cutieetal
08-11-2003, 11:48 AM
do i need to take multivitamins since im working out in the gym ?
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SparkleBuggy
08-12-2003, 01:21 AM
yes, you should always take a multivitamin! Just by eating certain foods, will not allow you to get the RDA amount. So, I highly recommend taking a multivitamin! You may also want to consider taking Calcuim as well. Calcuim will help rebuild your muscles if you are working out a lot!
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mlgable
08-13-2003, 12:08 PM
You also need to be sure to add a good antioxidant supplement to your daily vitamin routine to keep your immune system healthy.
abear
08-15-2003, 11:17 AM
its sad how some worry more about the "latest greatest supplement" to help them lose or gain and overlook basic things like fiber, water and vitamin/minerals.
3tbear
08-23-2003, 11:05 AM
I would say yes to your question, 'cause you are sweating in the gym. It's good to take a multiple vitamin daily. Ask your pharmacist to recommend one for your age, or you can even ask your doctor to recommend one. I take one daily in addition to eating right, you know, green vegetables, fresh fruit, things like that.
peregrine
08-25-2003, 04:38 PM
If you are sweating a lot you will need to replace your potassium. As for other vitamins, if you eat well, clean, organic type foods and go easy on sugar, flour, etc. and you have no illness that you are dealing with, you may not need to supplement. I personally think the trend is to oversupplement, which makes the body weak and unable to meet those requirements itself. The idea is to tweak the body into doing the work itself rather than inundating it with a host of things that we may not need and could even unbalance our natural ecosystem.
stabmaster
08-27-2003, 03:11 AM
i fall into the category described above: healthy, eat greens, fruit, fish, no simple sugars, etc. However, I am someone who, when working out (7 days a week) sweats profusely. 3 pounds of fluid isn't uncommon. I drink plenty of water, but i also sweat an ungodly volume. Is potassium the only thing i should be worried about?
I recorded my nutrient intake over a week and i'm only scraping by on the RDA of Vit E, K, Zinc, Selenium, and Magnesium. The first 3 are under 100% on average. I know where to get them, and i could do it without supplements... but i don't want to force certain things into my meals all the time (vitamin E and K come from things that generally aren't in my diet).
edit: avg. potassium intake is 3700mg per day
[This message has been edited by stabmaster (edited 08-27-2003).]
I recorded my nutrient intake over a week and i'm only scraping by on the RDA of Vit E, K, Zinc, Selenium, and Magnesium. The first 3 are under 100% on average. I know where to get them, and i could do it without supplements... but i don't want to force certain things into my meals all the time (vitamin E and K come from things that generally aren't in my diet).
edit: avg. potassium intake is 3700mg per day
[This message has been edited by stabmaster (edited 08-27-2003).]