Essential Supplements for over 35.

[adamgentile]

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.

[Payton1221]

I get plenty of protein with the foods that I eat, so I don't need whey, but to your list I take:

Glucosamine SULFATE (I've read the HCl isn't effective)
Tumeric/Curcumin

[ectoBgone]

Whey protein is just food, treat it as such. I have no idea why people continue to discuss it as a supplement.

[Spankuh]

For me:

Multi-Vitamin
Whey
Creatine
Fish Oil
Tumeric

[adamgentile]

I have no idea why people continue to discuss it as a supplement.

If you can't hit your daily protein intake with real food, nothing wrong with a quick whey shake.

[ectoBgone]

It is real food, that's the point.

[Silencespeaks]

Just only a multivitamin for general health.

[tblodg15]

For me:

Multi-Vitamin
Whey
Creatine
Fish Oil
Tumeric

^^^Exactly what I am using.

[fontyyy]

Nothing, if your diet is deficient fix your diet.

[adamgentile]

For me:

Multi-Vitamin
Whey
Creatine
Fish Oil
Tumeric

Do you take Tumeric in pill form? What brand do you recommend?

[Spankuh]

Do you take Tumeric in pill form? What brand do you recommend?

Pill form. I can’t post links yet, but I get it from Amazon.

Vimersion Health Turmeric Curcumin with Bioperine Joint Pain Relief

[drkelly74]

Creatine is the only thing I take.

I tried a few different multi-vitamins, but they all gave me stomch pain.

Whey proteins plugged me up. I tried a few different brands, but they all had the same result. I just eat more real food protein sources now.

[adamgentile]

Pill form. I can’t post links yet, but I get it from Amazon.

Vimersion Health Turmeric Curcumin with Bioperine Joint Pain Relief

Cool, thanks!

[NearlyBigAngus]

I've found that Cissus is amazing at dealing with any tendon/joint twinges.

[Spankuh]

Cool, thanks!

No problem!

[kitpapa]

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, etc

[quoting]

L-Tyrosine
Turmeric
fish oil
Multi vitamin
CBD
CQ10

i was thinking about adding creatine. Whats the best creatine brand?

[drkelly74]

L-Tyrosine
Turmeric
fish oil
Multi vitamin
CBD
CQ10

i was thinking about adding creatine. Whats the best creatine brand?

I've been taking Optimum Nutrition for a few years, and have been very happy with it. I buy the biggest jug they sell (380 servings).

[adamgentile]

i was thinking about adding creatine. Whats the best creatine brand?

I second Optimum Nutrition as well. They use the purest creatine that's out there. Look for Micronized Creatine Powder on the label.

[ectoBgone]

Nothing, if your diet is deficient fix your diet.

This

Tough to fix low Vitamin D levels with diet, so that is one area I supplement. I also use creatine and caffeine, which are can't be practically supplied via diet alone.

[ElrondHubbard]

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.

[Spankuh]

For me:

Multi-Vitamin
Whey
Creatine
Fish Oil
Tumeric

Forgot one: trans-Pterostilbene

[ctgblue]

Here's one I wrote a WHILE back, but still relevant.

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ctgblue3.htm

[qt107]

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.

[keyboardworkout]

KSM-66 really takes the edge off.

[MrCarrot]

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.

[LWW]

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.

[OldFartTom]

Nothing, if your diet is deficient fix your diet.

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

[jademonkey]

Creatine and beta alanine and whey. Yes, whey IS a supplement. It's also food but so are the other supplements. Whey is an easy way to get quick digesting protein in a pinch and add calories if bulking. Its not necessary, it's convenient.

[OldFartTom]

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).