All I need are multivitamins and unicorn farts (http://www.toyjoy.com/unicorn-farts.html).

Multi Vitamin
Fish Oil
Glucosamine/Chondroitin Combo

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What happened to captain craig, the protein fart king?

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Centrum Silver, mostly because my cardiologist told me too.

Mark

1. Real food.

You can argue that heavy training stress means athletes need more vitamins and minerals. I would argue back that athletes who are truly training hard need to eat more high quality food. If you want fish oil, eat fish.

Max

Eat well and carry on.
supplements are overrated.

Good Multi Vitamin (GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, etc), Glutamine, Recovery Shake/Smoothie

Multi-vitamin, the gummy kind. Chocolate milk, a fair amount of HFCS, Coffee...

Costco fish oil and a generic Target multi vitamin.

I'm hedging my bets - I take some but only cheap ones.

^This, But really it should be food first, and if you have the time and your body is in good health you shouldn't need a supplement. Supplements SUPPLEMENT, they are not food/meal replacers that people make them out to be, but they do have/serve a purpose. No end all be all supplement exists that should be taken by every single triathlete. But, every triathlete should be in tune with their body, know what they need, what they lack, and how they can correct that, by either changing their eating habits, or find a suitable supplement. Feel free to consult your doc, get blood work, etc.

If you are going to take a supplement though, be careful and know what you are taking, how much, and how much your body needs. many people over supplement themselves and in turn block other vitamins/minerals from being absorbed into the body. Just today I was working with a client who is taking a zinc supplement. She complained with several symptoms associated with low iron levels. Ironically taking in too much zinc is known to block the absorption of iron. I feel this is more common then many think.

Educate yourselves other then reading a label, the FDA doesn't approve supplements so do your own research first!

You should change your username to "Target Demographic"

Jens Voigt oil - it makes my legs shut up and is all I need to put fear in my rivals.

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I take a Vitamin D supplement for the lack of sunlight up here in the NE. As well as Vit C and Vit B Complex. Avoided the cold this winter when everyone else got it at work. Was it the vitamins? Maybe

Why is that Big Joe?!?? Smh

fish oil and multivitamin for old folks when I can remember (have to take apart from others or i get a tummy ache)
chondroitin and glucosamine for my knees (spent decades in pain until I found this magic)
1 cups of soy milk every 12 hours
heaping 1/4 tsp of powdered maca root with the am soy milk

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Mother's Day is coming right up. Thanks for the idea!

Me:

Vit C
Glucosamine/Chondroitin (evidence unclear but I've been using it and running for 26 years with healthy and happy joints; not about to change something that works)
B Complex vitamin
Powdered Greens
Caffeine (Sh--loads)

Not a "supplement," but I use probiotics as I seem to have a high susceptibility to GI infection.

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1. Multi-vitamin
2. Fermented Grain Mash
3. Tetrahydrocannabinol

1.Base Performance multi vitamin
2. Astaxanthin

Hey! Didn't somebody lose an olympic medal over that one?

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Because you are exactly the target demographic of the folks who market supplements as "essential"

(To be fair, I think a smiley face might have helped me better get my intended tone across. I am also the target demographic for marketers. Just different marketers)

1. Meat
2. Vegetable
3. Fruit
4. Burrito
5. Water

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 Lol. I'm pretty sure I know another target demographic for people like you but well keep this cool. Nothing more to see here mooooove along. Thanks for your expert analysis chief!! Lmao

Sorry, I thought you understood what "target demographic" means.

there are obvious cardiovascular benefits

*pink

Wow, reading this thread makes me think I'm a walking pharma company.

whey protein
bcaa powder
spirulina (cyanobacteria)
chlorella (algae)
psyllium husk powder (fiber)
chia seeds
fish oil
zma (or just zinc and mag)
copper
iron and vit c every other day
vit d
multi
beet root powder for 6-7 days big competition and sometimes caffeine day of comp.
sometimes melatonin for sleep
and less commonly brewer's yeast and wheat germ. both disgusting. ugh.