View Full Version : Time to take Pak
Hollywood
01-16-07, 10:40 pm
Ok... Animal Pak says to take it 30 minutes after your meal prior to your workout... but many articles I have read saying taking a once-a-day vitamin at night is the best time because its is our biggest recovery/rest time... when do you guys take your Pak?
I take my pack first thing in the morning with breakfast... This way I have the nutrients in my system throughout the day.
MELTDOWN
01-16-07, 11:05 pm
echo that, Dawg, first thing a.m. before anything.
Gotta agree with J-Dawg on this. Starting the day on an empty tank and you are gonna need fuel to get through the day, this will help recharge your batteries.
naturalguy
01-16-07, 11:10 pm
I take my pack first thing in the morning with breakfast... This way I have the nutrients in my system throughout the day.
Bingo. Me too.
man in black
01-17-07, 12:28 am
Morning, first thing.
Jeff
With whenever my first meal is
bayareasrick
01-17-07, 6:43 pm
If I'm going to work out early enough in the day I like to save it for 30 minutes before my workout BUT if I'm not getting into the gym until late Ill take one pak in the morning and still one pak 30 minutes before my workout that way im covered ALL DAY/WO. just my .02
JUGGERNAUT
01-17-07, 6:46 pm
It's all good as long as it's with a meal, with all I take I make the PAK my noon time meal for the most part.
The Epidemic
02-23-07, 3:40 pm
the label says take it 2x a day
Would it be ok to take the Pak 30 minutes before I lift along with my Pump, even on an empty stomach
i'd imagine if you're preparing for a contest you should take pak twice? other than that, i think you'll be straight with just the one pak a day
I take mine with lunch
I take Pak after lunch also..Cuts when i first wake up
islandBEEF
04-08-07, 10:54 am
i just got some animal pak, and those pills are so fucking HUGE!!! i feel so nauseous. can they be broken up and taken? i had to drink like 3 glasses of water to get all of them down. but hey, i am about to start my fist stack, so first experiences would have to happen.
feelthepain12
04-08-07, 3:27 pm
The best time to take your Pak is during your first meal since your body has been fasting while you sleep and your body is deprived of nutrients. The only time I've heard of taking a second Pak in one day is a 1/2 hour after the meal before a super intense workout. I think that's actually what it says on the can. But that's just my take on things. "1 pack per day during the off-season for maintenance, 2 packs during a pre-contest diet or when training is unusually intense." It actually says this for daily dose if you go into the packs section of this site and click on animal pak.
i just got some animal pak, and those pills are so fucking HUGE!!! i feel so nauseous. can they be broken up and taken? i had to drink like 3 glasses of water to get all of them down. but hey, i am about to start my fist stack, so first experiences would have to happen.
weak i can do it all in one gurp
MELTDOWN
04-09-07, 7:27 pm
weak i can do it all in one gurp
pull the reins on the name calling, this isn't 2nd grade recess....
ldskenpo
04-10-07, 7:07 am
i just got some animal pak, and those pills are so fucking HUGE!!! i feel so nauseous. can they be broken up and taken? i had to drink like 3 glasses of water to get all of them down. but hey, i am about to start my fist stack, so first experiences would have to happen.
I have a buddy who mixes them up in the blender with his shake, he has issues with the pills also, Granted I am only a grunt and not a chemist but i dont think this degrades the stuff in anyway.
I take mine between my first and second meal of the day AM. I try to get some macro nutrients in first thing and then onto the sups. Most importantly get at least that one pak in a day whenever.