Let's hear your LEGAL supplements!

MyBabyCowsHurt wrote:

How do vitamin D and Magnesium help the calves? Wondering because mine act up a lot.

Josh?

Whippet wrote:

Thejeff wrote:

Take "legal" to mean what you want: anything from Over the Counter to Prescription Only. Are there any supplements out there that help? Or, are they all innedfective like EPO ;-), and we should all just stick to a balanced diet?

As a senior citizen.. A multivitamin and RX for Androgel and antihistamine for allergies. I visit some fellows the same age and they take half dozen RX drugs a day .expensive pee I tell them.

Says the guy who is doping.....

Primo Numero Uno wrote:

I tried Melatonin when I was dealing with insomnia. A total Placebo, doesn't do crap. Maybe if you work graveyard shift but for people with sleeping issues it does nothing.

It was recommened to give to our 5 year old. Knocked the kid out. I sort of doubt the placebo was working since he had no clue what he was taking or why. But if you don't have a melatonin issue (i.e. there are a lot of causes of insomnia), then yeah it doesn't help.

That is the general trend for most supplements. They help if you have a deficiency but if you are getting nuitrients from your diet, they do nothing. The evidence for any of them leading to above average RBC or the like is very, very low.

Spirulina, chia seeds, acai, maca, ginger, turmeric, cacao, HEED, ground flax seeds, coconut powder, fish oil, sometimes a mushroom blend and apple cider vinegar.

And yellow dye number 5

Natural Vitality - Natural Magnesium and calcium - calm -- 16 oz

High Quality Fish Oil

Magnesium

D3

I should probably cycle ferrous sulfate too.

Is mega food's blood builder illegal?

Xin Chin Dong wrote:

Rhino horn powder

Ground tiger penis

If it's good for the bedroom, it's good for the track. It's expensive, but at least I know my money is going towards poaching rare animals.

Potato juice

I dont know why people just post stupid stuff. The thread was about legal supplements. Some posted a lot of illegal ones. The rest are good supplements for general health and recovery which helps with performance. But surprisingly Only 3 supplements are listed in this thread that are Stimulants. One being caffeine and the other 2 i wont say. I know of 3 other legal supplements not listed in this thread that will make you drop 30 sec. Per mile ASAP that I cant believe is not listed yet but maybe people use different things I guess. So stop all this stupid list that never ends. The only ones that matter are the ones that make you faster and legal. So EPO shouldnt be listed. List the herbs that do wonders and make you run like horse. Thanks guys.

Because I have been running like a DONKEY

That guy who always posts wrote:

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

Multivitamin

Glucosamin/Chondroitin

L-Tyrosine

Blood Booster (iron, B-12, folate, vitamin C)

Ferrous Sulfate

Protein

Whoa, what have I been doing for the last 10 years?

Does this really improve performance whats your experience?

Multivitamin - Fills in the gaps from what I get from food, so it improves my health which improves my running.

Glucosamin/Chondroitin - An older runner friend told me he had taken these for years an been injury-free. He brought it up because I mentioned crepitis in my knees and occasionally my left knee would hurt. Since taking these, there has been less pain and less cracking in my knees.

L-Tyrosine - I heard about this on LetsRun as a mood booster/help with stress. It has personally worked for me, but there isn't a ton of scientific evidence that supports it.

Blood Booster (iron, B-12, folate, vitamin C) - Helps with my low iron/ferritin.

Ferrous Sulfate - Helps with my low iron/ferritin.

Protein - Aids in recovery.

The biggest "improvement" came from the iron supplements, however they still haven't brought me to normal levels for a runner in 3 years of taking them. My numbers have gone up, but slowly. The biggest boost came within a month or so of taking them. I'd been slogging around for years assuming I was always out of shape or that the fatigue I experienced was normal and I should suck it up. Then I got a blood test and figured it out.

I use mitoXcell. It seems to help my running endurance.

asfdafdadsfadsdafs wrote:

Whippet wrote:

As a senior citizen.. A multivitamin and RX for Androgel and antihistamine for allergies. I visit some fellows the same age and they take half dozen RX drugs a day .expensive pee I tell them.

Says the guy who is doping.....

Medicare covers it, rather its my fellow taxpayers.Thanks losers.

Estrogen...I'm post menopausal.

MyBabyCowsHurt wrote:

How do vitamin D and Magnesium help the calves? Wondering because mine act up a lot.

I think being low in Magnesium can result in muscle cramps / strains... I'm not sure exactly, but the calf strains are gone.

Shhhhhhhhh wrote:

I know of 3 other legal supplements not listed in this thread that will make you drop 30 sec. Per mile ASAP that I cant believe is not listed yet.

Calling BS on this.

fisky wrote:

Shhhhhhhhh wrote:

I know of 3 other legal supplements not listed in this thread that will make you drop 30 sec. Per mile ASAP that I cant believe is not listed yet.

Calling BS on this.

Yeah, I'd like to know what these legal supplements are that can help you drop 30 sec/mile but have yet to be mentioned in this thread. If you "know" then please share! Otherwise shut up.

Notadoper wrote:

fisky wrote:

Calling BS on this.

Yeah, I'd like to know what these legal supplements are that can help you drop 30 sec/mile but have yet to be mentioned in this thread. If you "know" then please share! Otherwise shut up.

he's going to say Hard + Work. or something similar.

I don't know why you guys waste time on supplements unless you've had blood work showing that you are low in iron, or vitamin D etc..

multivitamin

glucosamine

heroin

coke

clonipin