I recall beta alanine dosage being discussed a few times on this forum. Everyone “knows” that 3.2 g per day is the standard dosage. However, I think someone on here mentioned that if you have already been taking it for a while, you only need like a gram per day or something.
i’m getting ready to mix up a new batch of my daily stack, and I wouldn’t mind cutting back the beta alanine if I’m just peeing it out
Once you reach saturation I would say maybe 1 gram a day.
1 gram should be more then enough imo, to my understanding it doesn’t get eliminated quickly, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it.
Honestly you could likely just take a preworkout with some beta alanine in it once a week and be done with it.
I definitely wouldn’t suggest doing 3.2 grams a day, It is most likely being wasted.
Are you sure about that? The average PWO has no more than 3.2g, which, if taken only once a week, is less than 500mg/day. That seems really low.
On a side note, " Meal and beta-alanine coingestion enhances muscle carnosine loading.*" So perhaps this would also be relevant to maintenance? Not to mention that if you don’t like the tingles, taking it with food can minimize the tingling.
Given how cheap BA powder is, I really don’t see anything wrong with taking 1-2g/day with a meal, even once you’ve reached saturation. It’s maybe a few dollars a month; less than $30/year.
Wow, great info, guys! I’ve been taking 3.2 g BA daily for well over a year; so, I’m pretty sure I’m saturated, lol.
I’ll cut it to maybe 1.5 g per day (750 mg in the morning, and 750 mg in my pre). Thanks!