Be careful with trying lots of things. With supplementation you wanna go slowly and keep it small. I don't know if you've seen the threads where people post their "stacks" which are extremely expensive, hugely overdosed, and typically contain mood altering and potentially addictive compounds (more so in the nootropics space), but unless you have infinite money and time and risk budget i'd be more careful than they are.
Good thing to do is look up the contraindications of the things you take. Vitamins and minerals very rarely have any but when you get into mood altering things like Ashwaganda or St Johns Wort you wanna really know what your getting into as there can be dangerous combinations sneakily hidden.
I don't disagree with the rest but talking from my own personal experience, taking magnesium had almost an immediate effect on me but perhaps it's not the same for everyone.
Totally agree that there are other factors that may contribute to muscle soreness but I think taking magnesium is a good, harmless experiment if you have not tried. Also perhaps you may find other potential answers reading through some of the responses here :) Good luck mate!
I ate everything - I'm born lucky with high metabolism so I don't gain weight easily and have pretty lean body. After taking magnesium&B complex, my diet has not changed but the cramps were gone and my muscle recover much quicker than before.
It was not obvious to me at the time but after some research, it turned out magnesium deficiency cause muscle cramps and it is also one of the key element for muscle recovery/growth.
100% I do eat more of these food and the nuts are great! I think in my case, My body either doesn't absorb it well or it really was due to bad diet but I needed the tablet at the time to get back to normal.
I started with 300mg every night - 2 tablets from a brand called Swisse. I am now taking just 150mg a day since I think my body is back to normal. They also have powder type and i was also taking that at the beginning and your body absorb it really quick!
citrate was what I had/have (my wife usually buy it for me and I just looked at the label) and you just taught me a list of other options I never knew about! XD
But reading online... I see why Glycinate maybe better for some XD:
> "This form of magnesium is less likely to have a laxative effect than magnesium citrate"