ZMA Nightcap

SNAC is a really solid company in the Sports Supplement Market. Of all of their products, I like this one best. Simply mix up a scoop with a little water just before bed, and you're good to go. I've used almost every known ZMA powder and capsule in the industry. SNAC seems to have nailed the desired balance. The taste is really nice - not too cloying. And it takes effect within the hour (plus: No restless legs!) One comment: You'll want to cycle this for best results. I find by the 3rd day, tolerance begins to build. A day or two off, and my response comes right back (YMMV). I often supplement SNAC ZMA with SleepNutrients Sublingual Sleep Spray to both put me under faster. And improve the depth of sleep, especially when I build tolerance. Keep in mind that, even though ZMA makes a great sleep and recovery formula, training hard with intensity is still going to result in sore muscles and a little pain. That's a good thing. That means you're winning the battle against mediocrity. Keep pushing. See you on the journey.

Mixes good and taste good. Improves sleep quality and I feel rested when I wake up. However both my wife and myself have some crazy dreams. I will buy buy again.

I routinely use the SNAC brand ZMA 5-HTP capsules so I thought I’d give this a try. I find the effects come on quicker and the sleep is better and of a deeper quality than the capsules. The taste is pretty tolerable and the only downside for me, and this is anecdotal (isn’t this all anecdotal? Ha!) so don’t let it dissuade you, but I find I have to get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night and I didn’t with the capsules and I chalk this up to drinking 12 oz of water before bed. Also in comparison with using melatonin there is no sludginess/melatonin hangover in the morning. The 30 days I’ve been using it I’ve woken up refreshed and ready to start my day.

I can honestly say this ZMA drink mix is loaded with artificial sweeteners and you can definitely taste it and it leaves a film on the inside of your mouth. Turns to almost a syrup consistency and you need to rinse your lips off because it’s so sticky. On a positive note if you don’t mind all of that then it does seem to help with restless legs and sleeping through the night once your blood sugars level out

Flavor is OK kind of sweet but there are some negatives I do want to address. As soon as you scoop it, it’s near impossible to stop the cloud from floating up and inhaling it and then you start coughing. The other issue I did not see from anyone, but maybe I didn’t dig in deep enough was that you always end up with a thick sweet clump at the bottom it does not fully mix in to the water. I will go back to the capsules.

I first tried this product over ~10 years ago or so, and it worked wonders. Figured I should give it a try again and it was well worth the money. I didn't have the ability to change the flavor (apple cherry), as I hate anything cherry flavored, but figured I could just drink it fast enough that it wouldn't matter. It's surprisingly decent and it works just as well now as it did years ago.

Originally, I used SNAC’s ZMA-5 product. That’s a great product but the pills are very large and I sometimes had difficulty swallowing them. This version of SNAC’s formula still works great but is easy to drink before bed. One mild inconvenience is the powder is pretty clumpy and you need to break it up. I think it works best if you use the minimum amount of required water to dissolve the powder, shake it in a sealed container, and let it sit about 10 minutes. The flavor is fine albeit a bit sweet.

I know this product is legit since I do get the funky zma dreams after taking it. I just wish it was sugar free and a little cheaper. I unfortunately couldn't find a sugar free premade ZMA-5, so I bought this anyways.