Results from ZMA?

[ohashi]

I used Optimum Nutrition's ZMA, and individual cheap stuff from my local pharmacy, and noticed no difference (kept a chart of sleeping times/sleeping strength/dreams/recovery feeling). ZMA isn't exactly expensive, but I'm a student, so every buck counts for me. Give it a try, if it's the same for you (no difference), might as well go with the cheaper stuff.

 

[RottenWillow]

I used Optimum Nutrition's ZMA, and individual cheap stuff from my local pharmacy, and noticed no difference (kept a chart of sleeping times/sleeping strength/dreams/recovery feeling). ZMA isn't exactly expensive, but I'm a student, so every buck counts for me. Give it a try, if it's the same for you (no difference), might as well go with the cheaper stuff.

I'm also using ON's ZMA and I'm also a student so I totally understand about the "every buck counts" thing. I switched to the ON protein in the big dogfood bag last month to save month. Every penny counts.

 

[Dubs]

ZMA

I found ZMA woke me up during the first week of use. Though, thereafter, it gave me quality sleep. Sleeping for 6 hours felt like 8. The magnesium was relaxing. Good supplement, but not an essential.

 

[ffknight84]

Ohashi, so you think I should switch to a cheap cal/mag/zinc combo instead of ZMA? If it would work just as well I definitely need to do that.

sam's club brand calcum magnesium and zinc, 400 tabs, take 3 a day. i think it was between 10 and 12 dollars. thats what i use, gives me weird and realistic dreams...

 

[jonny jacked]

Wouldn't it be more cost effective to buy some Zinc, buy some magnesium and b6 and just take them together? Is it the combinatin of these things that can help sleep or is it the zinc?

all ZMA is made up of is zinc, Magnesium and B6. why not just buy them separately from a health or drug store. You will save a shit load of cash and actually get more of each. In zma there is hardly any b6, so its useless. So basically you are paying a tone of cash for simple zinc and magnesium. The drug store near my house sells a calcium 333mg, magnesium 176mg, and zinc 20mg combo for 8 bucks (Canadian) 100 caplets. 3 of those before bed and im getting more of each than in the recommended dose of zma. this will last me over a month. Not bad.
Some say it does not do shit. Hey I like it. I find that I only need 6 hours of sleep and I feel like I just had 9. wake up feeling like a million bucks. I used to have a real hard time getting up in the morning, could sleep forever, now after 6 7 hours Im wide awake

 

[slugfast6868]

Ive noticed better sleep and more lucid dreams while taking ZMA, as for making your own, I used to do that, but found a few sites where you can get a 2 month supply for $20 bucks so I figure that is almost as cost effective as making your own (around $15)

 

[leatherface]

Ive noticed better sleep and more lucid dreams while taking ZMA, as for making your own, I used to do that, but found a few sites where you can get a 2 month supply for $20 bucks so I figure that is almost as cost effective as making your own (around $15)

SO what are some good sites?