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Reviewer: Jen, 13-18 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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Reviewer: 19-24 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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Stimulants work better than beta-alanine in my opinion.
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Reviewer: Tom in Miami, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Consumer)
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I am 61 years old doing cardio boxing classes with people usually half my age or younger. Beta Alanine has had a huge impact on my ability to keep up. I weigh 185 lean pounds and take 2-4 mg with some juice before workout. I then take another 2mg an hour of so after the class. I don't think I could do what I am doing without this help. I get a prickly feeling on my skin (like with Niacin)if
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Reviewer: Brutale, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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Beta alanine has been a surprise. I started it for my workouts and did not expect any big impact on my health. To my surprise, BA has virtually eliminated longstanding inflammation in my left shoulder and increased my morning energy level materially. I suffer from psoriatic arthritis and crohn's, and get first-class care. The impact of BA has been on inflammation and pain as large or large
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Reviewer: paul, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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This is the only supplement that prevents lactic acid build-up in the muscles during exercise. I am doing the Brawn work-out and have been able to fully recover in 3 days without the muscle soreness and have increased my reps or weights with each work-out. If taken on an empty stomach I have experienced alot of flushing, hot flashes. The synthesize product at Vitamin world seems to work best, yet
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