The Ultimate Mass Building Recipes Thread

[Doitagain]

Late to this, but due to my work (on site warehouse work, moving 24/7 and busy) I typically end up at 4 meals a day myself (plus intra). My meals are around 100g, I’ve even pushed 150g on days I was only able to get in 3 meals. Betaine HCL aids a ton in this in my experience.

It's priceless indeed for large high protein meals

 

[Muay Thai]

It's priceless indeed for large high protein meals

betaine > digeestive enzymes? I know its better for pepsin/protease release, but I get heartburn sometimes using that stuff in past , I feel like I can never time the betaine hcl with pepsin properly

 

[Doitagain]

betaine > digeestive enzymes? I know its better for pepsin/protease release, but I get heartburn sometimes using that stuff in past , I feel like I can never time the betaine hcl with pepsin properly

I take Betaine HCL after a few bites, not before starting. You may try taking it when one third of your meal already went down.

 

[Doitagain]

I take Betaine HCL after a few bites, not before starting. You may try taking it when one third of your meal already went down.

@Muay Thai
This is why I don't take Betaine HCL before meals but rather during:

Gastric Re-acidification with Betaine HCl in Healthy Volunteers with Rabeprazole-Induced Hypochlorhydria

Previous studies have demonstrated that increased gastric pH from the use of acid-reducing agents, such as proton-pump inhibitors or H[2] -receptor antagonists, can significantly impact the absorption of weakly basic drugs that exhibit pH-dependent solubility. ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

The onset of action is very quick when taken on empty stomach, but the proper stomach acidification doesn't last as long as we need (several hours) with a large protein MEAL if used that way.
Having at least a small portion of the meal already in your stomach before taking it delays the effect.