GordyR's Beginners Guide to Bodybuilding

$loth said:
Loading a 7ft oly bar for the first time is awesome :cool:

Would have thought there would be somewhere a bit betting that FF in london?
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Its 2 doors down from the office so its the convenience more than anything.
 
This might a bit of a weird topic I'm bringing up here, but I've noticed since my Holland & Barrett order of vitamins (one-timed release) arrived and I've been taking one a day, that my urine is a strange yellow. Before anyone asks, I'm as fit as a fiddle, fully hydrated. I did a quick google and some sources says it's the excess Vitamin B2 being flushed out my system. I looked on the label and there's 25mg of it, so that's 1,563% of the rda. Has anyone else noticed or experienced this? It freaked me out a little at first, it was almost glow in the dark. lol
 
Chong Warrior said:
Lol yes it's the excess riboflavin (Vit B2) and is perfectly normal ;)
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Cool, I was beginning to wonder if it was that spider bite I got last night right before I fell into some nuclear waste. :p lol

Is it safe though for such a high rda?
 
The only vitamin you should worry about going too high over the RDA% is vitamin A. This can be toxic and hard for the body to rid itself of very high amounts.

The rest are easily passed through the system if the body has to too much. Your bright yellow urine is evidence of that ;) Within reason of course, this doesn't mean you can go taking 10 strong multi-vits a day.

RDA's are years out fo date anyway. 100% RDA means that's the absolute minimum you should get in a day to prevent deficiency. 60mg of Vit C for exmple is 100% RDA, enough to prevent scurvy!! :eek: I regularly take 2000mg-3000mg daily and even more if I feel a cold coming on.
 
Well the rda for vitamin A with the H&B vitamin tablets is 371%. I take one a day but on top of that I take cod liver oil gel tablets and that contains 100% rda for vitamins A and D. Is this too much vitamin A per day to be taking? Thanks again CW. :)
 
Linoge said:
Well the rda for vitamin A with the H&B vitamin tablets is 371%. I take one a day but on top of that I take cod liver oil gel tablets and that contains 100% rda for vitamins A and D. Is this too much vitamin A per day to be taking? Thanks again CW. :)
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Which multi-vit are you taking? I've never seen one have that much vitamin A before. Also what kind of Vit A is it? There's one that's formed in the body when needed (safer) and there's a pre-formed one that can be toxic in high doses.

Yes I would be worried about taking almost 500% RDA of Vit A from supplements, don't forget you'll also be getting some from your diet.

This is why I never take or advise people to take Cod Liver Oil, too rich in Vit A. EPA/DHA Fish oils are far better :)

I take the one on this page http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pa...ADEAC5A01C06A&np=6&PID=0&cpid=0&sid=41&Page=3
called Timed Release Super One. Notice it's reduced from £15.49 to £4.99 at the moment ;) It's one of the better ones I've seen and for the price I'd say the best. Only 94% RDA Vit A too.
 
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Chong Warrior said:
Which multi-vit are you taking? I've never seen one have that much vitamin A before. Also what kind of Vit A is it? There's one that's formed in the body when needed (safer) and there's a pre-formed one that can be toxic in high doses.

Yes I would be worried about taking almost 500% RDA of Vit A from supplements, don't forget you'll also be getting some from your diet.

This is why I never take or advise people to take Cod Liver Oil, too rich in Vit A. EPA/DHA Fish oils are far better :)
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It's the Holland & Barrett One (Timed Release) vitamin tablets. This is what it says on the label:

Vitamin A 2970ug (9,900 I.U.) 371% RDA
 
Linoge said:
It's the Holland & Barrett One (Timed Release) vitamin tablets. This is what it says on the label:

Vitamin A 2970ug (9,900 I.U.) 371% RDA
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Yes I've seen those in the shop now you mention them. Maybe they do them so highly dosed as they're timed release? Who knows but if I were you I'd stop taking them everyday aswell as Cod Liver Oil.

They do seem to contain mainly the pre-formed Vitamin A.

You could buy a different multi-vit like the one I suggested above and alternate them, or take half of each everyday?
 
>:|sh4d0w|:< said:
Taking excesses of vitamins can be bad for you aswell, with b6 and other b's in particular.
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Excesses of anything is bad for you. How much would you call excess and what dangers are there?

I know some B-vits can cause liver damage but we're talking like 100mg+ (10,000 RDA%+) everyday for months.
 
Chong Warrior said:
Yes I've seen those in the shop now you mention them. Maybe they do them so highly dosed as they're timed release? Who knows but if I were you I'd stop taking them everyday aswell as Cod Liver Oil.

They do seem to contain mainly the pre-formed Vitamin A.

You could buy a different multi-vit like the one I suggested above and alternate them, or take half of each everyday?
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I think I will do that. The last thing I want is vitamin toxicity. I'm going to fire an email off to them and ask them why the RDA is so high. Are there any other vitamins from that label that are in really excess quantities?
 
Linoge said:
I think I will do that. The last thing I want is vitamin toxicity. I'm going to fire an email off to them and ask them why the RDA is so high. Are there any other vitamins from that label that are in really excess quantities?
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Don't forget to let us know what they say in reply. I've thought about asking similar stuff myself in the past.

No nothing else really stands out in those tabs, they seem quite good apart from the excessive Vit A. I was going to get them myself but the sale price and lower vit A of the Super One made it a no brainer :)
 
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