Obviously diet first but what you are go to supplements for us over 35 crowd?
I like to keep it simple so here is my list, which I think is all you need.
Whey protein
Creatine - never took creatine until 6 months ago, and have seen a difference on it. I experience no water retention and dehydration as some do.
A mulit-vitamin - I personally take NOW ADAM Superior Multi.
Fish oil - I like Barleans Fish swirl, the liquid hits the system faster than capsules. The mango flavor is tasty.
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04-22-2019, 07:57 AM #1
Essential Supplements for over 35.
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I only take whey (listing for anyone who does consider it a supp) and a multi vit.
The only reason I take the Multi Vit is because my cholesterol naturally is extremely LOW which can lead to low vit D (i also live in ohio). I take the multi vit to get more of that as well as more calcium, Bs, Cs, etcOwner of So-B-Fit
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The only supplement anyone has mentioned that's actually age related, IMO, is CoQ10. I've read that the body's synthesis of CoQ10 decreases with age, along with certain other medical conditions, so it may be useful for older folks to supplement it. Everything else seems to apply pretty generally to all ages.
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Here's one I wrote a WHILE back, but still relevant.
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04-25-2019, 01:43 PM #24
Yes, CoQ10 decreases with aging and may also decrease with usage of some medications. So, check with your doctor. You may also want to look into the absorption of your supplements. For example, CoQ10 that is water and fat-soluble absorbs better. And, a turmeric that is hydro-soluble also absorbs better.
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I take a multi vitamin, fish oil, creatine and whey.
Apart from the whey I'm not convinced the others make a blind bit of difference. The fish oil did seem to at first, but now I'm not so sure.
I've also been having brocolli with breakfast sausage patties as an afternoon snack instead of whey recently.
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04-25-2019, 07:25 PM #27
Supplements = throwing money away, nothing beats hard training and good food. The older you get, as long as you train hard (now you may think your training hard, but your most likely not) the easier it is to put on muscle because your body is still becoming more dense (ever hear the term "old man strength")?
Artificial gains, smoke and mirrors don't last long.
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04-25-2019, 11:17 PM #28
Generally I agree with this, but maybe as an act of mischief I'd like to point out...
Probably most vitamin D in your diet is from supplementation.
Milk and so dairy products are naturally very very low in vitamin D, a terrible food for it. As a result in the US, Canada, Europe (probably many other countries too) dairy companies are required by law to add/supplement vit D (mostly D3, but D6 is ok too) which is why the milk and dairy products you buy in store are good vit D sources.
Similar story with grains and breakfast cereals (thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, etc)
So you are taking supplements already - it's just that someone else is quietly adding them to your diet
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04-26-2019, 03:13 AM #30
Small can of sugar free Red Bull before or sometimes *after* a hard workout. It has about 1g of Taurine in it which can reduce post exercise soreness. Caffeine wise it's comparable to a mug of filter (drip) coffee so it's not actually anything special for caffeine/stimulation (despite what their advertising execs might say).
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