ZMA Question

[mattjf]

My multivitamin, GNC Mega Man, has 25mg of Zinc in it. If I was to take ZMA, an article I read said a good amount in a ZMA supplement would be 30mg, along with say 15mg from foods I eat, this would be giving me 70mg of Zinc a day. The National Institute of Health says the upper limit for Zinc in a day is 40mg.

With Magnesium, the upper limit for a male 20 years old is 400mg. My multivitamin already provides 100mg, and the article says ZMA supplements should have 450mg. This gives me 550mg a day.

Are these numbers too high? Is the fact that I'm on a calorie restriction and cutting going to change these numbers at all (the upper limit that is)? Drinking about a gallon of water a day.

Is it even worth it to take ZMA? I have read the evidence that supports it and it seems to work well. Any thoughts?

-Matt

[abarlament]

If your multivitamin doesn't have calcium in it (unlikely) you could take it at night with your magnesium pill (mine has 500mg so I think you should be fine, goverment numbers are for couch potatoes not lifters like us). Your Zn could be a bit high, try cutting your Zn pill in half, then take it with your Mg pill at night.