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Do you take Vitamins ? Yeah you do. oh ?.. er ?.. well ?.. don?t bother reading this article then. What ??. You only take the RDA ?.. oh well then let me take you through a guard of what to take, how much and more importantly, WHY !!!
People say the too many Vitamins are bad for you. This is not entirely true. First off certain Vitamins are water soluble (meaning your body cannot store them) and fat soluble (you body CAN store them). It is very very difficult to cause toxins with water-soluble vitamins it is also hard to overdose on the non-soluble vitamins.
Vitamins are necessary for chemical reactions to occure in cells within the human body.
RDA is the World Health Organisation?s Recommended Daily Allowance. This is the recommended amount to prevent deficiency diseases like Scurvy. When it comes to the bodybuilder (or any other athlete for that matter) RDA means sweet FA. The Bateman Report, published in 1985 found that 85 per cent of people who generally thought they ate a well balanced diet failed to meet RDA levels (shocking huh?).
So why should I supplement with Vitamins and how much should I take I hear you cry. If you ask most Professional Bodybuilder and athletes alike ?how much Vitamin C they take a day? they will tell you ?3000mg plus?. Themselves and their trainers are aware of the huge benefits of supplementing with Vitamins and Minerals.
At a recent Shawn Ray Seminar I attended someone asked, ?What supplements do you use?. ?None? was the reply. He followed up. ?I Supplement with a hell of a lot of Vitamins and minerals. B6 Zinc C and the like, but that?s all.?
Shawn knows the importance of vitamins and here?s why: -
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is essential for a strong immune system, for collagen and bone formation, FOR ENERGY PRODCUTION and as the bodies main Antioxidant. A large number of studies have found a reduced risk of cancer with high Vitamin C intake.
Vitamin C has also been shown to improve Bone Density as well as keeping the absorption of iron (iron carries oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from cells).
What it does in a nutshell: -
Strengthens Immune system, Makes Collagen (keeping bones, skin and joints firm and strong), Major antioxidant (protecting against cancer and heart disease), helps make anti-stress hormones and turns food into energy.
How Much: -
RDA = 40mg Recommended for the Athlete = 2000 ? 4000mg
Best Sources: -
Peppers, watercress, cabbage, broccoli, strawberries, tomatoes.
1000mg would be the same as 22 Oranges. Yes ? that?s 22 Oranges, so it?s recommended that you supplement.
Back to Multi Vitamins...
Do you take Vitamins ? Yeah you do. oh ?.. er ?.. well ?.. don?t bother reading this article then. What ??. You only take the RDA ?.. oh well then let me take you through a guard of what to take, how much and more importantly, WHY !!!
People say the too many Vitamins are bad for you. This is not entirely true. First off certain Vitamins are water soluble (meaning your body cannot store them) and fat soluble (you body CAN store them). It is very very difficult to cause toxins with water-soluble vitamins it is also hard to overdose on the non-soluble vitamins.
Vitamins are necessary for chemical reactions to occure in cells within the human body.
RDA is the World Health Organisation?s Recommended Daily Allowance. This is the recommended amount to prevent deficiency diseases like Scurvy. When it comes to the bodybuilder (or any other athlete for that matter) RDA means sweet FA. The Bateman Report, published in 1985 found that 85 per cent of people who generally thought they ate a well balanced diet failed to meet RDA levels (shocking huh?).
So why should I supplement with Vitamins and how much should I take I hear you cry. If you ask most Professional Bodybuilder and athletes alike ?how much Vitamin C they take a day? they will tell you ?3000mg plus?. Themselves and their trainers are aware of the huge benefits of supplementing with Vitamins and Minerals.
At a recent Shawn Ray Seminar I attended someone asked, ?What supplements do you use?. ?None? was the reply. He followed up. ?I Supplement with a hell of a lot of Vitamins and minerals. B6 Zinc C and the like, but that?s all.?
Shawn knows the importance of vitamins and here?s why: -
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is essential for a strong immune system, for collagen and bone formation, FOR ENERGY PRODCUTION and as the bodies main Antioxidant. A large number of studies have found a reduced risk of cancer with high Vitamin C intake.
Vitamin C has also been shown to improve Bone Density as well as keeping the absorption of iron (iron carries oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from cells).
What it does in a nutshell: -
Strengthens Immune system, Makes Collagen (keeping bones, skin and joints firm and strong), Major antioxidant (protecting against cancer and heart disease), helps make anti-stress hormones and turns food into energy.
How Much: -
RDA = 40mg Recommended for the Athlete = 2000 ? 4000mg
Best Sources: -
Peppers, watercress, cabbage, broccoli, strawberries, tomatoes.
1000mg would be the same as 22 Oranges. Yes ? that?s 22 Oranges, so it?s recommended that you supplement.
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