Gear and Vitamins

[sofakingdel]

I use a generic brand mens multivitamin, what kind of vitamins do you guys use. Do you use anything extra while on a cycle. For example i see some people use B-12, make some suggestions of the best vites to take on or off cycle.

 

[zk7]

The less pills the better. Just eat salad. This supplement industry is full of garbage in my opinion, the less the better when it comes to supplementation. Eat real food including your vitamin intake, should all be real food.

 

[sofakingdel]

The less pills the better. Just eat salad. This supplement industry is full of garbage in my opinion, the less the better when it comes to supplementation. Eat real food including your vitamin intake, should all be real food.

what about vites for your joints or depleted pottasium stores, like I said i take a simple multi, but some people take much more. Sometimes food doesn't provide enough of the stuff you need when you're pushing your body to the limit

 

[Powerbuilder333]

I take a full array of vit's/min's/herbs whether on cycle or off.

 

[sofakingdel]

I take a full array of vit's/min's/herbs whether on cycle or off.

I dont mean to be all in your business Power, but can u list some of the vits you take and, if you have time, wut they are for?

 

[Cauliflower Ear]

most people do take an aray of vits...i knnow i do

 

[ironclaw]

I take a good amount of supplements on and off gear. Daily, I use 2000 mg vit c, 3 grams of Essential Fatty Acids, 6 grams of glucosomine, chondroiten, and msm combo, 50 mg zinc, 100 mg vit b6 (higher amounts of b6 when on any nandrolone such as deca or tren), 3 servings of aminos (b4 and after workouts, and b4 bed), protein supplementation with muslce milk (while bulking), caffeine 400 - 600 mg (when cutting), ephedrine 50 - 75 mg (cutting), Boswellia extract (for joint inflamation), glutamine 10grams, and creatine 5 grams. I don't take a multi, but i probably should.

 

[zk7]

I sometimes just take 1 multi vitamin and thats it, glutamine, creatine and all that mumbo jumbo is bs, same with caffeine, ephedrine aspirin crap and all those herb crap extract, i definately do not take any glucosamine and zinc or any of that crap. waste of time and money.

 

[Powerbuilder333]

I'm on my way to Squat so here's a quick list.
C
B50
Multi
Garlic (cardio health)
E
Grape Seed Extract (cardio health)
Saw Palmetto (prostate health - I double dose on cycle)
Flax Seed Oil
Milk Thistle (liver health - I double dose when I'm cycling orals)
Baby asperin (heart health)
Cholest Off (heart health)
Citrimax (after training, before carb loading only)
Potassium and Magnesium (only if I have muscle cramps)
Xanatrim (pretraining fat burner/stimilant)
Several cups of Decaf Green Tea daily (general health)
Metamucil (digestive health)
Cran/Grape juice (post training carb loading, also provides heart anti-cancer and bladder health)
Plus whey protien all day long, Met-Rx at night, and a protien bar at work.
Obviously I suffer from hypochondria - LOL.

 

[sofakingdel]

Power and Ironclaw those are some in depth list. ZK7 you think all of that stuff is BS. Me myself, I'm trying to determine if I should take anything more fthan a multi for my overall health so I appreciate the input.

 

[Mrpumped]

I sometimes just take 1 multi vitamin and thats it, glutamine, creatine and all that mumbo jumbo is bs, same with caffeine, ephedrine aspirin crap and all those herb crap extract, i definately do not take any glucosamine and zinc or any of that crap. waste of time and money.

If you do not like to use supplements then that is your buisness. Your reason for not is one that is personal and nothing more. There is no way you can get all the nutrients you need on a daily basis for muscle repair and growth from food alone. Supplements are very important in a bodybuilders arsenal whether one competes or not.

 

[krishna]

The less pills the better. Just eat salad. This supplement industry is full of garbage in my opinion, the less the better when it comes to supplementation. Eat real food including your vitamin intake, should all be real food.

This is poor advice. Studies have shown that you'd have to get roughly 6000 cals a day of specific foods to get all your recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals. No way anyone can do that. I suggest you take a vitamin 3 times a day if you're training hard.

 

[harbinator]

Animal Pak, can't be beat, everyone acts like its expensive but if you shop around you can get the 44pak can for $17-18.

 

[glennds]

The less pills the better. Just eat salad. This supplement industry is full of garbage in my opinion, the less the better when it comes to supplementation. Eat real food including your vitamin intake, should all be real food.

dont know who zk is but he seems to have made a lot of enemies here. anyhow he hit the nail right on the head. vitamins big old waste of money. eat well, live well, lift hard, sleep well, and shoot steroids.

 

[ole farte']

don't know about anybody else but Glucosamine and Chondroitin keep my knees from hurting. i've tried not using the stuff and bam, start experiencing pain in my knees. it's well worth the little bit of money i spend on it. beats the hell out of taking anti-inflamatory meds or methotrexate shots.

 

[Powerbuilder333]

Truth is I was raised to supplement my diet with vitamins. My parents always had a big tray of Vit's/Min's sitting at the breakfast and dinner tables. Both are in their late 70's, and my Grandpa will be 99 in March. I'm the only lifter in my family.
I'm not saying the supplements account for my family's longivity, but it didn't hurt.
Basically I'm just maintaining a similiar regiment that was ingrained into me all my life.
If I wasn't a lifter I'd recommend a Muti, C, and Saw Palmetto for males over 40.

 

[krishna]

dont know who zk is but he seems to have made a lot of enemies here. anyhow he hit the nail right on the head. vitamins big old waste of money. eat well, live well, lift hard, sleep well, and shoot steroids.

Based on research, again, this is poor advice.

 

[daveyboy2345]

10s of millions of americans can't be wrong, the supplement industry raks in billions of $$$ a year, every year. Just the same not every dietary supplement is beneficial or necessary.

4 me its...

C,
E,
B-50 complex,
Brewer's yeast
Lecithin
E
Liver tabs
Fish oil
Multi (on and off)
extra B-6 powder
B-5 powder
Lithium orotate
selenium
cod liver oil caps
alfalfa tabs

puritans's pride and Beyond a century has all this cheap

 

[Powerbuilder333]

Carefull with the liver tabs daveyboy. To much iron can cause problems in males who don't donate blood.