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[asvensson]

Is this an OK regime? Any suggestions?

Before breakfast:
* 1000 mg fish oil (50% EPA, 35% DHA, 15% other) - Reason: general health
* multivitamin pill - Reason: general health
-1000 mcg vitamin A
-1.5 mg vitamin B1
-1.7 mg vitamin B2
-2.2 mg vitamin B6
-3 mcg vitamin B12
-100 mcg pholic acid
-19 mg niacin
-6 mg pantothenic acid
-60 mg vitamin C
-5 mcg vitamin D
-10 mg vitamin E
-200 mg magnesium
-10 mg iron
-15 mg zinc
-2.5 mg copper
-150 mcg iodine
-3.8 mg manganese
-125 mcg chromium
-250 mcg molybdenium
-20 mg rutinium (sp?)
-85 mg ginseng extract
* 2000 mg rhodiola (SHR-5) - Reason: general mood, libido
* 4000 mg (2 pills) glucosamine hydrochloride - Reason: general joint health
* 1000 mg tribulus terrestris (standardized extract, min. 45% Saponins) - Reason: testosterone production
* 10 mg policosanol - Reason: against insulin resistance

1 hour after breakfast:
* 1000 mg L-arginine - Reason: libido, semen production
* 500 mg L-tyrosine - Reason: general mood

Before lunch:
* 1000 mg fish oil (50% EPA, 35% DHA, 15% other) - Reason: general health
* 1000 mg tribulus terrestris (standardized extract, min. 45% Saponins) - Reason: testosterone production
* 1.1 mg niacin, 200 mcg chromium (ChromeMate) - Reason: against insulin resistance
* 10 mg policosanol - Reason: against insulin resistance
* 500 mg niacin - Reason: against insulin resistance

1 hour after lunch:
* 1000 mg L-arginine - Reason: libido, semen production
* 500 mg L-tyrosine - Reason: general mood

Before bed:
* 3 mg melatonin (also 6 mg vitamin B6, 300 mg magnesium) - Reason: better sleep, general health
* 1000 mg L-arginine - Reason: libido, semen production
* 500 mg L-tyrosone - Reason: general mood
* 30 mg zinc (from chelated zinc gluconate) - Reason: testosterone production

No fixed schedule:
* 1000 mg vitamin C (dissolved in 2 liters of water, imbibed throughout the day) - Reason: general health

Edited by asvensson, 02 April 2008 - 09:43 AM.

[balance]

That's a lot of rhodiola...

Get rid of the tribulus, it's a waste of your money.

There's a lot of iron in your multivitamin, unless you are a vegan, I wouldn't take it as a male.

Seems like a lot of niacin too... Might wanna check the liver periodically.

[ajnast4r]

wow, why are you taking so much rhodiola? shr5 is so potent... you really dont need that much

way way too much niacin.. there are better supplements and strategies against insulin resistance. check out my thread here:
http://www.imminst.o...o...&hl=insulin


tyrosine should be taken in the morning i believe.

Edited by ajnast4r, 06 April 2008 - 01:53 PM.

[nameless]

The data on policosanol is iffy, at best. Most likely it's a scam -- only cholesterol benefits are seen in Cuban studies. When independently tested, it doesn't do a whole lot. And why 45mg of zinc daily? Seems like a lot to me. The 500mg of niacin would be good if you are trying to treat a cholesterol (HDL) problem, but otherwise I see no reason to take so much.

[bobman]

Tribulus is definitely not a waste of money. The color came back to my skin after I started using it. I was very sick after having 2 hard surgeries back to back, and tribulus helped slightly lift my mood, and made me look/feel healthier.

It's fairly well documented at boosting Test. levels through raising LH, though not to supraphysio levels. It's been shown to be very good for those training very hard (to help maintain test levels), or for those under debilitating chronic stress. It's also indicated in Ayurvedic medicine, alongside bacopa monnieri.

Edited by AlexK, 16 October 2009 - 10:46 PM.