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.
Interesting that so many people are taking fish oil. I don't think I've ever even heard of it before reading this thread! What are its purported benefits?
It's an omega 3 fatty acid, allegedly for cardiovascular health, I think. They just sell big bottles of them for cheap, so it meets my requirements for a supplement.
I take a multi-vitamin every day and if I'm home after a swim, I'll have some chocolate milk. During meets, I'll drink a combination of water and Powerade. And I always follow up after a meet with chocolate milk, especially if it's a multi-day meet.
Fish oil lowers your triglyceride level (which when elevated is a risk factor for coronary artery disease), and there is preliminary evidence that it may help prevent atrial fibrillation.
in Rip Esselstyn's book "The Engine 2 Diet", that fish oils are considered by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to be potential risks and are "highly unstable molecules that can break down and release dangerous, disease causing free radicals" I am interested if this is dependant on certain types of fish, or all fish.
One oil that I consume daily, and is delicious too, is olive oil. We go through a pint of this stuff a week.
Fish oil lowers your triglyceride level (which when elevated is a risk factor for coronary artery disease), and there is preliminary evidence that it may help prevent atrial fibrillation.
Gull,
I've read in Rip Esselstyn's book "The Engine 2 Diet", that fish oils are considered by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to be potential risks and are "highly unstable molecules that can break down and release dangerous, disease causing free radicals"
Note.... Rip won the 200yd back at Austin Masters Nationals in the 45-50 age group.
Your thoughts?
John Smith
One oil that I consume daily, and is delicious too, is olive oil. We go through a pint of this stuff a week.
Me too I guzzle the stuff, but if we are going to this level of supplement detail, I must throw in Pinot Noir, Monster cookie and Reese's miniature peanut butter cups. I am confident these are critical to my (lack of) success.
Enough fish oil also creates a "sheen" on the body, similar to slime on a fish, which offers obvious advantages to slip easily through the water.:bolt:
I wouldn't eat fish that have a slime in them...
Gull,
I've read in Rip Esselstyn's book "The Engine 2 Diet", that fish oils are considered by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to be potential risks and are "highly unstable molecules that can break down and release dangerous, disease causing free radicals"
Note.... Rip won the 200yd back at Austin Masters Nationals in the 45-50 age group.
Your thoughts?
John Smith
I found this to be an interesting and well referenced article on fish oil:
www.wannabebig.com/.../
