Best Overall Multi-Vitamin Product?

[tofu_guru]

Opti-Pak by SuperNutrition... excellent product and it is used/endorsed by the US Weightlifting team.

Compare it to a bottle of any One-A-Day vitamins. Not "just any" multi will work, athletes need a superior formula, in my opinion at least.

-The Tofu Guru-

[wildman536]

ISS super vitamin pack!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ralph4u2c]

Centrum Performance, made for more active people (ex. bodybuilders) and easily found at most stores like Walmart and Winn Dixie. It's a complete daily multivitamin specially formulated with 33 vitamins, minerals and herbs, including: Ginseng, Ginkgo, higher levels of 5 essential B Vitamins and higher levels of 3 key antioxidants. Cheap to!

[IBLarge]

This is off the subject but I take Radox. It is the best all-in-one antioxidant formula out there.

[Nu-Breed]

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Originally posted by Geoff274544
I use Multi Pro 32x by AST! They are extremely potent and have been designed for the Athlete!
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[B.F.T.]

gnc mega man. double up on it and it's not that expensive.

[DawggieDawg69]

Kikland Multi Vitamin and herbs.....by far the best i have ever taken, i can tell the diff i get all this energy ii fell better. I know it's workin and it's cheap too like 15 bucks for 500
i take 2 a day

[mindgames]

i only use one vitamin supplement. BARLEY GREEN!!!!!!! it has EVERY vitamin, mineral, and herb you could possibly eat. it is very expensive, though, and tastes totally horrible, as it is a powder.
BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND MONEY ON ANYTHING, BUY THIS!!!
i also take energy plus once daily with 3500 mg of dry root. i'm aiming to get Growth Factor-1, the best legal hormone booster out.

[Brick]

One Source Pure Performance, Seems to work for me and its cheap. I think to many times people buy into the name and what the company says
it can do for them. To me one multi=vitamin is the same as the next, Its just do you want to pay the extra price for the name!!!

[tofu_guru]

That's actually not the case at all. Some multivitamins don't even dissolve in your stomach; you just pass them through. (ConsumerLabs mentioned this in a recent test.) Other multivitamins have 100% of your RDA for various nutrients which isn't enough when you're bodybuilding and subjecting your body to stress like that. Do a comparison... this is what the vitamin I take has in it:

Vitamin A (As Vitamin A Palmitate) 4,000 IU 100% 8,000 IU 100%
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 625 mg 1042% 1,250 mg 2083%
Vitamin D (As Vitamin D-3) 500 IU 125% 1,000 IU 250%
Vitamin E
(As Natural d-alpha Vitamin E) 200 IU 666% 400 IU 1333%
Vitamin K (Phytonadione) 40 mcg 50% 80 mcg 100%
Thiamine (Vitamin B-1) 34 mg 2266% 68 mg 4533%
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) 30 mg 1714% 60 mg 3526%
Niacin
(As low-flush, fast release Vitamin B-3) 50 mg 250% 100 mg 500%
Niacinamide
(As non-flushing Vitamin B-3) 30 mg 150% 60 mg 300%
Pyridoxine HCL (Vitamin B-6) 33 mg 1650% 66 mg 3300%
Folic Acid (= Folate & Folacin) 500 mcg 125% 1,000 mcg 250%
Cobalamin (Vitamin B-12) 100 mcg 1666% 200 mcg 3333%
Biotin (As d-Biotin) 300 mcg 100% 600 mcg 200%
Pantothenic acid
(From Calcium Pantothenate) 75 mg 750% 150 mg 1500%
Calcium (As Carbonate & Citrate) 300 mg 30% 600 mg 60%
Iron (As Iron Carbonyl-Precoated*) 9 mg 50% 18 mg 100%
Iodine (From Kelp) 112 mcg 75% 225 mcg 150%
Magnesium (As Oxide & Glycinate) 300 mg 75% 600 mg 150%
Zinc (As Oxide & Citrate) 20 mg 133% 40 mg 267%
Selenium (As Selenite) 125 mcg 178% 250 mcg 357%
Copper (As Glycinate) 1 mg 50% 2 mg 100%
Manganese (As Sulfate & Citrate) 5 mg 250% 10 mg 500%
Chromium (Complexed**) 125 mcg 104% 250 mcg 208%
Molybdenum (Elemental) 5 mcg 6.5% 10 mcg 13%
Potassium (As Chloride & Succinate) 49 mg 1.5% 99 mg 3%
*Iron pre-coated to prevent Interaction with Vitamin E, Calcium, Zinc and other minerals.
**Chromium complexed as Chromium polynicotinate (Nichrome)and Chromium picolinate (Chromax ll).



