Supplements for my Lifestyle.
Hi guys.
I was wondering about supplementing my diet with something.
I do a lot of parkour (freerunning), which involves a lot of high-impact training as a lot of the time we are jumping off things. You pretty much use all your muscles as we do A LOT of climbing too. I also do wing chun kung-fu which again involves high impacts on my hands and wrists.
Could you guys recommend things I could take which would help keep my joints in good condition and feed my muscles a bit more than what normal food does?
Im not really one for taking chemicals and I am also vegatarian. I have been considering taking cod-liver oil and glucosamine but I have not decided on that yet.
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Hi,
I am surprised you are considering cod liver oil if you are vegetarian. Flax seed oil has much more omega 3 content. Glucosamine is good for joint maintenance and Lambert's do a new one which they have combined with Quercitin - it's called Glucosamine QCV. Incidentally I always use their Flax Seed too with my patients. Don't bother whether it has chondroitin in it - it's a substance that's not very well absorbed by the body and what little is absorbed is converted into glucosamine! Finally, I would take L-carnitine, an amino-acid which vegetarians often lack as it is largely found in red meat. In cases of high energy needs the need often exceeds the production and it helps to prevent muscle injury and strain. Lambert's make that too.
I do recommend Lambert's products for everyday use as they are very reasonably priced in relation to their very high quality - they are produced to the highest clinical standards - and there's a lot of rubbish in the high street shops. If you can't find them anywhere you can order them online under the name of 'Nature's Best'.
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wow thank you for the help!
That natures best website is great, they have a lot of good stuff on there and a lot of information.
Thanks again!
namaste
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Agree with Hmgcarr about source of omega-3. Flax seeds are very rich in both omega-6 and omega-3.
stimulates production of cartilage components of the joint. It is not found in significant amounts in the food and must be synthesized by the body. So you may benefit from taking glucosamine supplement. Glucosamine also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Make sure you get enough of magnesium, as it is vital for healthy muscles.
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Also make sure you are getting lots of good quality protein in your diet, particularly as you are vegetarian. This could be in the form of soya or quorn, nuts and seeds, pulses, dairy products.
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Lots of good advice there. I would also add making sure you warm up the joints (warm up does not mean stretch). Wiggle the fingers, roll the wrists (think "huen sao" ;) ), wave the forearms to warm the elbows and rotate the entire arm in windmills to warm the shoulders. I do a lot of climbing and the thing that messed me up was overdoing the dynos (leaping through the air and grabbing holds so the wrists and elbows take all your weight in a sudden jolt) and something giving way in my wrist. Now if I'd warmed up instead of doing it repeatedly from cold...
I was wondering about supplementing my diet with something.
I do a lot of parkour (freerunning), which involves a lot of high-impact training as a lot of the time we are jumping off things. You pretty much use all your muscles as we do A LOT of climbing too. I also do wing chun kung-fu which again involves high impacts on my hands and wrists.
Could you guys recommend things I could take which would help keep my joints in good condition and feed my muscles a bit more than what normal food does?
Im not really one for taking chemicals and I am also vegatarian. I have been considering taking cod-liver oil and glucosamine but I have not decided on that yet.
Answers:
Hi,
I am surprised you are considering cod liver oil if you are vegetarian. Flax seed oil has much more omega 3 content. Glucosamine is good for joint maintenance and Lambert's do a new one which they have combined with Quercitin - it's called Glucosamine QCV. Incidentally I always use their Flax Seed too with my patients. Don't bother whether it has chondroitin in it - it's a substance that's not very well absorbed by the body and what little is absorbed is converted into glucosamine! Finally, I would take L-carnitine, an amino-acid which vegetarians often lack as it is largely found in red meat. In cases of high energy needs the need often exceeds the production and it helps to prevent muscle injury and strain. Lambert's make that too.
I do recommend Lambert's products for everyday use as they are very reasonably priced in relation to their very high quality - they are produced to the highest clinical standards - and there's a lot of rubbish in the high street shops. If you can't find them anywhere you can order them online under the name of 'Nature's Best'.
Answers:
wow thank you for the help!
That natures best website is great, they have a lot of good stuff on there and a lot of information.
Thanks again!
namaste
Answers:
Agree with Hmgcarr about source of omega-3. Flax seeds are very rich in both omega-6 and omega-3.
stimulates production of cartilage components of the joint. It is not found in significant amounts in the food and must be synthesized by the body. So you may benefit from taking glucosamine supplement. Glucosamine also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Make sure you get enough of magnesium, as it is vital for healthy muscles.
Answers:
Also make sure you are getting lots of good quality protein in your diet, particularly as you are vegetarian. This could be in the form of soya or quorn, nuts and seeds, pulses, dairy products.
Answers:
Lots of good advice there. I would also add making sure you warm up the joints (warm up does not mean stretch). Wiggle the fingers, roll the wrists (think "huen sao" ;) ), wave the forearms to warm the elbows and rotate the entire arm in windmills to warm the shoulders. I do a lot of climbing and the thing that messed me up was overdoing the dynos (leaping through the air and grabbing holds so the wrists and elbows take all your weight in a sudden jolt) and something giving way in my wrist. Now if I'd warmed up instead of doing it repeatedly from cold...