What Supplements do you take?

Nathan · 13 Feb 2006 at 12:34

At the moment my daily supplements are,

Gym Day:

Morning shake - 30g Whey Protein (Con 80) with milk
Multi Vit - Cheap morrisons jobbie
PWO shake - 30g Whey Protein (Con 80) + 15g Maltodextrin + Small amount of creatine

Non-gym Day:

Morning shake - 30g Whey Protein (Con 80) with milk
Multi Vit - Cheap morrisons jobbie
Late afternoon shake - 30g Whey Protein (Con 80) with water

Im trying to bulk at the moment, would some essential amino acids help in my diet? If so which ones?

iCraig · 13 Feb 2006 at 13:03

Work out day:

35g Whey protein with 400ml milk x2
Vitamin C and B6 tablets
2.5g of Creatine

Non workout day:

20g whey protein
Vitamin C and B6 tablets
Weight gainer shake consisting of
100g of crushed oats
15g whey
100ml water
300ml milk
3 large scoops of natural yoghurt
two bananas
a dog

branddaly · 13 Feb 2006 at 14:10

Everyday - Glucosamine Sulphate
Weekdays - Protein Shake - 30 gram whey

everything else is from real food.

ethos · 13 Feb 2006 at 14:18

Glucosamine sulphate
Fish oil
Green Tea
Ginseng
Amino acids
Whey

ZMA / trib now and then if i've got a comp coming up.

zain · 13 Feb 2006 at 14:24

Non o.0 seems everyone takes them lol

Swiftan · 13 Feb 2006 at 14:36

Flax seed oil and Glucosamine

Malarkee · 13 Feb 2006 at 14:59

'Cod liver oil'?....

Don't takea thing, sometimes whey powder if I can't be bothered to do a steak. I eat an insane amount of fruit.

A2Z · 13 Feb 2006 at 15:20

whey protein 30g, twice a day on workout day, once on non-workout day.

Borris · 13 Feb 2006 at 15:23

Does diclofenac count as a supplement?

Otherwise, none at all - I can't see any point in them when I can obtain everything I need from real food, which invariably tastes nicer.

Lt. Manlove · 13 Feb 2006 at 15:51

Sida Cordifolia, fat burning supplement.

Chong Warrior · 13 Feb 2006 at 16:05

Health
Multi-vitamin,
Mutli-mineral inc ZMA,
500mg Vit C Esther,
Omega 3 Caps x 4,
Green Tea Extract.

Food
80% Whey Protein,
Crushed Oats,
Flax Powder

Training Aids
Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL,
Taurine,
Acetyl L-Carnitine,
Sida Cordifolia

Nathan · 13 Feb 2006 at 16:24

Chong Warrior said:
Health
Multi-vitamin,
Mutli-mineral inc ZMA,
500mg Vit C Esther,
Omega 3 Caps x 4,
Green Tea Extract.

Food
80% Whey Protein,
Crushed Oats,
Flax Powder

Training Aids
Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL,
Taurine,
Acetyl L-Carnitine,
Sida Cordifolia

The walking drug lol

hope you got shares in some supplement company! How much you spend a month on them just for curiosity?

iCraig · 13 Feb 2006 at 16:35

Nobody found it odd that I eat a dog as a supplement?

^TANK^ · 13 Feb 2006 at 16:38

[Reflex] Creapure Creatine Monohydrate

5 mgs a day is the only thing i take anything else i need i get from food luckaly i have a big appetite supplements generally make me feel sick

Chong Warrior · 13 Feb 2006 at 16:50

Nathan said:
The walking drug lol hope you got shares in some supplement company! How much you spend a month on them just for curiosity?

Lol

It does look a lot when written down like that but it's only a couple vit tablets, few fish oils and a drink of Green Tea for health, nothing over the top. The protein & oat shakes are essential and nothing OTT and the training aids are only taken on training days and in very small amounts, plus they cost virtually nothing, less than a bottle of Lucozade for a weeks worth

Health
Multi-vitamin & mineral = £5.50 per month
500mg Vit C Esther = £2.70 per month
Omega 3 Caps x 4,= £3 per momth
Green Tea Extract = £5 per month
So £15 per month for this lot or 50p a day, same as a bar of chocolate...

Food
80% Whey Protein = £22 per month @ 100g per day
Crushed Oats = £2 per month? @ 100g per day
Flax Powder = £7 a month @ 10g per day
About £32 a month for some high quality calories

Training Aids
Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL, = £1.00 per month @ 3g serv
Taurine, = £0.60 per month @ 2g serv
Acetyl L-Carnitine, = £0.60 per month @ 1g serv
Sida Cordifolia = £1.20 per month
About £3.50 per month, less than £1 per week but I cycle these on and off so it's probably about half that really. I think these are worth their weight in gold

£50 a month altogether for some high quality supplements To buy this lot from a shop would cost you well over £100 :eek:

. Not bad when when you consider some people pay about £40 a month just for their Protein powder and I'll bet it's inferior protein in most cases too.

Takhisis · 13 Feb 2006 at 17:11

Seven Seas Pure Cod Liver Oil Plus Multivitamins (use to take seperate oil/multi vits but then found these)
Stackers (fat burners)
Echinacea (when ill, feeling run down or getting over being ill)
Ginkgo Biloba (improved circulation amongst many other things)

DanH84 · 13 Feb 2006 at 18:00

I try my utmost to get as much as possible from dietary sources, however post workout I take a quick whey shake as I walk home so it's important i get something down me otherwise i'd not be eating for 45mins to an hour.

alexakasloth · 13 Feb 2006 at 18:42

Just some whey protein powder, 4 times a week after workout (3 gym sessions and once a week after judo).

brocksta · 13 Feb 2006 at 19:01

3 scoops of instant whey with 50g oats and milk and maybe the odd banana every night and 2 scoops with water after gym sessions.

richie.guy · 13 Feb 2006 at 19:42

Whey
Fish oil