Am I a Supplement Freak?

Diet and Nutrition
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…no, not in the bedroom…only my wife can answer that.

I was just wondering how many supplements everyone takes in one day? I was just admiring the fullness of my “Supplement Locker,” which rivals the local Vitamin Shop, and said to myself, “Wow!, I got a lot of stuff.”

So here is what I take every day:

Low Carb Grow: 7 scoops through the day
Surge: 2 scoops on workout days
Hot Rox: twice per day
Animal Pak: 2 packs a day
Mag 10: 12 per day
Tribex: twice per day agfer Mag-10
M: 1 per day after Mag-10
V12: twice per day
Udo’s Choice: 2 tblspns per day
Vitamin C: 500 mgs 3 per day
Vitamin E: 400iu 2 per day
Fish Oil Caps: 3 times per day
ZMA: Once per day
and one Tri-O-plex bar per day

Am I the only one?

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I think that if my supplement budget exceeded my real food budget, then i’d want to eat a little more real food. You could probably pay off a house with the money you’re spending on supps. Why don’t you adopt me? :slight_smile:

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Nah, you ain’t the only one…

Grow: 6-9 scoops per day
Mega Men : 2 per day
Vitamin E Mixed Tocopherols: 2 400iu per day
Vitamin C Time Release 1000: 6 per day
B-complex 50: 1-2 per day
Tribex: 8 per day
M: 3 per day
Mag-10: 12 per day
Surge: 2.5 scoops PWO
Health From the Sun Ultra Omega 3: 4 tsp per day
Hot Rox: 4 per day
Peruvian Maca: 4 per day
Creatine: 5,10, or 20g per day
ZMA: 3 before bed

Insane.

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I don’t know about Freak but you definatly got more $$$ than I do.

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Boy I really dont have time to list them all right now. Ity would be easier to take a pic. lol ( I just might do that)

I just wanted to chime in and say that you are not a freak man. I am right up there with ya.

Actually right now going through PCT I have a feeling I am far surpassed the totals you posted. With all the anti. E’s, liver, kidney, etc. supps added, WOW its a load. LOL

It is amazing when you step back and really look at everything you pop a day.

Have a good one,

Phill

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Here is my list of supplements that are in my house right now.

  1. 1 container Grow MRP
  2. 1 5lb container On Whey
  3. 2 containers of Surge
  4. 2 bottles of the liquid version of MAG-10
  5. 5 bottles of Tribex
  6. 4 bottles of M
  7. 1 bottle of Biotest ZMA
  8. 1 container of Trac creatine
  9. 1 bottle of flax seed oil
  10. I box of Coromega fish oil packets

Now, here is what I have on order, which will arrive this Friday.

  1. 2 containers Surge
  2. 2 bottles of Alpha Male
  3. 1 bottle of Red Bands
  4. 2 bottles of ZMA

I think I may have a problem.

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gee all I have is some whey isolate and creatine monohydrate. . . I feel left out.

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I figured I would chime in here also.
Supplements;
1)almost empty tub of LC Grow
2)new tub of LC Grow
3)tub of creatine monohydrate
4)tub of Surge
5)tub of ON Whey
6)Hot Rox
7)Mega Men
8)Zinc
9)Vitamin C
and Red Bands and Alpha Male on the way

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Holy crap! I’d love to see what your projected annual supplement budget is. Have you guys done this? Sometimes it helps put things in perspective. I look forward to seeing this.

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  1. 5 lbs of MPI
  2. 5 LBS of CFM whey
  3. 5 lbs of casienate
  4. 5 lbs of pure sweeet glucose
  5. 1 and 1/2 of power drive (sadly addicted to it)
  6. 1 bottle of Prolab caffeine
  7. 1 bottle of grape seed extract
  8. 3 bottle of LC grow
  9. 2 bottles of virgin coconut oil (it works!)
  10. 2 bottles of Arthrenew
    11)1 bottle of creatine
  11. one bottle of glutamine
  12. bottle of vit C
  13. one bottle of vit E
  14. a box of Super nutrition opti pak
  15. EHPEDRA! a year supply…
  16. 1 bottle of green tea extract
  17. 2 bottles of prolab metabolic thyrolean
  18. 3 bottle of chelated calcium
  19. 2 bottle of chelated magnesium (glycinate)
  20. cheap fish oil
  21. UDo’s

I think thats about it. Maybe i should open up a supplement store! It’s a pain in the ass putting them away whenever my in laws or mom come to visit!

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[quote]David Barr wrote:
Holy crap! I’d love to see what your projected annual supplement budget is. Have you guys done this? Sometimes it helps put things in perspective. I look forward to seeing this.[/quote]

I haven’t only because I don’t want to know - put as a quick figure I think it’s about $300-$400 every other month. But hey, I love it. Its healthy, it’s my hobby, and it my lifestyle.

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  • 2 tubs LC Grow (1 at home, 1 at work)
  • 1 jar Power Drive
  • 2 tubs Surge
  • 1 bottle ZMA
  • 1 bottle M
  • 7 bottles plus 1 420-cap tub MAG-10 (in freezer)
  • 2 bottles MAG-10 (room temp)
  • 225 grams 4-AD powder
  • 125 grams 1-Test powder
  • 8 bottles M4OHN
  • 1.5 bottles M1T (which I don’t like)
  • 1/2 remaining bottle each HotRox, RedKat
  • 1 remaining bottle Tribex
  • 1 420-cap tub 4-AD and 1 bottle RedBands (on way as I write)
  • various anti-oxidants, vites and flax oil
  • T-shirts (2 Mag-10, 1 HotRox and 1 RedKat)
  • Food (lots)
  • Money (…) well now who’s damn fault is that?

So there!! Feel better now? :slight_smile:

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WOW

now calculate the gains in muscle
or losses in fat

lbs per dollar spent

and some people complain they can’t afford to eat right, no wonder. LOL

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Geezus - you guys take a lot of supplements!!! Who are you trying to impress??? I am not here to be judgemental - to each their own. But, a lot of you guys have literally thousands of dollars in supps that I really don’t think are necessary. I mean, there is a point of “deminshing returns” where you “might” get an ounce of lean beef, but it costs you $500 extra bones. You really don’t need that much, IF you are eating a balanced diet.

The main supp for most body builders should be protein. Many of the rest of the products you guys listed you can make at home or get from wholesome food (except the natural T boosters, like Tribus). The most effective post-recovery drink I have tried, for instance, is combining a high quality whey and pure dextrose. That’s it! It works wonders! Let’s face it - 99.9% of us will not turn pro… why spend like you are???

And, I’m not just talking out of my ass… I am an all natural body builder of about 215 pounds of LBM - I am very serious about my body! And I probably make more than the average guy in this sport, yet I refuse to have my kitchen/house look like a GNC! After all, 95% of that chain is a marketing gimick.

To answer your question - you are not a freak by buying all those supps, but in my humble opinon, you are a freak for spending so much dough! But, again… half of just about any sport is mental. The guy that think something works, while another disagrees are both correct! It’s mostly the difference in their bank accounts!

Protein + Veggies + Fruits + High-fiber all-natural carbs + High quality whey/egg/casein gets it done.