ZMA is a complex that includes zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B6. Zinc is essential for the proper functioning of the hormonal system, improves testosterone production, strengthens the immune system, and controls skin oiliness. Magnesium improves zinc absorption, is a powerful antioxidant, relaxes the nervous system, and plays an important role in muscle contraction. Together with vitamin B6, it stimulates protein synthesis in the body.
Functional actions:
- By maintaining the necessary levels of magnesium and zinc in the body, ZMA has a mild anabolizing effect, mainly due to aspartic acid and vitamin B6. It slightly increases the level of growth hormone during sleep, which has been proven by scientific experiments.
- Magnesium supplements improve sleep quality by lengthening the proportion of the "slow" phase, during which the main release of growth hormone occurs. Aspartates enhance this process.
- ZMA affects the hormonal profile by two mechanisms at once. In addition, improving the functioning of the pancreas also activates anabolic processes. Having a positive effect on testosterone levels, the drug eventually leads to an increase in strength indicators.
- By safely stimulating the natural production of testosterone and IGF-1, ZMA can seriously boost anabolism, which in turn leads to faster muscle growth and better recovery.