OTHER INGREDIENTS
No nutritional claims are made for these ingredients.
Amount per serving Amount per Serving

3 Tablets 6 Tablets
3 Tablets 6 Tablets
Beta Carotene 6000 IU 12000 IU Hesperidin (From Citrus) 15 mg 30 mg
Betaine (As HCL Form) 15 mg 30 mg Inositol (As meso-Inositol) 12 mg 25 mg
Bioflavonoids (From Lemon) 50 mg 100 mg PABA (para-amino-Benzoic Acid) 16 mg 33 mg
Boron (Krebs boron) 1.5 mg 3 mg L-Phenylalanine 30 mg 60 mg
Choline (As Bitartrate) 75 mg 150 mg Rutin (From Eucalyptus) 17 mg 35 mg
Dmg
(Di-Methly-Glycine) 5 mg 10 mg Sea Trace Minerals - traces of all
Fatty acid (Plant Stearic Acid) 175 mg 350 mg Silica (Elemental) 150 mg 300 mg
Fiber (Cellulose and Microcellulose) 450 mg 900 mg L-Tyrosine 10 mg 20 mg
GLA (From Borage) 50 mg 100 mg Vit. E Tocopherol (Gamma) 1.5 mg 3 mg
Ginkgo Biloba (8:1 Whole Leaf Extract) 60 mg 120 mg Vit. E Tocopherols (Alpha, Beta, Delta) 1 mg 2 mg
Glutamic Acid (As HCL Form) 15 mg 30 mg


OTHER INGREDIENTS Men's Herbal-Nutrition Support 1445 mg
Amount per serving Amount per Serving

3 Tablets 6 Tablets
3 Tablets 6 Tablets
Ashwaganda (Whitania somnifera root) 60 mg 120 mg Epimedium (Epimedium saggitatum leaf) 75 mg 150 mg
Avena Sativa (Leaf) 60 mg 120 mg Muira Puama (Ptychopetalum olacoides root) 57 mg 115 mg
Damiana (Turnera aphrodisiaca herb) 50 mg 100 mg Sarsaparilla (Smilax [medica] officinalis root) 50 mg 100 mg
Fo TI (Polygonum multiflorum root) 50 mg 100 mg Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus root) 125 mg 250 mg
Pumpkin Seed (Curcubita species) 37 mg 75 mg Green Tea Extract (50% catechins) (Camillia S. leaf) 50 mg 100 mg
Tribulus Terrestris (Herb) 57 mg 115 mg Nettle 50 mg 100 mg
Note: Plant cellulose coating contains citrus and lemon flavoring
From SuperNutrition Blends 1 & #2: Fatty Acids 105 mg, Fiber 200 mg



SUPERNUTRITION SUPERFOOD BLEND #1 1050 mg
Alfalfa leaves; whole Chlorella, Spirulina, and Iceland Moss.
SuperNutrition Herb & Herbal Extract Blend #2 1050 mg
HERBS: Roots of cooked Rehmannia and White Atractylodes; Pau d'Arco bark; Gotu Kola herb; root of organic Ginger, organic Licorice, Astragalus, Codonopsis, Fo Ti and Eleuthro; leaves of organic Nettle ; organic Cinnamon bark; Suma stems; root of organic Dandelion and Schizandra; AND every phyto-nutrient, phyto-antioxidant, enzyme, proanthocyanidin, trace element, tissue salt, and pigment found in the superfoods and herbs listed above.

