What supplements do you take? Join the conversation in the comments below 👇

@jkclimberx8579

5 жыл бұрын

I only take a multi vitamin, calcium+magnesium (and sometimes a recovery drink after hard sessions)

@B1gC4st

5 жыл бұрын

Pre-Workout for lifting...sometimes those sessions come late in the day and I'm dragging. Greens and Health Complex multis. BCAA, Whey, probiotic, joint pills.

@lisapet160

5 жыл бұрын

I am getting vitamins D and B12, whey and hay proteins from Emma's GCN Oat Cuisine recipes. Also I'm trying to get off the factory packaged supplements since most, including all other "supplements" mentioned by Heather, can be "found" in natural foods, and what is most important: those will be in the biologicaly active isoforms, not like "B12" inside the pills for example. I'd be glad to watching GTN video about athlete substantial nutrients from the real food. Collagen peptides in beeth broth, phosphorus in eggs, calcium in canned sardines, and B12/D in cod liver (yes - that tasty liver per se, not oil supplements, though they have B12 and D3 in addition to Omega-3). Supplementing with the video about athlete hostile foods (with ingestion timing consideration of course) would be fantastic too.

@stug45

5 жыл бұрын

Magnesium. Calcium. And what you already recommended

@andrewreid380

5 жыл бұрын

Multi vitamin bit of protein powder, try to invest in food and not processed means but anyway....Heather, fancy a coffee? 😉

Consider Zinc as well, it had a good effect on my exercise capacity

Hey Heather :) ! I was suprised to see that Spirulina is not mentioned in this top 5 (as oposed to caffeine, which I personally don't use but I'm willing to give it a try). Much Love and get some rest girl !

I drink ginseng atm, but my favourite has to be magnesium-potassium

Vitamin D u need to keep ur level around 100mcg and we can't get that from the sun neither in foods. magnesium Vitamin C fish oil iron As a GF you don't miss anythig , actually it improves ur healthy and performance. Tumeric and Most important for triathletes Osteo BiFLEX

Hey GTN - Nutrition question: We’ve all heard about the health risks associated with having too much sugar in one’s diet. But what are triathletes in need of training and race fuel to do? Does the exercise mitigate the risks? Or should we be more judicious with our gels and sports drinks?

@ollieknight45

2 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who studies nutrition at Uni with a specialism in diabetes. I have asked him about this, endurance athletes are not at higher risk of diabetes as the sugar is being used up so doesn't put strain on the pancreas to produce large amounts of insulin to bring sugar levels down. The main concern is dental health. Our bodies are designed to function on glucose and other sugars. Natural sugars are preferable to refined sugars. But yeah, in short, and as I understand it, there are no real dangers of consuming sugar and carbs for athletes provided you practice good dental care.

Very interesting.

Omega three very important. Though fish has it to varying degrees. All fish eat algae that is where the Omega 3's come from. What is more important is the ratio of Omega 6 to omega 3 fatty acids. Supplement Omega 3 and eat lots of greens daily spinach in particular. I subscribe to GBOMBS as the base, greens beans mushrooms berries seeds ( and nuts) Dr Joel Fuhrman's advice, note he also allows meat, fish and eggs. Not that I eat any of them but that's my personal choice.

Does beer count?

@knight1boner

5 жыл бұрын

organicsuperman I wouldn't know what that tastes like... never tried one

@Sean-hd1bp

3 жыл бұрын

My 10k PB happened the morning after an evening of beers. So I'm scientific proof that it does count.

I've heard people recommending that you abstain from caffeine in the weeks leading up to a race, with the idea being that this means that the caffeine you then take on race day will have a bigger effect. Is there any evidence for this?

@simedinson984

5 жыл бұрын

well having worse sleep a week before a race sounds like a bad idea

@Green007ism

Жыл бұрын

It works for me, I can really tell thr difference

Sir I am long distance runner ...which one is best for endurance.......plz tell me

Between 1.2 to 1.6g of protein per kilogram - what lead you to this conclusion? I'm struggling to get that much in. Luckily, I wouldn't consider myself an 'endurance' athlete... ...or even an athlete.

I'm very glad caffeine is a recommended supplement, I love my coffee and have a skull crusher coffee every day plus several other coffees, mainly espressos 👌

@kpsig

Жыл бұрын

Just don’t add milk or sugar.

Well said. Just try to have proper, natural and organic products. Or be a one-sided consumer and most probably get a ton of supplements after 4-5 years of being one, to make up for the deficiencies, unless hard training is out of the agenda.

Slow mag at night and multivitamin in the morning. Can't seem to manage protein shakes or bar so stick with meat (including biltong) and eggs

@ironmantooltime

5 жыл бұрын

You could also try BCAAs

@tonywebb532

4 жыл бұрын

Ah. Biltong. South African favorite.

