ZMA - make your own?

[ljs3000]

I'm always looking for a way to save $$ on supplements. Always stick to the tried and true products (protein, creatine, vitamins) rather than the big dollar hyped up magazine ad types.

Anyway, ZMA seems to work fairly decent and is a popular supplement. Instead of buying the ZMA product, anyone try just taking Zinc, Magnesium and B-6 individually in the proper dosage to get the same results?

Thanks.

Lou S.

[wildstang]

yes you can supp them cheaper through generics.

[pliny_2001]

My $.02 is that I'd tell you to get a blood test to see if you were actually short on any of those minerals before supplementing them.

[mactahzin]

i agree on getting the blood work to see if you need to add those minerals , over consumming them could be worse than being slightly deficient

[ljs3000]

Originally Posted by mactahzin

i agree on getting the blood work to see if you need to add those minerals , over consumming them could be worse than being slightly deficient

And why is that? We're talking minerals here. And what blood test is going to show you deficient in these particular minerals?