Guys, there seems to be a bit of mis information in this post about DMAA, so I will try to clarify some issues.
It is a completely legal stimulant, as leagal as caffeine.
The only exception to this is that if you are competing in any sports which governmed by ASADA, then it is banned for use
while in competition.
This means you are free to take it any other time, but it is best to get off it before competitions.
If you do compete in an ASADA tested event, ensure you stop using it for at least a week. The only positives I have heard are from people who had it within 48 hours of an event.
Regarding drug tests at work.
Before anyone freaks out, again this is a completely legal substance.
In a work site drug test they will be testing for ampehatmines and derivitaves of it - such as MDMA (ecstasy), and likely opites, marijuana.
As the structure for DMAA is quite different to ampehatmine unless they have a very general test then it will not show up.
If you were taking this substance and failed a test, you would only have to give an explaantion as to what you are taking and you should be fine.
Subdtances such as DMAA are well known now so this shouldn't be an issue at all.
Back onto the effects of the acftual substance.
DMAA is a very powerful stimulant which has similar qualities to caffeine. It seems to be about 6 - 8 times as strong as caffeine though so a much lower dose is required - most people start with 25mg (which is 1/40th of a gram).
The use of micro scales is recommended when metering this out, for better accuracy it is a good idea to weigh out 4 doses at once (100mg) and split that into 4.
As someone pointed out, the side effects (particularly the come down) from this should be less than that of caffeine, this does tend to differ between people though.
Like any powerful CNS activator, best results come from using it only on training days and you will get better results if you reduce stimulant use at other times of the day (ie less energy drinks and coffee).
If you find you are requiring larger and larger doses then I stringly recommend cycling off it for at least a few weeks and the starting again.
When used properly (ie not before bed) DMAA can be an extremely effective supp for both energy and focus as well as weight loss. It will kill your appetitie, so is not ideal for bulking. At a price such as ours of $19 for 5g (200 serves) you can get your pre workout hit for less than 10 cents a dose!
1,3 - DIMETHYLAMYLAMINE (DMAA) - 5G