“Protein Powder…you might as well inject estrogen in your veins”…Dwight K. Schute

I take what the pros take: EPO, steroids, inhaler, my own blood (six months later), testosterone, and a multivitamin (gotta watch my health).

isnt it mg(miligrams) coffein not ug(micrograms)

@andrewf8366

5 жыл бұрын

I think you're correct. micrograms would be a barely measurable amount especially at human scales. (μg .... not ug technically as far as the abbreviation for microgram goes.)

@simedinson984

5 жыл бұрын

considering esspresso have 212 mg per 100 gram you would overdose pretty fast but if i dont remember incorrectly there are some vitamins and minerals that are recomended to be just in micrograms

@andrewf8366

5 жыл бұрын

@@simedinson984 I guess you're right that there are some that genuinely are recommended in micrograms, but that just makes it more confusing that she only ever said micro grams. I bet what happened is that they had "mg" in the script, and she just got a little confused.

@simedinson984

5 жыл бұрын

agreed and it got to be a scrip or reading error but intresting that the editor didnt catch it either

@gtn

5 жыл бұрын

Good spot Simon - sorry!

I am a vegan and I use the fish oil and vitamin d supplements. This has certainly helped me in recent times

I think the caffeine numbers she gave were mistaken. I'm pretty sure she meant milligrams of caffeine not micrograms. 180 micrograms wouldn't even be a sip of coffee haha. There are 1000 micrograms in 1 milligram :) typical milligrams of caffeine in one cup of coffee is about 90 or 90,000 micrograms..

What about glutamine?

Epo and hgh is what I want...any idea where I can get them?

@YeNZeC

3 жыл бұрын

Silk road.

Vitamin D…. For the first time in my life training for several hours a week (aka going outside) I feel I finally don’t need it :)

Hey Heather, I should take iron supplements to help with my magnetic personality ;) seriously though, I absolutely and thoroughly disprove of your comment about vegans not getting enough nutrition. The only nutrient we cant get naturally from food is vitamin B12 because it actually comes from soil. In fact none vegans should really supplement B12 in that case because due to factory farming, most animals are not able to graze naturally but are fed processed foods missing out on certain natural micro and macro nutrients. Furthermore, you would probably find that a greater number of vegans and to a lesser extent vegetarians eat food to a higher nutritional value that omnivores simply due to paying close attention to what we eat. Personally I am proud to have been vegan for several years. i recently turned 45 and am in better health than i was in my early 20s however even if being vegan was less healthy i would not change my mind due to the horrific cruelty in the meat and dairy industry of which whey protein powder is a part of. thanks

Please fix those medals hanging on the background. The fact that they are hanging in a different direction is unacceptable. (The knot on the rod is facing different directions for each). Btw this is the same way I hang my medals :)

@gtn

5 жыл бұрын

We'll put it on Heather's to-do list!

Very good, no nonsense informative video

Multi vitamins BCAA Beta Alanene Creatine

@taylor1991

4 жыл бұрын

Basically no one on the planet needs to supplement with BCAA's unless you eat next to no protein

@kpsig

Жыл бұрын

@@taylor1991Yes, vegans need it. B12, ferritin, D etc

Could you guys please put closed caption measurements in American. I like to watch your channel as I work out and trying to remember all your code words for measurements is tough. Love GTN!!!

Micrograms?

Carnivore diet for me: meat, fish, eggs, occasionally diary. As supplements I use first electrolytes Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium ( himalayan salt), vitamin D even I am tanning too in sunlight and Omega 3. Coffee, tea, water. I feel like I can swim, cycle and run forever. I should add that I don't eat anything that doesn't have fat, not shy on fat at all. And sometimes I eat broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, asparagus, tomato...

Why do vegans seem to be so angry so often?

Blood tests are not an option for most of us?

@YeNZeC

3 жыл бұрын

Why?go to doctor and ask to get blood taken.

I could listen to you say "vitamins" all day.

@MrBJPitt

5 жыл бұрын

Creepy

Caffeine - I think you meant milligrams!

VITAMINS, dayummm with that pronunciation.

@anderson7191

7 ай бұрын

British

Dear Heather, you look a bit tired in the video, I hope you rested well. Thank you for the nutrition tips

Better order some of the "supplements" Mo farah gets

Since when are vegans missing out on nutrients?

@simedinson984

5 жыл бұрын

there is a few minerals and vitamins you have problems getting so its recomended getting a supplement for vegans should be found at the closest pharmacy

@B1gC4st

5 жыл бұрын

All the time.

@maxw5229

5 жыл бұрын

B12 and Iron for example is hard to take enough, same for protein intake

@simedinson984

5 жыл бұрын

iron is super easy just eat enough dark green vegies and or beans and lentils have enough iron in them if i dont remember incorretly selen and b12 is the real problem atleast if you are eating swedish produced veiges

@martinespinio

5 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, people is talking about vegans having to take supplements in a GTN video about... SUPPLEMENTS!

Caffeine is a drug, certainly not nutritional. The worlds most used drug at that. Caffeine never worked for me, but I have had success with beat juice (I think) and sodium bicarbonate. Not for tri’s but sorter races like 5k’s. Sodium bicarbonate’s best benefit is less muscle burn afterwords.

