Thorne Magnesium Glycinate

Busy lives and a training load that never fully backs off keeps your nervous system running up a notch, and that's on top of whatever muscle tension shows up from the training itself. Thorne's Magnesium Glycinate pairs magnesium with glycine, an amino acid with its own calming effect on the nervous system, in a 120mg capsule you can dose up to four times a day depending on what you need.

Gentle on your stomach – Standard magnesium forms like oxide can cause GI upset at an effective dose. The glycinate chelate is gentler, so you can take a meaningful amount without the tradeoff.

Supports muscle relaxation and recovery – Magnesium is a cofactor in the enzymatic processes behind muscle contraction and relaxation, relevant to cramping and tension after hard sessions.

Dose it to your own needs – At 120mg per capsule, you can scale from one capsule up to four across the day depending on how much you actually need, rather than being locked into one fixed amount.

Magnesium participates in more than 600 enzymatic reactions in the body, covering everything from energy production to nerve signaling to normal heart rhythm. The glycine it's bound to has its own calming effect, working at NMDA receptors, a nerve signaling pathway tied to excitability, which is part of why this form is often taken in the evening. Chelating magnesium to glycine also improves how well it's absorbed compared to standard oxide, without the laxative effect that comes with citrate or oxide at a comparable dose.

How to Use Thorne Magnesium Glycinate

Dose: Take one capsule one to four times daily, with food if you notice any stomach upset.

During heavy training: Consider an extra capsule in the evening on days with heavy training, since that's when your magnesium losses are highest and recovery demand is greatest.