Okay. Take it with those meals, then.

IMO, there is no need to take it post-workout; insulin spike will do a good job of shuttling it into muscles (giving them preference over adipose tissue, just like r-ALA), with the added benefit of clearing cortisol and restoring an anabolic state.

 

[sawastea]

BFA, I take R+ ANYTIME there is an abundance of carbs, greater then 20g. Any meal, any time...including beer

Due to the high amount of sugar, PWO, I take R+ as well...

 

[JKurz1]

I take it with every meal regardless........the lowest amount of carbs I take in is with my meal replacement 20g, so I guess it fits the mold.......haven't noticed much from Gluc R-Ala though......just my .02

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

Jkurz, im not that rich

 

[slugfast6868]

I always heard to take 1 R-ALA cap, mine are 100mg each, about 20-30 minutes before consuming carbs to ensure having it absorb properly, but thats what I have always heard in the gyms and at GNC. I would assume this is correct, as absorbtion would be an issue, but I am not sure on its bioavailablility issues concerning wheter food is in the stomach or not.