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Recovery & Soreness Relief

Reduces muscle soreness & supports faster return to training.

What this is for
General support
recovery, soreness, training-readiness
Why you are seeing this
Goal fit: recovery, soreness, training-readiness.
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PublicBuilt 28 Jan 20262 ingredientsNo interactions detected
Core stack
The main ingredients doing the work.
2 key items
Evening • Glycinate
Supports muscle relaxation & recovery.
400mg
Trade-offs & context
Tolerance

Loose stools at higher doses; glycinate form is better tolerated than citrate or oxide

Context: doses >400mg elemental

Timing

Drowsiness — take in the evening to leverage rather than fight this effect

Sleep quality in adults with poor sleep (magnesium bisglycinate RCT)
Moderate
Population: Adults aged 18–65 with self-reported poor sleep (n=155)
Study type: RCT (double-blind, placebo-controlled)
Dose context: 250 mg typical (range: 200–250 mg) • Duration: 8 weeks

250 mg elemental magnesium as bisglycinate modestly but significantly reduced Insomnia Severity Index score vs. placebo (−3.9 vs −2.3, p=0.049) by week 4; well-tolerated with minimal GI effects.

Citation: Abboud M et al. Nutrients. 2025.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40918053/
First RCT specifically using magnesium bisglycinate for sleep in a general adult population.
Insomnia in older adults (sleep latency, total sleep time)
Low
Population: Older adults with insomnia (3 RCTs, n=151)
Study type: Systematic review & meta-analysis
Dose context: 320 mg typical (range: 100–500 mg) • Duration: 8 weeks

Magnesium supplementation reduced sleep onset latency by ~17 min vs. placebo; increased sleep time & efficiency. Evidence rated low-to-very-low quality; all trials at moderate-to-high bias risk.

Citation: Mah J & Pitre T. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2021;21(1):125.DOI: 10.1186/s12906-021-03297-zhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33865376/
Benefit most plausible in those with low baseline magnesium. Dose refers to elemental magnesium.
Daily with meals • Standardized extract
May reduce exercise-induced inflammation & soreness.
1000mg
Muscle soreness
Moderate
Population: Active adults
Study type: RCTs
Dose context: 1000 mg typical (range: 500–1500 mg) • Duration: Days to weeks

May reduce DOMS & inflammatory markers.

Citation: Curcumin and DOMS studies
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Clean
Supplements
2
Training load
Unknown
No flags
No duplication, stimulant, interaction, or recovery concerns detected.

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Interaction Analysis
Pharmacokinetic + pair-level checks
Timing optimizations
Magnesium Glycinate
Evening (glycinate/threonate) or before bed
Magnesium promotes GABA activity and lowers core body temperature, aiding sleep onset and quality. (Onset: ~2h, half-life: ~8h)
Curcumin Extract
Take ~2h before the intended effect window
Reaches peak plasma concentration in ~2h. Half-life ~8h.

Interaction analysis is based on peer-reviewed pharmacology. PMID links go to PubMed. Not medical advice.

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