Share
Easily share your videos with everyone, public or private
Watch
Better than TV! Watch what you want, when you want!
Upload
Quickly upload and tag videos in almost any video format
Results 1 to 17 of 17
Thread: Cla
  1. #1
    Junior Bodybuilder
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Illinois
    Posts
    194
    Default Cla
    I was reading an article about Ryan Renolds that a buddy of mine send me about how he had to train and took supplaments to go from 11% to 3%body fat. One of the supplaments mentioned in the article was Conjugated Linoleic Acid.....anyone know anythign about that?

  2. #2
    Community Veteran
    Long-time Mod on Elite

    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    www.afboard.com
    Posts
    2,340
    Default
    Quote Originally Posted by xbobx
    I was reading an article about Ryan Renolds that a buddy of mine send me about how he had to train and took supplaments to go from 11% to 3%body fat. One of the supplaments mentioned in the article was Conjugated Linoleic Acid.....anyone know anythign about that?
    there is little evidence that CLA works in humans. Most of the evidence points to the contrary.

    a pure single isomer CLA (most are 70/30 blends) might be effective (the isomers work against each other- ie they have opposite acitivity)

  3. #3
    Pro Bodybuilder
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    1,471
    Default
    I think you'd be better off just making sure to get some fish oil and flax in your diet.

  4. #4
    Junior Bodybuilder
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Illinois
    Posts
    194
    Default
    right now i do have flax in my diet

    always good to read up on other supplaments IMO

  5. #5
    Pro Bodybuilder
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    1,471
    Default
    If you are just using flax, you should seriously consider fish oil. Fish oil provides EPA and DHA, which can be made by conversion in your body but the process is horribly inefficient. It's better to just supplement.

  6. #6
    Junior Bodybuilder
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Illinois
    Posts
    194
    Default
    i gotcha.....i am at 17% body fat and i am trying to get myself down to about 10% right now........that is why i am trying to find something that might help out.....now for fish oil should it be capsules or straight fish oil by the spoon....if it tastes like crap that really wont bother me at all so taste is not in a question here....

  7. #7
    Pro Bodybuilder
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    1,471
    Default
    You can get some fish oil to take by the spoon, I don't recall the brand, but there is a brand that tastes like lemon and doesn't result in the "fish oil burps" that everyone complains about. Or you can just get a bottle of 300 caps for cheap at walmart.

    If you are cutting, supplementing with fish oil and flax is an even better idea, especially if you are cutting back fats in your diet... For the fish oil, what I recommend is taking one pill with each meal. That way you avoid the fish oil burps and the nasty aftertaste. Are you taking flax pills or adding it to your protein shakes?

  8. #8
    Mr TampaBay 2007
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Location
    Tampa, FL
    Posts
    205
    Default
    After reading an article about supplements Mark Dugdale takes, he spoke very highly about CLA. Since then, I've supplemented with 9000mg CLA a day for about 8 months now. The results are remarkable. I eat fairly clean and take flax as well as many other supplements. But nothing has affected my bodyfat as dramatically as CLA. It will be a staple in my regimen for as long as I can afford it.

    Bula

  9. #9
    Junior Bodybuilder
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Illinois
    Posts
    194
    Default
    right now i am taking pills......i have had a bottle of the pills i am going through and once it is gone i am going to start mixing it with the protein shakes

    also it is PBL that makes the product that tastes like lemon

  10. #10
    Rookie
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    2
    Default
    Quote Originally Posted by bula
    After reading an article about supplements Mark Dugdale takes, he spoke very highly about CLA. Since then, I've supplemented with 9000mg CLA a day for about 8 months now. The results are remarkable. I eat fairly clean and take flax as well as many other supplements. But nothing has affected my bodyfat as dramatically as CLA. It will be a staple in my regimen for as long as I can afford it.

    Bula
    WOW! 9G per day! Where are you buying your CLA at? Every place that I have found it is much to pricey for me to be able to afford to buy enough for 9G per day.

  11. #11
    Junior Bodybuilder
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Illinois
    Posts
    194
    Default
    so to keep my topic goin without makin a new thread

    whatz the difference between CLA and CLA Plus with Clarinol

  12. #12
    Junior Bodybuilder
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Illinois
    Posts
    194
    Default
    Quote Originally Posted by xbobx
    so to keep my topic goin without makin a new thread

    whatz the difference between CLA and CLA Plus with Clarinol

    ^^^^^^^^

  13. #13
    Rookie
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Posts
    10
    Default
    CLA just made me feel ill and I had awful burps. waste of money IMO

  14. #14
    Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Posts
    198
    Default
    if someone already has good fats in their diet such as p.b. and olive oil mostly used toward the end of the day, would cla be too much if taken in the morning or during that day some time? i know too much good efa is not a good idea being that any surplus of fat is not good.

  15. #15
    Armchair Scientist
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    WV
    Posts
    670
    Default
    I find that CLA works quite well... but the dosage has to be at least 5+ grams a day. it does seem to have a negative effect on cholesterol though.

  16. #16
    Rookie
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    7
    Default
    Quote Originally Posted by Behemoth
    If you are cutting, supplementing with fish oil and flax is an even better idea, especially if you are cutting back fats in your diet... For the fish oil, what I recommend is taking one pill with each meal. That way you avoid the fish oil burps and the nasty aftertaste.
    What do you think of the EPA/DHA Blend Fish Oil Softgels that are on supplement-ology for fish oil?

  17. #17
    Banned
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Lake Mary, Florida
    Posts
    1,350
    Post
    Quote Originally Posted by xbobx
    so to keep my topic goin without makin a new thread

    whatz the difference between CLA and CLA Plus with Clarinol
    The type of sources the CLA comes from, and the amount you have to take.

Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions
  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •