I am surprised no one has yet mentioned LPI - liquid protein injections.
I work primarily with female athletes (as well as non-athletes) and I often personally administer LPI. I would presume that many male athletes, especially those here the letsrun, benefit from ongoing LPI.
Trying Harder wrote:
What vitamins and supplements are most important? Which brands do you recommend? I already take two iron supplements, but that's it.
I would just take a standard multivitamin/mineral supplement. Unlikely to overdose and most bases are covered. Most supps are low in minerals reqd in large amounts like sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. The first three are easy to supplement from food. Magnesium reqs a little more work or a specific supp.
I think B1 is underrated, especially for runners. If not for its addition to processed grains, most Americans would definitely be in deficit. However, for runners the requirements are greater because the amount of pyruvate dehydrogenase in a well-trained distance runner are much higher than in an untrained person. PDH uses TPP, derived from B1, as an essential cofactor. Remember that B1 deficiency was the first vitamin deficiency described, and for good reason.
jono wrote:
This may surprise you, but I can read too.
Comprehension seems to be the problem.
Most important LEGAL vitamins & supplements to enhance training?
Magnesium and a broad-spectrum multivitamin can be helpful.
hold the phone wrote:
I'm with jono on this one:
http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/three-reasons-stop-taking-vitamin-pillsTaking pills is a shortcut that subconsciously "licenses" you to be less healthy in other aspects of your life. You may think "Oh, it's hard to get enough fresh fruit and vegetables because of my busy schedule, so I'll take this multivitamin as insurance." The problem is that, now that you're taking the multivitamin, you'll feel less pressure to make the extra effort to get enough fresh fruit and vegetables. This is the "licensing effect" described in the article above. And those multivitamins definitely can't compensate for the failure to eat a healthy, balanced diet. So you're better off taking away the safety net of pills, and just focusing your energy on eating right.
As far as strictly ergogenic supplements, the only ones with really solid evidence are caffeine, creatine (not for distance runners), and maybe beta-alanine.
Well thaks, but I don't believe that caffiene is an ergogenic aid, I think that belief is kidology/bad science, especiall Costill's research.
I know of American Record holders that lived on beer and pizza.
Let me Guess "Let's Contemplate" - you took a few science classes or did a bit of research and you think it makes you an expert?
It amazes me how much wrong information are in these nutrition and supplement threads.
I had to just stop at the whole claim that Magnesium and Potassium is "mostly useless" - that just shows me how dumb you really are when it comes to nutrition and supplements and how they truly interact physiologically in the body.
Your claim that "Most don't need it" in regards to Iron is also wrong with Iron-deficiency anemia being one of the most common anemia types. Runners in general consume typically more carbs and if they are not getting enough meat or from other sources then it is actually fairly common...I see it in my practice all the time.
I won't even take the time to address just how wrong you are on the other things.
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