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Supplements To Compliment Exercise?

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  • 07-04-2015 2:28pm
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    Xenji
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    Long story short, I suffered a serious back injury that has taken about two years to finally heal to a state where I can finally exercise normally again.

    I am about 5'10 and 11 stone, in no way overweight, probably underweight, but in the last year or so I have put on quite a bit of weight on my stomach and chest that I want to get rid of or more so tone up.

    I have been exercising for the last month, 10-15k a day on the exercise bike and about 40 mins on free weights and an ab roller, I am feeling a lot better in myself being able to do it again, but was wondering should I be taken certain vitamins or other supplements to compliment the daily exercises, as before the injury I had a quite good physique that I did not have to work at much?


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    Alf Veedersane
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    Food.

    Maybe some D3.


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    runawaybishop
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    The key is in the name: supplements - they should be supplemental to your diet so the first thing to do is address that. Have you taken a look at the stickies on diet yet?


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    Xenji
    Registered Users Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭Xenji


    runawaybishop wrote: »
    The key is in the name: supplements - they should be supplemental to your diet so the first thing to do is address that. Have you taken a look at the stickies on diet yet?

    Yep had a look through it, but I have always been health conscious with my diet, I never really had to pay major attention to the more nuanced aspects of fitness till now, I have the basics down, but anything else that will help on top of foods and exercise would be a great bonus.


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    Zillah
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    Whey. Lots of whey.

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    JJayoo
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    Omega 3


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    Mr_Muffin
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    abeerakhan
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    Are supplements good for health ?
    I've heard that they are just temporary


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    Blacktie.
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    abeerakhan wrote:
    Are supplements good for health ? I've heard that they are just temporary

    Which ones


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    Zillah
    Registered Users Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Blacktie. wrote: »
    Which ones

    Y'know, supplements. Chemicals. Steroids, that stuff.


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,188 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Blacktie. wrote: »
    Which ones
    They are all temporary, no supplements will last forever.
    No matter how big a tub of whey you buy, it wall always run out eventually.
    I heard that companies have actually invent tubs of permanent protein but they refuse to sell them as it could put them out of business.


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    Transform
    Registered Users Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    you need no supplements or structured programming , all you need is to

    "Lift like a lion, be the king of your own destiny".


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