damn, that last one makes me feel better

i go with

MultiV
Caffiene (and lots of it)
probiotic
nexium
meletonin to sleep (work midnights)

3. Nutella, peanut butter, bread.

Agreed. Moreover, a point often missed, although it seems pretty obvious, is that if you are in heavy training then you will burn as much as double the calories as a sedentary person.

If you get your calories from real food, you will be getting double the nutrients. Your need for macronutrients (carbs, fat, protein) will increase in an approximately linear and proportionate rate with energy output, but most micronutrients don't. Generally, you get enough or you don't.

I so often hear "I only take supplement x, y, z when I'm in heavy training, because you need more of them then". Actually, it's the opposite. You are less likely to need supplements if you are in heavy training (and heavy eating). You are most likely to need supplements if you are a bed-ridden grandma whose daily diet is half a biscuit and a cup of tea.

OTOH, there are plenty of endurance athletes who get half or more of their calories from powders and crap with simple sugars (sports drinks, sports bars, sports gels, sports breakfast cereal, cuz they are sports people) that are nutritionally empty, and they do manage to be nutritionally deficient despite a massive intake of pseudo-foods. They then do need fake nutrients to compensate for their diet of fake foods. This type is no fan of the "eat real food" argument.

1. Eggs.
2. Eggs in Sustagen.
3. Eggs on toast with lots of butter. And salt.
4. More butter.
5. More salt.

Normal food, wine, beer, coffee and lots of sleep.

Quote:

Gives me everything I need and my pee is a lot less expensive.

x2

I was taking a multi-vitamin, iron, vitamin c, and flaxseed-fish oil, but despite disagreeing with the NYTimes politically I trust their science reporting which suggests it is a waste of money. Now I just take vitamin c-iron for my slight anemia.

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Maybe we should have made this a poll :)))). However, I think most will agree that BEER is the single most beneficial supplement. Time to stock up!! Thanks for all the great feedback guys!!

I'm pleased to see how many here don't give a shit about supplements.

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Pizza
Beer
Chipotle
Single Malt Scotch

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Trying to come back slowly from acute A-Fib

EXACTLY! I LOVE IT!

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Still cant believe NO ONE has mentioned SNAKE OIL!!! In all seriousness, I was supplementing 2 months ago, got out of the routine, haven't noticed a bit of difference. The Alchemist's Heady Topper and my walmart coffee have filled in all gaps.

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I take this new thing called Placebo. I'm not sure what's in it, but man it sure works great!

Nice!

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Zip.

Vegan, plant-based diet provides all the nutrients and minerals any body needs.

Oh an a good IPA for carbo-loading....

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Oh an a good IPA for carbo-loading....


Yessir!!! in this case a DIPA!!! but who cares!!!!

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Irish coffee: contains the four essential food groups of sugar, caffeine, fat and alcohol.

That, and food. 99% of people who take supplements simply don't need them.

Real Food
Tart Cherry Juice (helps with inflammation! a must for me)

peanut butter, rum and coke zero (on weekends)

Nothing. Just normal food.

I do however wish it was social acceptable for adults to still eat Flintstones vitamins.

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Best change your name to popeye...
Toot toot....

+1

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It is at my house!

+1 :-)

Was'nt fish oil implicated in the deaths of triathletes during the swim? I vaguely remember it being talked about as the only common finding in those that died during the swim.

I have:
Multi Vitamins
Fish Oil
Calcium
Vitamin C
Magnesium