Effectiveness of ALA vs r-ALA...

1Fast400 Forums > Supplements



Posted by: BodyBuild03 Mar 14 2004, 04:43 AM
From what I understand... A general rule of thumb in practical application is that 100mg of r-ALA is roughly comparable to about 300mg of ALA... seeing that most ALA is composed of some s-ALA which is basically useless... would it be a best bet to use ALA (from 1fast) 300mg pills 4x daily or just take 3x pills daily of r-ALA... I say this because I want each product to last at least 30days... Seems that ALA would be the smarter buy but just looking for some opinions... THANKS

Posted by: Loki Mar 14 2004, 09:32 AM
http://forums.bulknutrition.com/?showtopic=383&hl=r-ala

and

http://forums.bulknutrition.com/?showtopic=170&hl=r-ala

Posted by: BodyBuild03 Mar 14 2004, 12:25 PM
thank you I read the links but neither addresses my concerns... somewhere I read that s-ala can counteract r-ala's benefits therefore making r-ala the way to go? does this claim have any merit? thanks

Posted by: Loki Mar 14 2004, 01:47 PM
No, it really doesn't. Some literature has speculated this, but I've never seen it conclusively proven in humans...

Posted by: BodyBuild03 Mar 14 2004, 04:17 PM
i ordered something saturday and it hasnt been shipped out who can i talk to about adding something to this same order so it's one shipping?

Posted by: shpongled Mar 15 2004, 12:00 AM
QUOTE (BodyBuild03 @ Mar 14 2004, 04:43 AM)
From what I understand... A general rule of thumb in practical application is that 100mg of r-ALA is roughly comparable to about 300mg of ALA... seeing that most ALA is composed of some s-ALA which is basically useless... would it be a best bet to use ALA (from 1fast) 300mg pills 4x daily or just take 3x pills daily of r-ALA... I say this because I want each product to last at least 30days... Seems that ALA would be the smarter buy but just looking for some opinions... THANKS

ALA is 50/50 R-ALA/S-ALA so going by that assumption each 300 mg would still be 150 mg R-ALA.

For ordering questions, go to the ordering forum or check out the appropriate section of the main page....