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TONGKAT ALI - DOSAGE INFORMATION
For tongkat ali 1:50 extract, the standard dosage for men is 1.6 gram (1600 mg) to 3.2 gram (3200 mg) per day. Weight lifting athletes may go to twice or even four times that dosage.
For tongkat ali 1:200 extract, the standard dosage for men is 1200 mg per day. Weight lifting athletes take up to 2.4 gram (2400 mg) per day.
First-day dosages should just be one quarter of standard dosages, and second-day dosages should be one half of standard dosages.
Dosages for women are half of the dosages for men.
For optimal results, tongkat ali should be cycled. It is also important to follow the dietary
recommendations given below. If the dietary recommendations are not observed, tongkat ali may have no effect. Certain plant foods absorb tongkat alis effectiveness and should therefore be avoided.
TONGKAT ALI CYCLES
Tongkat ali should be cycled. This means that one takes it for some time, and then, for a shorter period of time, one goes without it. A standard cycle schedule would be 2 to 4 weeks on, 1 to 2 weeks off.
Optimal on-cycle length varies among users (1 week to 1 month).
Most users will experience a rising phase during which tongkat alis effects build up. This means that for many users, there will be little effect on the first day or the first few days of a cycle. One then reaches a high phase during which tongkat ali exerts its effect. This phase can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. After that (still during tongkat ali use) one will enter a falling phase, caused by the body adjusting to the tongkat ali through hormonal negative feedback systems.
This is a normal occurrence with anybodys endocrine system. If hormonal balances are influenced through exogenous measures, the body will aim to return to genetically determined age-related set points (even if these set points are not optimal for health, and certainly not optimal for sexual conduct). Because tongkat ali itself is not testosterone, there is a considerable delay for negative feedback mechanisms, and thus, one can induce higher testosterone levels without the negative effects of steroid use, such as testicular and penile shrinkage (and libido impairment).
However, as the body has many ways to regulate hormone levels, there is a point when raised testosterone levels will start to drop. It is best to then go into an off-cycle (no tongkat ali usage) right away.
Off-cycles typically should be about half as long as on-cycles. Thus, if one takes tongkat ali for 2 weeks, the off-cycle should be about 1 week in length. On-cycles can vary between 1 week and 1 month, and off-cycles should always be about half as long as on-cycles.
DIETARY GUIDELINES
On-cycles and off-cycles should be accompanied by different nutritional strategies. In order to support testosterone synthesis, an on-cycle diet should be protein-rich: plenty of meet, processed meat like ham, salami, bacon, pastrami, as well as sausages, eggs, cheese (up to 500 gram per day are supportive), milk (land-animal foods).
Fish and seafood should be avoided during on-cycles because it can lead to allergic reactions in combination with tongkat ali.
If tongkat ali is used for pro-sexual effects, it is recommended NOT to consume carbs-rich foods during a tongkat ali on-cycle (no bread, no rice, no pasta, no potatoes, no sweets).
Those who cannot go without carbs on on-cycle days can add nuts. The advantage of nuts over other snack food is that they will counteract the constipation caused by a meat-cheese-eggs diet. If you cannot go without sweets, chocolate is a choice on on-cycle days without
intended sex.
The constitutive component of chocolate that does not go well with tongkat ali is theobromine. Theobromine interferes with erections to a degree that varies from
person to person, but it is never a positive contribution. However, theobromine usually clears from the body within 12 to 14 hours, and this is for how long its interference with tongkat ali lasts. Tea and coffee should also be avoided.
However, if one uses tongkat ali EXCLUSIVELY for bodybuilding (as opposed to pro-sexual parameters), carbs are a necessary part of the diet plan. In that case, the carbs (best will be nuts) should be eaten once a day, approximately 1 hour before training. The tongkat ali should be used after the training session, and again at the hour most distant from the training
session.
Broccoli, cauliflower, soy-based foods, and garlic will be disruptive. One should therefore NOT consume broccoli, cauliflower, soy-based foods, and garlic during on-cycles (even those using tongkat ali for weight-lifting should avoid these vegetables). Because
there are other, less severe interferences with tongkat ali, from other vegetables and fruits, it is best to keep consumption of all fruits and vegetables rather low during on-cycles.
In order to avoid overall nutritional imbalances, the off-cycle diet should be different (or even exactly the opposite) from the on-cycle diet. During off-cycles, ones diet should emphasize vegetables and fruit, with as little meat, cheese, and eggs as possible. Protein during off-cycles should come mainly from fish. Broccoli, cauliflower, and soy-based foods, as well as garlic, are good dietary choices for off-cycles. Furthermore, during off-cycles, whole-grain breads are well suited to prepare the body for the next on-cycle.
Once one is ready to again use the tongkat ali, one should stop eating whole-grain foods as well as vegetables, and switch back to a diet strong on meat, cheese, and eggs.
DRUG AND FOOD INTERACTIONS
If you take tongkat ali extract for its pro-libido properties, you should not combine it with saw
palmetto or pygeum, or the pharmaceutical finasteride (Proscar). All three block dihydrotestosterone. The enzymatic conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone is necessary to achieve tongkat alis libido support.
Also avoid large quantities of soy products, as they contain phytoestrogens that will interfere with testosterone binding sites. It is also best to not combine tongkat ali with garlic. Furthermore, Broccoli and cauliflower, as well as other cabbage-derived vegetables, dampen the testosterone-raising effect of tongkat ali.
If taken for pro-sexual purposes, one has to be aware that tongkat ali works mostly on libido, not on erectile function. For this reason, if you are above 45 and take tongkat ali for its libido-enhancing properties, you may want to combine it with about 50 mg of Viagra (preferred) or 10 mg of Cialis.
For a combination of tongkat ali extract with Viagra, the following usage schedule works best. Some three to four hours before expected sexual intercourse, take 1.2 to 2.4 grams of 1:50 extract with a full meal that contains a good amount of meat and no carbohydrates.
For one to two hours after this meal, your testosterone levels will be below average (large
amounts of food suppress testosterone). Your testosterone will see a natural rebound some two hours after the meal. This is when the tongkat ali extract will also start to kick in, raising your testosterone above your genetic baseline.
It is then best not to eat again until AFTER sexual intercourse. Eating again before sexual intercourse may cause the effect of the tongkat ali to diminish. About 1 hour before expected intercourse, you can add the Viagra.
Please be aware that the combination of tongkat ali extract with Viagra may cause a very noticeable histamine reaction. Facial flushing and a stuffed nose are typical indications of a histamine reaction. These are indications that sexual intercourse will likely be more exciting and satisfying than normal.
