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    Supplements - what do you take/don't take?

    Posts: 137 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I searched for a discussion thread solely about supplements, I couldn't find anything so here goes.

    CLA, fish oil, and weight gainers. Protein powders. ZMA. BCAAs. Creatine. What do you take and why or why not?

    If you're trying to hit your protein for the day and you've already eaten a chicken breast and two sirloins, you might be supplementing with protein powder. I have. I guess it helps.

    Fish oils. Got to have them right? Good for your heart.

    Coconut oil. Flax. Chia. All good and healthy and necessary.

    ZMA. Does that stuff work?

    Who knows what they put in BCAAs and creatine, right?

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    • Posts: 9,603 Member
      I take a crapload of pills every day because I must. Without them, I'd be deficient and eventually die.

      I also take a multivitamin because I don't meet my micronutrients, hard as I try.

      I do not take anything else. If I don't need it, I don't take it.
    • Posts: 13,575 Member
      I take vitamin D in Winter.

      I also add flax to a lot of dishes for the healthy fat and fiber, but no specific amount or regularity.
    • Posts: 3,529 Member
      edited September 2015
      No supplement is necessary unless you have a deficiency that you are either unwilling or unable to correct.

      Some supplements are great to take for convenience purposes. Others can give an athlete or lifter a slight performance boost. However, most supplement purchases are made by novices who waste their money by being sucked up in a marketing ploy.

      Know what you are putting into your body and don't rely on supplements for unrealistic expectations.
    • Posts: 9,562 Member
      After running blood work, my MD put me on D3, Metafolin, and fish oil.
    • Posts: 1,234 Member
      I take a lot of supplements:

      Fish oil, multi-vitamin, glucosamine and chondroitin in the morning.
      A homemade blend of taurine, creatine, citrulline malate, beta alanine pre-workout.
      I sip on BCAAs during my workout
      Another homemade blend of creatine, beta alanine, glutamine and (lately) leucine post-workout.

      It may or may not have an impact, but it's not a huge burden for me and I'm happy with my body and performance. At least once a week I get asked for advice on how I achieved my physique (considering my age).
    • Posts: 1,450 Member
      I take iron because my doctor told me to after blood work.
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      I take an iron supplement and fish oil. I'm interested in BCAAs, actually researching them now. Don't know if it's necessary for me.
    • Posts: 110 Member
      For pills I take a multivitamin with iron and a B50 vitamin. Supplements are whey protein powder, creatine monohydrate, strawberry lemonade Nuun tabs in my water bottle, and sometimes energy/endurance gels for a hit of carbs mid-run.
    • Posts: 414 Member
      i take cinnamon, garlic, fish oils (to lower cholesterol) as well as extra fiber.
    • Posts: 26,368 Member
      edited September 2015
      Fish oil gummies (first and last time I buy those. YUCK). Multi vitamin gummies.

      Magnesium during PMS, and potassium when I remember to (usually when I have DOMs).

      That's pretty much it.
    • Posts: 3,498 Member
      I don't take any. I used to take fish oil and a multivitamin but my doctor convinced me that they weren't necessary.
    • Posts: 74 Member
      I take an iron supplement and a mutlivitamin, but would love to find a good potassium supplement as I never seem to get enough, and my multi only has like 85mg.
    • Posts: 3,705 Member
      Vitamin D - doctor's orders
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    • Posts: 2,869 Member
      A daily multi-vitamin with minerals and twice a week a DHA-rich algae capsule for omega 3.
    • Posts: 414 Member
      WeddedBliss1992 wrote: »
      i take cinnamon, garlic, fish oils (to lower cholesterol) as well as extra fiber.

      oh yes, i also started taking capsules of apple cider vinegar
    • Posts: 3,358 Member
      ffbrown25 wrote: »
      For pills I take a multivitamin with iron and a B50 vitamin. Supplements are whey protein powder, creatine monohydrate, strawberry lemonade Nuun tabs in my water bottle, and sometimes energy/endurance gels for a hit of carbs mid-run.

      Whey protein is not a supplement. It is a food.


    • Posts: 3,529 Member
      IsaackGMOON wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      Whey protein is not a supplement. It is a food.


      Technically, it's a processed fast food. A person can opt to using protein powder to "supplement" their diet, usually for convenience, but whole foods should be the prime focus when it comes protein intake.
    • Posts: 317 Member
      Half a one a day multi, beta alanine (because I like to feel like I'm on fire when I run), protein and bcaa
    • Posts: 297 Member
      Vitamin C, omega 3 and a multivitamin
    • Posts: 1,942 Member
      My daily supplements are

      Multivitamin
      Source Micro Max-Micronutrient
      Triple strength glucosomine, chondroitin and MSM joint supplement.

    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      I'm a vegetarian and i take the following supplements on and off:

      Krill oil (this is the only "meat" product i use).
      vitamin d
      b complex
      BCAAs (scivation xtend, or BSN Aminox)
      Creatine
      SOMETIMES: whey protein
    • Posts: 365 Member
      I've been playing around with a few.
      Fish Oil
      Vit D
      Maca Root
      Gotu Kola
      L-carinthe
      BCAA
      5-HTP
      GABA
      Alpha-lipoic acid
      Caffeine
      Magnesium
      sometimes
      Garlic Oil/Green Tea/ CLA

      I find it a hobby and like to monitor how I feel throughout the week.
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      besee_2000 wrote: »
      I've been playing around with a few.
      Fish Oil
      Vit D
      Maca Root
      Gotu Kola
      L-carinthe
      BCAA
      5-HTP
      GABA
      Alpha-lipoic acid
      Caffeine
      Magnesium
      sometimes
      Garlic Oil/Green Tea/ CLA

      I find it a hobby and like to monitor how I feel throughout the week.

      be careful with that one. :)
    • Posts: 9,809 Member
      I take multivitamin, fish oil, creatine, and a glucosomine, chondroitin and MSM supplement.
    • Posts: 3,529 Member
      besee_2000 wrote: »
      I've been playing around with a few.
      Fish Oil
      Vit D
      Maca Root
      Gotu Kola
      L-carinthe
      BCAA
      5-HTP
      GABA
      Alpha-lipoic acid
      Caffeine
      Magnesium
      sometimes
      Garlic Oil/Green Tea/ CLA

      You can cut out everything that is not bolded and be richer and just as healthy.
    • Posts: 1,519 Member
      5000 IUS of D3 daily (dr's orders)
      Creatine
      L-arginine for Raynaud's
      ...and a multivitamin when I remember.
    • Posts: 422 Member
      Multi vitamin
      Fish Oil
      Creatine
      BCAA'S
      Protein Powder - and yes IsaackGMOON I class it as a supplement because last time I looked there weren't any moo cows cranking out tubs of Birthday Cake flavored whey :D
    • Posts: 815 Member
      Vitamin D, a multi, and fiber capsules.
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