Bulk Citrulline malate in terms of difficulty to take is a 1/5, it does affect flavor to a small degree making it taste more sour and adding acidity to what ever you are drinking but does not make most drinks taste bad and can be taken everyday with few problems.
Something like arginine is a 4.5/5 due to the alkalinity causing it to taste horrid, and even if you neutralize it with something acidic it still has a bad aftertaste(becoming a 2.5ish).
Bulk beta alanine is a 0 as it has almost no taste in another drink(even water) and only a minor taste on its own, that said the tingles are annoying.
I love how citruline malate sours up my homemade pre! Goes great with whatever “juice” flavoring you use (e.g. gatorade powder, Mio drops, etc…). Plus it mixes easily, and keeps a pretty long time without going bad.
My Stack… I probably spent too much time putting this together with links and all, but…enjoy! Some stuff might be controversial…such as my opinions on Ash, RR, and protein powder .
Plain unflavored non-vanity Whey Protein Isolate - I don’t need any premium-priced protein powders. I just want the basics to supplement my existing protein intake. I can mix in whatever I want if I want to flavor it
Fish oil - 2 g per day, split over 2 doses. I take these for the EPA and DHA. Does it work? I dunno. Now studies are saying it’s not worth taking. So whatever.
Taurine - Studies show this improved endurance. I didn’t notice anything. I have an entire kg left of it; so I’ll still be taking this for a long while.
Berberine - Only taking this during my cut. I don’t think it will do much since I’m already on a pretty strict diet. Dear lord this is the worst tasting supp. Going to try filling caps with it this weekend.
Green Tea Extract (50% EGCG) - Only taking this during my cut. Helps with energy and appetite suppression during my caloric deficit. Also some data show that it helps reduce absorption of carbs and fat to aid in fat loss.
Stopped taking (or finishing off my supply and not repurchasing). I have taken all of these for at least 6 months (and some for a couple years), and concluded they either had no observable effect or the effect was insignificant for the price.
Grape Seed Extract - Took this for resveratrol and blood pressure. No observable impact
Wow!! Awesome post. I appreciate the homemade pre I must say. I have a bunch of bulk stuff from Compound Solutions if you wanna try any of that with your pre😉
If you still have the alcar try taking it with the carbs and berberine, that seems to increase absorption by allot, going to try it out myself when I can get my brother to send my old tub over. Also GDAs are best taken on low fat high carb meals
Ps anyone looking at the bs alcar, primaforce sells thiers much cheaper at 15$ for 250 grams.
I’m still taking the ALCAR, finishing off the rest of my batch. Berberine has been discussed quite a bit lately on here. I’m going to kick off a new thread just for it, I think
Thanks man! I think I’m going to stick with just Citruline Malate and caffeine for my homemade right now. Except for the tubs of Total War that mysteriously came into my possession recently
For those taking Ashwagandha, what’s the best dose to go with for lowering stress? BW is currently 150lbs if that matters. Going to be my first foray into adaptogens