It goes without saying that a good diet is key to good health. As a fan of fitness and dieting, I'm always interested in reading about how professionals train and what diet supplements they take post workouts and, for triathletes, what they ingest during races.
So in addition to a well balanced diet, I was wondering what dietary supplements you guys take (if any). When I was marathon training, I drank undiluted Gatorade during runs with Gu every 4 miles and drank Muscle Milk for post-workout recovery. Other people preferred drinking Accelerade, eating Powerbars or Sports Beans, etc. but they didn't seem to do it for me. Because I sweat a lot I also found out that I needed to take in a lot of salt to prevent dehydration. (Dehydration, by the way, sucks big time!)
Even though I've long put off running because of bum knees, I find that Muscle Milk still works well for post workout swims and weight training. It helps to reduce muscle fatigue - if I don't drink it I will be sore.
We all have our own preferences, so I hope this doesn't turn into a flame thread. It's just interesting to hear what you guys are using for diet supplements.
I post this just so Jazzbone and Gull can mock me. Here's my daily intake:
Two fish oil pills - to make me swim like a fish
Multi vite - because that is one they say I should take
B supplement - under $10 at costco and figure it can't do any harm
Resveratrol pill - makes lab rats live to 1.5 times normal life expectancy in huge doses
Potassium pill - my mother found a used bottle and gave it to me knowing I'd take anything, it's almost empty
Noni extract pill - no idea why I bought this but it's almost gone
Red yeast rice - the "natural" statin
42 fruits and vegetables in a pill - easier than actually eating 42 fruits and vegetables
I also take a few Endurolyte tabs (Hammer product) before I go on a run or bike and then a few more during the bike if it's a long one.
I finish most workouts with diluted gatorage except for biking which I finish with beer.
I post this just so Jazzbone and Gull can mock me. Here's my daily intake:
Two fish oil pills - to make me swim like a fish
Multi vite - because that is one they say I should take
B supplement - under $10 at costco and figure it can't do any harm
Resveratrol pill - makes lab rats live to 1.5 times normal life expectancy in huge doses
Potassium pill - my mother found a used bottle and gave it to me knowing I'd take anything, it's almost empty
Noni extract pill - no idea why I bought this but it's almost gone
Red yeast rice - the "natural" statin
42 fruits and vegetables in a pill - easier than actually eating 42 fruits and vegetables
I also take a few Endurolyte tabs (Hammer product) before I go on a run or bike and then a few more during the bike if it's a long one.
I finish most workouts with diluted gatorage except for biking which I finish with beer.