ALA question

[madhops22]

What's up everyone!
I just bought some ALA 3 days ago and have been taking 4 250mg pills a day (1000mg total). I am wondering if the pills need to be taken with meals? If I space out the doses 4 times a day with-or-without meals, would it matter? Or will I be better off taking it with each meal?
Also, am I taking enough of this stuff?

thanks in advance!

Madhops.

 

[LSUMuscle]

Well, this isn't an answer to the question, just another question about ALA. What about taking ALA on a very low carb diet, do you take even on the low carb days or just when carb-loading? By very low carbs I mean 50g/day. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[SirWanksalot]

ALA half life is 30 minutes - so it would be wise to take it just prior to carbohydrate consumption to enjoy the nutrient partitioning effects.

for low carbing - try ala to see how it effects your ketogenic state - maybe you could effectively up your carbs in increments and relay results of when you drop in and out of ketosis.

 

[LSUMuscle]

Sir,
Ketosis? Last year was the first time I've dieted at all. I did my first contest last summer, and while I was dieting I had days where I felt light-headed and sluggish. When telling a trainer about this, he mentioned ketosis. But to be honest, I don't really know much about it. Is it necessary to test urine or is there some other means of knowing?
I just bought some stuff called Control. It contains 800mg ALA, also 50 mg vanadyl sulfate, 9 mg biotin, and 100mcg chromium picolinate per 2 caps.

 

[SirWanksalot]

Sir,
Ketosis? Last year was the first time I've dieted at all. I did my first contest last summer, and while I was dieting I had days where I felt light-headed and sluggish. When telling a trainer about this, he mentioned ketosis. But to be honest, I don't really know much about it.

sounds like low blood sugar to me - check this thread out - rangerx83 experienced the same light headiness as a result of mega ala dosage. I think this is how he stumbled onto ALA's help with dieting.
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=119717