My Teammate(s) Take Over 40 Pills/Day

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8 years ago 06/11/2015 6:42pm EDT

So I have a couple of teammates that take over 40 supplement pills a day. With all this NOP fall-out, should I be concerned for them? They take everything from Animal Packs to Multivitamins to ZMA to Amino Acids. I tell them all the time that their kidneys are going to fail when they are 30. And they are the most serious dudes on the team (All-Americans on track), but also international guys.

They are not fast because of it, but they say that most national coaches circulate supplement lists of what's currently working and what's not.

8 years ago 06/12/2015 10:02am EDT

re: Leirbag

The body does not process all that crap. I hope they drink a gallon of water a day to flush it out. Waste of $$$.

Ps. I use to be a "sup junkie" so I know.

8 years ago 06/12/2015 11:00am EDT

re: Leirbag

I've gone through a supplement stage in my running career too, usually when I wasn't running as well as I wanted. When I was running my best, the only thing I took was a multi vitamin and iron I bought at the grocery store. Train hard, smart, and consistent, that's the most important thing.

8 years ago 06/12/2015 11:40am EDT

re: Ralph Wiggum

Went through a supplmenet phase myself, I cant believe the cash I spent on that crap. Buy better groceries.

8 years ago 06/12/2015 12:18pm EDT

re: Leirbag

Animal Paks? Are they sprinters or distance runners?

http://www.animalpak.com/

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/animalpak.html?mcid=GGL_US_Products-Products_Universal_Animal_Pak&bbkwid=36240441&gclid=CIax79nTisYCFYaRHwodOxwASQ

I think adding a quality multi-vitamin and fish oil to a balanced diet is beneficial but there is no need to be stacking 40 pills per day.

8 years ago 06/13/2015 3:22am EDT

re: Leirbag

Leirbag wrote:
So I have a couple of teammates that take over 40 supplement pills a day. With all this NOP fall-out, should I be concerned for them? They take everything from Animal Packs to Multivitamins to ZMA to Amino Acids. I tell them all the time that their kidneys are going to fail when they are 30. And they are the most serious dudes on the team (All-Americans on track), but also international guys.
They are not fast because of it, but they say that most national coaches circulate supplement lists of what's currently working and what's not.

Obviously, whether they are doing themselves physical good, physical harm, or nothing much at all depends on the particulars of what they are taking. If you can figure that out, and repost exactly what they take per day, I may be able to offer helpful feedback.

Until then, I'd speculate that at best they are wasting their money, unless of course they get at least some of that stuff for free...

8 years ago 06/13/2015 3:33am EDT

re: lol lol lol lol

lol x 4 is a clown. He can't tell you anything.

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