@Goriaas

5 жыл бұрын

same here. Caffeine never did much for me, even tried pills and didn't notice that much. People respond differently and it's not some wonder-drug

@lisapet160

5 жыл бұрын

Caffeine "kicks-on" after 25 minutes of consumption. Your 5k run is way over by that time :)

@matt014908

5 жыл бұрын

Everything is a drug really 😉

@jonathanzappala

5 жыл бұрын

To put it another way the rest of these things are nutritional, caffeine is not.

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The easy way to know how much iron you are getting, dark poop is more than enough, that’s what’s turning your poo dark excess iron.

@gtn

5 жыл бұрын

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Awesome, would you be interested in using my music for free? Love to see more!

I like the channel but that was a bad video. Dangerous actually! Why not get a vegan pro to talk about their nutrition. I’d love to see that.

@gtn

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry if this video didn't hit the spot for you. That would certainly be in an interesting discussion, do you know any pro vegan triathletes?

@lisapet160

5 жыл бұрын

jason simpson Get a doctor. You need one, at least based on the fact that you are incapable of checking if the veganistic swarm is buzzing loudly at this thread already, and your comment technically is not needed, unless you are persisting in vegan compulsiveness demo.

@neiltimms9380

5 жыл бұрын

Hilary Biscay, Brendan Brazier, Rich Roll, Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches

@martinespinio

5 жыл бұрын

Well, Patrick Lange is vegetarian, so there's quite a good example of no meat athlete there. Neil has just named some vegan triathletes, there's also Scott Jurek (ultrarunner). And by the way, it's not about "hitting the spot" for someone, it's only a matter of information and research. Cheers!

@lisapet160

5 жыл бұрын

"Brendan Brazier is a Canadian former endurance athlete, author, advocate of a vegan diet, and creator of the Vega line of food products and supplements" Why a veganist need supplements if vegan diet can supply with all nutrients? Some authors write fairy tails (i.e. lies) to sell books, this one sells books to advertise and sell supplements.

Go vegan!

"Its worth noting that if you're on a vegetarian or vegan diet you will be missing out on certain nutrients" - WRONGGGGGG. SMH GTN.

@markmarlatt1105

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, that's true! Just about every vegan takes suppliments

@martinespinio

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Marlatt nope...

@simedinson984

5 жыл бұрын

martinespinio everyone of them should

@lisapet160

5 жыл бұрын

"Its worth noting that if you're on a vegetarian or vegan diet you will be missing out on certain nutrients" - KORREKT

"Its worth noting that if you're on a vegetarian or vegan diet you will be missing out on certain nutrients" WHAT??? Where do you take your information from??? Please check with your friends at GCN, they madesome videos on being a PRO vegan cyclist. Seriously, I love your channel, but you should back your information with updated knowledge.

@markmarlatt1105

5 жыл бұрын

That is actually fact!

@knight1boner

5 жыл бұрын

They say the same thing in those videos, they also say that it is certainly possible to obtain all of those nutrients from a vegan diet, however it will take some more planning and thought than it may with a diet that includes delicious meat.

@martinespinio

5 жыл бұрын

Well, it only takes some planning because supermarkets/restaurants are not prepared for that. It's not something about the food itself. You should check all the recent nutritional guidelines regarding veganism, from virtually every country. By the way, in my case 5 years vegan, triathlete and NEVER had any "nutritional deficiency". You should do your research. Cheers!

@simedinson984

5 жыл бұрын

last time i checked B12 is impossible to get from a non animal source might be wrong selen is super hard to get hold of in high enough doses in sweden as a vegan

@martinespinio

5 жыл бұрын

Well, actually B12 is a bacteria that lives in the soil, since we thoroughly wash all our food we also wash it away. Animals that eat grass usually take it directly from there, and if we eat them then we get the B12. The problem is, there is hardly any grass-fed meat nowadays, so you should know that virtually every animal is given B12 supplements, so B12 from "animal source" is actually supplemented! 90% of B12 supplements produced in the world are fed to livestock.

This is really bad advice. I have been vegan for nearly 25 years and obviously don’t use any animal products like Whey or fish oil. I had my blood tested about 10 years ago and my GP told me my results were among the best he had ever seen. I suspect the GTN site maybe is affiliated to the supplement providers ?

@kpsig

Жыл бұрын

So, you are training hard and you remain a vegan, with no supplements? B12, ferritin, D etc?

@Neilveg

Жыл бұрын

@@kpsig I am 67 yrs old and don’t train as hard as when I was in my 30s & 40s but still train 5 or 6 days a week. I never came first in my age group before being vegan but do now but thats down to being fewer of my age still running 😀

@kpsig

Жыл бұрын

@@Neilveg I am very interested for a real life story here :-). So, you turned vegan and your performance bettered? What kind of supplements do you take? Thank you !