Supplements-Do you use/not use? Why? No rants please.

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  • DvlDwnInGA
    DvlDwnInGA Posts: 368 Member
    Yes, protein, creatine, fish oil, glutamine, and a fiber supplement.
  • fabnine
    fabnine Posts: 379 Member
    Protein because I don't get enough from food sources.
    Fish oil & Vitamin D because even though I'm running outdoors 50 miles a week I still have a deficiency.
    Magnesium for migraines. I don't care if it's a placebo effect, it keeps me off Imitrex.
  • nam985
    nam985 Posts: 140 Member
    The few supplements I take are based purely on difficulty obtaining certain things from diet alone:
    - Calcium (milk allergy)
    - Vitamin D (not enough exposure to sunlight)
    - Iron (anaemic, and have trouble absorbing iron)
    - B12

    I do use a protein powder, mostly as something I can have as a quick breakfast on super busy mornings.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Sam - yeah, ECA, I'm not sure what ECAAs are... eccentric chain aminos?

    They wear berets and talk about the bourgies? :D
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,031 Member
    90% of supplements out on the market aren't needed. While they may assist the elite athlete who may need a higher dosage from vitamins & minerals, the average person who just works out is more than likely just wasting their money on them.


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  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
    I take a coQ10 supplement because I am on a statin and will have incredible muscle pain when not taking the coQ10. Unfortunately need to be on a statin due to genetics. Sadly exercise, diet change and weigh loss didn't help my cholesterol readings.
  • pknjhh
    pknjhh Posts: 117 Member
    nsalley99 wrote: »
    I used to use a pre-workout supplement and then it was taken off the market because people were taking huge doses and were getting sick. I never used a "magical" fat burning wonder pill. I think a general convo about this could be good.

    Best supplements are the ones you make yourself. Look up Hard Rhino. They sell raw materials. I would suggest raw caffeine 300mgs, synephrine 30mgs, taurine 400mgs, aakg 400mgs and dmae 100mgs. Put in a mixing cup and use Hawaiian punch single packets. Tastes great, sugar free, better then 90% of stuff you can buy and most importantly your not taking 20+ ingredients you will likely have side effects from. I buy stuff by the kg and it lasts years. About .25 cents a serving if that.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    No supplements here. I don't like throwing money away.
  • ars1300
    ars1300 Posts: 159 Member
    I have been able to achieve excellent results with no supplements other than protein powder. Hard work and good eating habits will get you alot further than any supplement will help. You cna get many things in your food, protein amino acids, creatine. I find the best is to start with nothing then see if adding something is actually helpful for you. For me glutamine does aide with post workout soreness and recovery.
  • 50sFit
    50sFit Posts: 712 Member
    rybo wrote: »
    No supplements here. I don't like throwing money away.
    Supplements make our urine very expensive. Surely there's value in that?
    :p

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