Beta-Alanine (Without Kre-Alkalyn) Update

I've been back on the Beta-Alanine for 17 days now and I can honestly say that I first felt it's effect at my weekly swim workout, with Frank, two days ago.  Here is what we did on Wednesday:

• W/U-800S, 800P  
• M/S-4x100S (2:00SI), 8x50 (1:00SI), 200S, 4x50S (:55SI), 200S (3:20SI), 4x50S (:55SI), 200S (3:20SI), 4x50S (:55SI), 200S (3:20SI) 
• C/D-50S

I first noticed it during that first 200 in the main set and the for the rest of the workout.  For those 200s, I was staying comfortable while coming in around 2:20.  I can't say that I really noticed too much for the 50s though.  They were on the :55 and I was coming in around 28-30 seconds or so....fairly easy pace.

I noticed it again this morning when I did a 2500 continuous swim at the YMCA.  I wasn't going extremely fast, or breaking any records, but after I loosened up, I felt fabulous.  I was comfortable and probably could have continued on for another 2500.  It just felt different.

The difference between my regimen now and during IMAZ 2012 training is that I'm not "stacking" it with Kre-Alkalyn and I'm not using the Optygen.  The ONLY reason why I'm not using either of those is simple.  For the Kre-Alkalyn, I was out and haven't remembered to swing by the store to pick up more.  As for the Optygen, I just don't want to shell out the $70 for the bottle.  As I said in a previous blog entry, I am a HUGE believer in this cocktail and would invest in it, in it's entirety, for another Ironman.  For now, it seems as though just the Beta-Alanine is giving me satisfactory results by itself.  I did, however, increase the dosage to 3 1/2 tsp daily from just 2 last season.

If you want to read up on my previous blog entries about these supplements, you can click here Introducing Beta-Alanine & Kre-Alkalyn, here Optygen, or here Beta-Alanine Part II