ZMA Question

[Bronco]

I've been taking ZMA now for about 3 weeks and find that it is working well.
The thing is im taking a prolab version in which im paying about 40 bucks a bottle (90) pills...

I went tot he nature food and suppliment store and checked out hwo much it cost to get the products individually....

ZMA from prolab contains in each pill 150 MG of magnesium and 6 mgrams of B6 and 15 mgrams of zinc.....

The closest and cheapest combo I found at the store is a bottle of 200 b6 pills for 10 bucks...but they are 100 mg....I couldn't find lower doses

Then I found a zing magnisium mixture that had vitamin C and Vitamen D...
each tablet has 250 mg of magnesium and 50 mg of zinc and 250 mg of vitamin C and 20 mg of vitamen D

the bottle of 200 goes for 18 bucks...so basically I'll be saving some cash by just taking the above....

The question is 100 mg of b6 too much , should i be concerned?

Also any concern about taking the Vitamin D....I have already been taking C so it works out...never took D.

[testing901]

$40 bux a bottle is way too much...

Spinellinutrition.com - optimum nutrition ZMA ~$11
Supplementdirect.com - NOW Nutrition ZMA ~$10

I've used both and they both are fine. I stack it with trib.

[Bronco]

Originally Posted by testing901

$40 bux a bottle is way too much...

Spinellinutrition.com - optimum nutrition ZMA ~$11
Supplementdirect.com - NOW Nutrition ZMA ~$10

I've used both and they both are fine. I stack it with trib.

Problem is im in canada so it's a little mor epricey here...the only place I found that had it with Trib was the GNC store and it was double the price about 67 bucks for the bottle...

[injusinjus]

http://www.discussfitness.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17951

about the vitamin b6 question

[benman2002]

have you really been noticing a big difference with zma? i tried it for a while and didnt notice a thing...although sometimes had some weird dreams

[Bronco]

I did, it is making a bit of difference...I have more energy and feel a little more vitality.

[Bronco]

Thx injusinjus ....

[Taverner]

Does anyone know a way to get this naturally? I mean both are naturally occuring - one should be able to modify one's diet a little...

[nate]

when you buy them sepratly..with the zinc and mag, on a bottle of zma i have, its says "As aspartate" to you have to get it the same seperatly. or is it always like this. i ask this casue in my multi, it says "as oxide" for the 2

[arbit]

I get my B6 from a multi.

[injusinjus]

ur multi probly has calcium aint that defeating the purpose

[arbit]

Calcium shoodnt interfere with absorbtion of B6.

[nate]

whats the scientific reason for taking it on an empty stomach?

[gdawg0987]

Originally Posted by nate

whats the scientific reason for taking it on an empty stomach?

More of it gets absorbed I believe.