Supplements the debate/discussion thread

The all in one is similar to the blend I make for myself from their site - it's got a good cross section of ingredients and some carbs which can help with recovery, or even as just bolstering your calories.

Just go for their regular whey, unless you're lactose intolerant.
 
Examine.com just launched their 'Supplement Goals Reference Guide' (not linked as they are all referral links).

Apparently a good bit of research have gone into this and it's supposed to be the book supplements companies hate. Worth a look or a load of marketing spiel?
 
Or... Just operate on the premise that 98% of the supplements on the market do nothing at the suggested doses or at all. ;)

And - scary as this may seem - do your own research as to what would suit you and your goals...

Sciencedirect.com
Pubmed.com
Google
Wikipedia
 
mrthingyx said:
Or... Just operate on the premise that 98% of the supplements on the market do nothing at the suggested doses or at all. ;)

And - scary as this may seem - do your own research as to what would suit you and your goals...

Sciencedirect.com
Pubmed.com
Google
Wikipedia
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Would be interesting to see what supps people do take. I'll post mine at the risk of been ripped apart! I probably don't need half these things but I'm a sucka, plus they don't seem to cost too much.

fish oil caps
creatine
leucine
glutamine (was recommended to me for gut health)
ZMA (does seem to help with my sleep but i always forget to take it)
multi vit
vid D

I'm sure people have done this before but I'm not looking through 331 pages!
 
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Psycho Sonny said:
http://examine.com/faq/do-i-need-a-multivitamin.html
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Yes, I have seen that. After reading The Atlantic article I checked out various meta studies, and found Examine.com's article to be selective at best. It is problematic, unpicking the good from the bad. Research is so flooded with conflicted interest, and the added problem that in studies where people were asked to take vitamins and those not, the increase adverse effects became so significant the trials get halted. It also depends on stage of life, life style and genes.

One paper I read put it well (paraphrasing): "We know that the vast majority of people are no better off taking multivitamins, and that taking them is metabolic roulette. There doesn't seem to be any upside."

Steedie said:
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People who take multivitamins are more likely to die of various diseases - those who cram their body with antioxidants especially so.
 
Creatine, beta alanine, OAKG, MP Recovery Evo (it was cheap) and a trial of D-aspartic acid. Vit D and an additional poverty multi vit, too.

And a shed load of food.
 
I have just spent the morning reading the Examine PDF, its actually shocking how much money I have wasted over the years on what are considered useless supplements with associated case studies indicating they technically do nothing.
 
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kai said:
I have just spent the morning reading thr Examine PDF, its actually shocking how much money I have wasted over the years on what are considered useless supplements with associated case studies indicating they technically do nothing.
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Your supplement usage was pretty prolific at one point though :D
 
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