What supplements actually make a real difference?

[goingtowin]

I have never messed with any supplements other than whey.. so I'm about to make a trip to gnc. What are the supplements that no one should pass up and actually are worth spending the money on?

 

[Ghost124]

mmmmmmm the only ones I take besides protein...

Fish Oil
L-Argenine
Beet Root
Nitric Oxide
Fiber drink


The majority of those are to keep my blood pressure steady but L-argenine and Nitric Oxide will also make you more vascular.
I know tons of guys around here love Creatine

 

[halfwit]

Save your money and shop on amazon. GNC is overpriced in every sense of the word, and that's with the "gold membership". I ONLY shop there if I'm out of something and can't wait.

All you NEED would be fish oil, a good multi-vitamin, and if you have a hard time getting enough protein - a quality protein powder.

Nice supplements to have would be NAC, magnesium citrate, arginine, creatine (many higher quality pre-workouts have creatine), and methyl b-12.

My .02c

 

[Dreaded Pirate Roberts]

Bcaa Is a must.

 

[Repo]

They're are two that give me great results.

Fish Oil and L-Arginine, both at high levels...

L-Arginine being my number #1 favorite!

I take two 850mg caps 8 times a day right after every meal

Arginine is an amino acid the body needs for many functions, like boosting immunity... and good for the heart.

L-Arginine produces Nitric Oxide, which is the prime chemical involved in producing an
erection and improves overall systemic circulation... this effects the entire body and
will increase performance of your brain, heart, muscle, hair, immune system... and boner!

 

[Ghost124]

Since we are on the topic of Fish Oil(kinda) how much are you guys taking daily? It's supposed to be 2g a day right? Right now I am buying this kind of Fish Oil:
http://www.gnc.com/GNC-Triple-Strength-Fish-Oil/product.jsp?productId=69865296

It's "triple strength" it has 1300mg of fish oil per pill. So I would only need two of these per day to get the 2g? Or is it supposed to be 2g of EPA/DHA?

 

[Dreaded Pirate Roberts]

They're are two that give me great results.

Fish Oil and L-Arginine, both at high levels...

L-Arginine being my number #1 favorite!

I take two 850mg caps 8 times a day right after every meal

Arginine is an amino acid the body needs for many functions, like boosting immunity... and good for the heart.

L-Arginine produces Nitric Oxide, which is the prime chemical involved in producing an
erection and improves overall systemic circulation... this effects the entire body and
will increase performance of your brain, heart, muscle, hair, immune system... and boner!

Who is making a 850 mg cap. L-arginine is great stuff. Magnesium is a must and patasium , glutamine is also great.

Fermented cod liver oil is prover to be the best source of Omega-3

 

[Teutonic]

I d say let bw dictate where ur needing sup s iffin ur food intake is lacking in either quantity quality or diversity.

 

[Anon44]

L-ARGININE is some good stuff my brother repo turned me onto it for my bp. Now I take it while on mast and test. And the combo of that and the mast my veins look like pencils.

 

[soldier74]

L-Arginine - for the reasons already stated.
NAC
...both r a must for me. NAC actually helped my liver while I was on hep c treatment , according to doctors labs.

 

[Megatron28]

Just wanted to add one I haven't seen mentioned. Many people are deficient in Vitamin D. If that includes you, I recommend supplementing it. It often takes 5000-10000iu daily to get into the upper quartile of the normal range.

And 5-10mg daily of Cialis for the win for all of those readers with a penis.

 

[soldier74]

Just wanted to add one I haven't seen mentioned. Many people are deficient in Vitamin D. If that includes you, I recommend supplementing it. It often takes 5000-10000iu daily to get into the upper quartile of the normal range.

And 5-10mg daily of Cialis for the win for all of those readers with a penis.

Good point! I work outside alot and last summer had labs done, dr said never saw vitamin d that high!! I wasnt supplementing with any either, just good old sun made the increase;-)

 

[Manski]

Don't foret dhea

 

[blakey]

Zma

 

[halfwit]

Who is making a 850 mg cap. L-arginine is great stuff. Magnesium is a must and patasium , glutamine is also great.

Fermented cod liver oil is prover to be the best source of Omega-3

Jarrow Formulas makes 1000mg tabs. They're dirt cheap too.

 

[Anon44]

Just wanted to add one I haven't seen mentioned. Many people are deficient in Vitamin D. If that includes you, I recommend supplementing it. It often takes 5000-10000iu daily to get into the upper quartile of the normal range.

And 5-10mg daily of Cialis for the win for all of those readers with a penis.

Any symptoms if someone is low on vitamin d?

 

[Teutonic]

Don t get out enough...???

I m outside a lot what with large property...tuning car s lately etc...

 

[Anon44]

Don t get out enough...???

I m outside a lot what with large property...tuning car s lately etc...

I see, I definitely don't have to worry bout that then I work outside.

 

[Megatron28]

Any symptoms if someone is low on vitamin d?

Rickets would be the worst case -- very uncommon though.

Hypogonadism

Weakened immune system.

I am sure Google lists much more.

 

[Dreaded Pirate Roberts]

Jarrow Formulas makes 1000mg tabs. They're dirt cheap too.

Thanks. I will look into it.

Taurine is also really bennificial.

Pretty much any amino acids help.