Breaking open capsules?

[M-Rods]

Anyone break open capsules and put the contents in water or juice cause they're tired of taking pills?

[YYZgeddylee]

i do occasionally, when the dose of the pill is more than i want to take in one serving.
some things are tough to do because the powder is crazy bitter

[Gawd]

I find pills easier then powder usually.
Pop a couple, down with water, no taste. :D

I use to do this with different things before, but found it more of a hassle, as a lot of capsule contents wouldn't mix too well, so I'd have to keep refilling the glass to get the residue that sticks to the sides and bottom.

[red rocket]

Plus you've got fillers in there as well. So its hard to tell if you are getting filler or the active ingredient.

[SylviaM]

Anyone break open capsules and put the contents in water or juice cause they're tired of taking pills?

Always! some can taste pretty nasty,but..i just bare with it.

[Curt Griffin]

Works great with glutamine caps, they mix in well and have no flavor. I recommend not to do it with bcaa's unless you use a blending device as bcaa's don't mix well and don't taste too good! So pick and choose but both ways work well. Arginine is pretty much tasteless so you can go either way. Beta-alanine is also gross but mostly comes as a powder but I'd mix that with something with flavor. Good ol creatine-mono kinda flavorless, but the salt forms (malate) are bitter, but can grow on you if you don't mind sour drinks like grapefruit without sugar. Kreakyln kinds, or buffered your better to take as a capsule so they breaK down where they're supposed to... If this helps....

[SylviaM]

Works great with glutamine caps, they mix in well and have no flavor. I recommend not to do it with bcaa's unless you use a blending device as bcaa's don't mix well and don't taste too good! So pick and choose but both ways work well. Arginine is pretty much tasteless so you can go either way. Beta-alanine is also gross but mostly comes as a powder but I'd mix that with something with flavor. Good ol creatine-mono kinda flavorless, but the salt forms (malate) are bitter, but can grow on you if you don't mind sour drinks like grapefruit without sugar. Kreakyln kinds, or buffered your better to take as a capsule so they breaK down where they're supposed to... If this helps....

Hey Curt!what do you mix your Beta-Alanine with? SERIOUSLY this one i have to hold my nose to swallow ahhh! :D

[bigtavi8]

I mix mine with crystal light single packs. 0 calories and potent enough flavouring to kill the taste of all powders. I love it for mixing my own supplements!

[SylviaM]

I mix mine with crystal light single packs. 0 calories and potent enough flavouring to kill the taste of all powders. I love it for mixing my own supplements!

I haven't had crystal light in years.Will try that.Thanks.

[Curt Griffin]

I actually put it with my preworkout shake or morning shake, or if I take a preworkout drink (Beta Alanine that is). Now that I think of it is pretty hard to mask the flavor. I stay away from crystal light, went on a diet beverage binge and developed an aspartame related iregular heart beat and it went away as soon as I stopped. Never touched anything with aspartame ever since. It is not good for you in my opinion. But to each their own, I ain't preaching cause I do miss flavored beverages, I now just drink chilled herbal teas, maybe one with a fruity blend might mask the taste of some supps?

[SylviaM]

I can relate.Honestly,I drink water.The most i do,is add lime and squeeze some cucumber juice in my water with ginger if i want a little zap to my water.