Benefits of taking a Glucosamine supplement?

WHIP IT!

Just a quick question - apologies if I'm in the wrong place for this...

I've started taking a Glucosamine Sulphate supplement in the past 3 weeks or so. I was shopping in Sainsburys over Xmas and it was 3-for-2 so I picked up three. I've been taking 1/2 a day pretty consistently for about 3 weeks or so now I suppose. I also bought some Berocca (also 3-for-2!) and have been taking 1/2 a day for the same time.
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/vitamins-supplements/sainsbury-s-glucosamine-sulphate-tablets/1300599/

Since new year's day, pretty much, I've lived fairly healthy, back GAA training, hitting the gym 3 times a week, almost no alcohol and eating quite clean - although alot!

My question is - I have never, EVER had so much energy. I have boundless energy particularly in the past two weeks. In the last two weeks I've trained 5 days a week (as well as work, all the usual family stuff etc) and I don't feel tired or worn out at all. In comparison to pals and team-mates who say they're feeling tired (we've been training hard with the GAA club) it's quite a turnaround - as I'd be near the bottom of the pile for fitness on the team.

I was just wondering, is the Glucosamine making the difference? The Berocca (which I've taken quite a bit before)? The good livin'? Or just all of the above??

El_Dangeroso

Probably not to be perfectly honest. Never seen evidence glucosamine does anything, a healthy body can manufacture the glucomsamine it needs.

Clean living, exercise, kicking alcohol is a sure way of getting more more energy, but probably not as exciting a prospect as a magic pill

Well done and keep it up, you earned it.

Torakx

Its most likely the healthy diet
Im actually taking glucosamine myself.Have been reading studies on it to see if it is effective and from those have learned it is most effective after 8 weeks on them.But on the test subjects it only made a slight difference for the better compared to the placebos.
Glad to hear you are full of energy.I feel the same after christmas since i went back to my low carb diet.
Less groggy and wake up alot earlier in the morning now too.

WHIP IT!

Thanks folks!

I've been keeping a log on the Fitness forum of my training and it just struck me when I saw it on paper that I don't believe I've ever had as active a fortnights as this past one. I'm 29 next month - not young but certainly not old - and I've never had this much energy in my life! I dunno... maybe it's as much in the head as anything... I actually can't wait to get out training lately - very much not like me!

EDIT: Actually, as an aside - if not Glucosamine, what vit supplement would you recommend for the "active lifestyle", jsut a regular multi-vit? Thanks in advance...

El_Dangeroso

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Thanks folks!

I've been keeping a log on the Fitness forum of my training and it just struck me when I saw it on paper that I don't believe I've ever had as active a fortnights as this past one. I'm 29 next month - not young but certainly not old - and I've never had this much energy in my life! I dunno... maybe it's as much in the head as anything... I actually can't wait to get out training lately - very much not like me!

EDIT: Actually, as an aside - if not Glucosamine, what vit supplement would you recommend for the "active lifestyle", jsut a regular multi-vit? Thanks in advance...

What do you want the supplement to do exactly? Seems like you're doing pretty well on your own!

WHIP IT!

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

What do you want the supplement to do exactly? Seems like you're doing pretty well on your own!

Good point