If you're going to post about your multi, post the ingredients and amounts of minerals and vitamins in it as well. Then those who wish to compare can do so.

-The Tofu Guru-

[mindgames]

dude how long did it take for you to type all that out?

[Vin Unleaded]

AnimalPak, lots of pills and CHEAP!
$18.95 + 4.85 S&H...on most websites and GNC pricematch

[ralph4u2c]

Originally posted by mindgames
dude how long did it take for you to type all that out?

copy/paste my friend, copy and paste....

[bigss75]

Originally posted by Vin Unleaded
AnimalPak, lots of pills and CHEAP!
$18.95 + 4.85 S&H

The PAk kicks ass and it leaves your piss with a mountain dew color.

[Kimchi604]

i use Costco brand Kirkland multivitamin and mineral time release pills.. and also the same brand vitamin C pills which are 1000mg and vitamin E pills..

my mom and dad buys them so why not? : )

[brooklyn mike]

kim chi i use there fish oil and its very good i noticed a big difference after taking it after 2 days taking like 8 pills a day...

[brooklyn mike]

has any one taken optimums nutritions multi for men i take mgea men right now but i think the other brand it much cheaper, any thoughts?>.

[c.lefort]

Puritans Pride Athletes Formula. Real potent and affordable.

[Vin Unleaded]

Animal Pak.
It has everything you need - Vitamins and AMinos.
$18.95

[SupaNatural]

Eclipse 2000 Complex 24

All you need plus CoQ10 and digestive enzymes. Cheap as dirt too.

[Luke530]

GNC... ultra mega gold, ultra mega two, or mega man

[tofu_guru]

Supplementwatch.com just did a review on 30 or so major multivitamin/multimineral supplements. Natrol's "My Favorite Multiple" won the contest hands down, here's a thread on it:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...threadid=78430

Comes in iron-free and iron-containing versions, capsules for easy digestion, and it's about $20 for a month's supply, great for such a comprehensive multi.

Also, the types of minerals they use are all chelated and from Albion labs. The C they use is Ester C. Very high quality. Nice supp.

-The Tofu Guru-

[Sonny]

Do they sell the Animal Pak in Canada?

[ecko]

since i have like a bottle for every type of vitamin i used to take one of every kind of vitamin (kinda made my own vitamin pak), i read the dosage for every single one, the mg, iu, mcg, etc... and balanced it all out... sometimes i took half a centrum with all those vitamins.... worked great for me
here are the ones i used to take:

GNC Herbal Plus standardized Ginkgo Biloba
Natural (TMA) Health Erotinol (super formula for men)
Nutrilite Saw Palmetto and Nettle Root
Nature Made Calcium and Selenium
Kirkland Signature Vitamin E (400 iu) and Vitamin C
Duane Reade Vitamin E (1000 iu)(took these sometimes without the other vitamin E)
Sundown Soya Lecithin

I also used to take Solaray Multi-vitamins which was good. i dont know if i spelled it right though.....
and now i just take Animal Paks which is also very good! some people say its overhyped multivitamins but i think it helps out a lot. whenever i run out of animal paks ill start to take what i listed above with half a centrum or a full one just keep your vitamins balanced out!

[nobull]

Originally posted by Sonny
Do they sell the Animal Pak in Canada?

I think ************** and a couple of others ship into Canada...

[ecko]

tofu_guru, whats the name of that multi-vitamin your taking?

[tofu_guru]

Super Nutrition's Opti-Pak, iron-free.

I also take their Men's Formula on occasion.

-The Tofu Guru-

[movingonup]

So, out of all these opinions which IS the BEST (overall choice) Mutli Vitamin out there????????

[tofu_guru]

Personally, I think it's the Opti-Pak or Men's Formula by Super Nutrition USA. Natrol puts out a product called "My Complete Multiple" that would come in a close 2nd.

If you don't want to take my word for it - or anyone elses' for that matter - get some ingredient lists and do label comparisons.

-The Tofu Guru-

[movingonup]

I appreciate it tofu, I think I am leanin towards the animal pack. It seems to be loaded with just about everything and its not overpriced either..Once again thanks.