Should One Cycle a Tribulus Product?

Diet and Nutrition
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Should one take a break a from taking a trib product over time. The Alpha Male bottle suggests cycling but what about your basic run of the mill trib supp?

Thanks

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[quote]Leichenwagen wrote:
Should one take a break a from taking a trib product over time. The Alpha Male bottle suggests cycling but what about your basic run of the mill trib supp?

Thanks[/quote]

Good question. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been enough data on Tribulus to say w/ 100% confidence (if, indeed, one can ever be so confident in anything) whether or not its effectiveness reduces over time. The chronic studies in rodents would indicate no such waning of effects for studies lasting up to 8 weeks. One would assume that if effectiveness were to decrease over time (as a result of physiological adaptation; homeostatic mechanisms), we would likely see any such decline w/in an 8-week period.

Thus, I’m of the belief that it isn’t necessary to cycle on and off Tribulus, however, personally, I cycle on and off virtually all supplements and diets (just as I periodize my training) b/c of a personal hypothesis of promoting sustained physiological change.

Hope that helps answer your question. - c