- Oct 28, 2007
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Lot's of guys have been getting into l-carnitine recently which is good to see. It's one of my favourite supplements. I get great results from synthetine. I have used oral versions in the past with decent results but nothing great. Anyway recently I conducted an experiment to see what I would get from high dosed ALCAR.
Before I start it's worth highlighting the fact all the studies on l-carnitine tend to be done on the various oral forms of it. I am going off my head now (and I am tired) but I have read anywere from 15 to 75% absorption. This may be one of the reasons some of the studies done on it have mixed findings. However, most of them have great results and this is especially common for acetyl l-carnitine and l-carnitine tartrate. I could post 20 solid studies showing training and/or health improvements.
I have experimented with different doses of synthetine but 3ml (600mg) is a very common one pre workout for me. I haven't used synthetine (an odd shot) for awhile so decided to try ALCAR whilst having a break from all the injections.
I bought 180 caps of ALCAR and have been dosing 2000-3000mg pre workout so a high dose. I definitely noticed the difference when adding it in. I get a good mood boost and feel it is assisting training and some fat loss but it's literally night and day difference from synthetine. I don't really get any of the visual effects such as improved vascularity. So whilst it is a worthwhile supplement and I am sure even higher doses would be more beneficial I don't get a fraction of the physique benefits I do from synthetine.
Just a little experiment I done and I wasn't even going to post about it but figured I should. It makes me question some of the higher absorption numbers I read about ALCAR as again I was using 3000mg pre workout. I only have about 30 caps left so I may do 5000mg for the last 3 days just to see if that makes a difference.
Before I start it's worth highlighting the fact all the studies on l-carnitine tend to be done on the various oral forms of it. I am going off my head now (and I am tired) but I have read anywere from 15 to 75% absorption. This may be one of the reasons some of the studies done on it have mixed findings. However, most of them have great results and this is especially common for acetyl l-carnitine and l-carnitine tartrate. I could post 20 solid studies showing training and/or health improvements.
I have experimented with different doses of synthetine but 3ml (600mg) is a very common one pre workout for me. I haven't used synthetine (an odd shot) for awhile so decided to try ALCAR whilst having a break from all the injections.
I bought 180 caps of ALCAR and have been dosing 2000-3000mg pre workout so a high dose. I definitely noticed the difference when adding it in. I get a good mood boost and feel it is assisting training and some fat loss but it's literally night and day difference from synthetine. I don't really get any of the visual effects such as improved vascularity. So whilst it is a worthwhile supplement and I am sure even higher doses would be more beneficial I don't get a fraction of the physique benefits I do from synthetine.
Just a little experiment I done and I wasn't even going to post about it but figured I should. It makes me question some of the higher absorption numbers I read about ALCAR as again I was using 3000mg pre workout. I only have about 30 caps left so I may do 5000mg for the last 3 days just to see if that makes a difference.
