Let's Talk Supplements + Their Effects

superstargalaxy

I was wondering what kind of supplements you guys are taking on this forum and the effects. There's lots of stuff on the internet that is being written so I thought a thread that had real comments on things they've tried and the results would be helpful to anyone looking into it; weather it's weight loss, weight gain, or even overall fitness and health.

I'll start by saying that I only take caffeine pills and fish oil as my supplements these days. I do a lot of fitness and combat sports so my joints need fish oil to help keep them as healthy as possible! And I only take caffeine as a preworkout or when I'm tired during that day because it's cheap as hell compared to other preworkouts out there and in all honesty, do just as well if not better.

So what do you guys take?

rdl81

Depends on how I am currently eating and training but I think nearly everyone would benefit from fish oil. Also if u live in the U.K. Like me vitamin d and a decent multi vitamin I guess

aashwill

Creatine and caffeine.

Lisa_Ookoo

Magnesium supplement helps reduce my leg cramps.

superstargalaxy

rdl81 wrote: »

Depends on how I am currently eating and training but I think nearly everyone would benefit from fish oil. Also if u live in the U.K. Like me vitamin d and a decent multi vitamin I guess

Right! Compeletly forgot about vitamin D. I live in Canada and over here we're actually lacking in Vitamin D even in the summer haha.

Lisa_Ookoo wrote: »

Magnesium supplement helps reduce my leg cramps.

Might start taking this for striking. Leg cramps happen at the worst time there haha

hookilau

I take quite a few

Magnesium
Acidophilus
Alpha Lipoic
Biotin
Black currant oil
Krill oil

purple18194

I dunno, does B100 Complex count? I take a pill every morning and it helps so much with my overall energy for the day

H_Ock12

Vitamin D and B12 (for deficiency)
Fish Oil (cognitive/mental function, cholesterol regulation)
Iron pills (periodically for borderline anemia)
Calcium (osteo runs in my family and Depo can accelerate bone density loss)
Caffeine pills (as a preworkout or a substitute for a caffeinated drink...can't do Stevia and artificial sweeteners because they set off migraines so this was the cheapest and easiest option)
Whey Isolate

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Archer2017

Magnesium complex. (Most important)
Iron
Vitamin D (5000 IU a day)
Chromium (sometimes)
Selenium
Kelp/Iodine
B-Complex
Red Raspberry

BCAA for workouts, sometimes a vegan protein shake. I don't deal well with whey.

Sometimes I'll rotate other things in but these are my main poppers!

shagerty777

Multi-vitamin, fish oil pills (reduce/aid my cholesterol), BCAA's (don't know if they help but I like a little flavor in my workout drink) and protein. I know that with better nutrition and exercise I'm down 50 pounds, lifting more all the time and my blood tests are now all in the normal range. I could cut the BCAA and protein out with real food but they are easy.

Skyblueyellow

Vitamin D. I live in the Northern US and am deficient. I take 50,000 IU a week.

jessef593

It depends. The quality of the supplement, your goals, what kind you're using.

I currently take daily:
Creatine monohydrate 5g
Citrulline Malate 6-8g
Taurine 4g
Caffeine 200mg
Leucine 5g
ISO-leucine 2.5g
Valine 2.5g
Whey concentrate 2-3 scoops roughly 56-84g
Men's daily formula multi vitamin

ChelzFit

Vitamin C and D
Magnisum
Glucosamine
Whey Protein
Caffine before workout
Multi Vitamin
Calcium Pills

Grey_1

B-complex
D3
Whey protein

I tried a pre-workout sup, Legion Forge, back when I first got started, but hated the way it made me feel, and haven't used one since.

FatPorkyChop

Vitamine D
Spirulina
Chlorella
Calcium
Elevit
Vitamine C

amusedmonkey

Iron, because my iron levels are currently low. That's about it. I don't feel I need any other supplements.

Bentforkx

Whey Isolate ~30g/day
Progressive Multivitamin 55+ Men 3caps/day
Progressive Omegessential (fish Oil) 10 ml/day

lewisle2016

Im not taking ànything as ive heard they arent worth the money. Trying to balance using the macro feedback and adjust my dietary intake.

OldAssDude

I steer clear of supplements. Seems like there is nothing but bad things on the news about them.

Plus all they really make is expensive urine.

Real food is the way to go in my opinion.

trigden1991

bcalvanese wrote: »

I steer clear of supplements. Seems like there is nothing but bad things on the news about them.

Plus all they really make is expensive urine.

Real food is the way to go in my opinion.

You are grossly misinformed.

gatzke123

bcalvanese wrote: »

I steer clear of supplements. Seems like there is nothing but bad things on the news about them.

Plus all they really make is expensive urine.

Real food is the way to go in my opinion.

Have you done any real research before making that statement are you just trolling on this page for somthing to do.

sijomial

Daily:
Multi vitamin with minerals.
Vitamin D
Fish Oil
Glucosamine & Chondroitin

As required:
Whey protein.

Big cycling events:
Beetroot juice.
Virtually a non-responder to caffeine so have to avoid it completely for a week before an event to get a tiny effect from a large dose.

Currently trying creatine but so far it appears I'm a non-responder.

OldAssDude

gatzke123 wrote: »

bcalvanese wrote: »

I steer clear of supplements. Seems like there is nothing but bad things on the news about them.

Plus all they really make is expensive urine.

Real food is the way to go in my opinion.

Have you done any real research before making that statement are you just trolling on this page for somthing to do.

No. I just heard some bad things on the news about supplements, and have read that they don't absorb as well in the body compared to real food.

They never interested me enough to do any research on, and I'm simply expressing my opinion.

Sorry, but I didn't know I had to check with you before posting my opinion.

Should I PM you next time I post to make sure you're ok with it before hand?

thanks,

Leadfoot_Lewis

Daily:
Multi Vitamin
Creatine
HMB
Fish Oil
Curcumin

Preworkout:
Hemavol or Gainz (both non-stim, can't handle Caffeine Hydrous)

antdelsa

Whey protein
L dopa
Bcaa's
Creatine
Beta alanine
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