vitamins for cyclists/endurance athletes.

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#1 brettbastian

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Posted 08 January 2003 - 05:02 PM

Does anyone have any information on the best vits and amounts for endurance athletes? There are a lot of differences between companies.

#2 quadmaster96

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Posted 27 February 2003 - 06:18 AM

Ya, i would also like to know!

Push it to the max, not to show off just to prove it to yourself!

#3 Zylo

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Posted 19 September 2004 - 12:55 PM

Personally, I take a multivitamin with my breakfast. I just pick the box with the most variety of vitamins/minerals in it.

Then I eat lots of fruits and vegetables throughout the day. You'll get all you need.

A good multi with variety combined with mother nature will take care of you just fine :)

#4 daphne

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Posted 06 October 2004 - 08:58 AM

Women should pay more attention to sufficient iron intake. It is very common for female endurance athletes to suffer from iron deficiency (about 50% from article I read). Make sure the multivitamin you take has 100% of daily value. And taking Iron Vitamins won't work because the body needs a combination of vitamins for the body to absorb the Iron.

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#5 inshape

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 05:56 PM

For vitamins I use Cooper Complete Elite Athlete. It was formulated by Dr. Cooper and has ample vitamins and minerals along with extra antioxidants to help reduce the possible oxidant load on endurance athletes because of their hard training. Can't say I "feel" any different, but its the best product I have found.

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 08:15 PM

Beta Alanine is an amino acid that is very effective in reducing lactic acid build up. Supplement called First Order is Excellent for endurance athletes

#7 Bingo

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Posted 10 October 2008 - 11:43 AM

inshape said:

Can't say I "feel" any different, but its the best product I have found.

I never felt anything from vitamins/mineral formulas either, so I stopped using them.

Recently started using Greens powders (freeze dried fruits and vegetables) in my morning smoothie and actually feel more energetic during and after training.

Berry Green and Biotest Superfood are the best I've found so far.