Best Multivitamin?

[bigk-78]

i am about to start a cycle of these supps:

continue whey use, about 2 scoops a day
fish oil caps
Scivation Xtend
Max Muscle Kre Alkalyn
currently using centrum, but im sure theres better out there...

so im thinkin the mens one a day all day energy sounds nice, but i know its not centered around lifters and athletes. im looking for an inexpensive but great vitamin. any suggestions????

[Traps]

you just need food!!! j/k man haha

Picking a good multi is hard. I use GNC Mega Men. Hopefully Dannyboy will chime in on this one. Not all multi-vitamins are absorbed properly, and I dont know if mine is effective or not.

[roehrigs01]

I am using Adam Now...

[virus]

I too use GNC Mega Men... Debating that when my stock is out to switching to what NiteHawk uses which is ISS Labs brand.

[bigk-78]

Originally Posted by Traps

you just need food!!! j/k man haha

Picking a good multi is hard. I use GNC Mega Men. Hopefully Dannyboy will chime in on this one. Not all multi-vitamins are absorbed properly, and I dont know if mine is effective or not.

lmao i was going to say ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? lol jk. good one.


yeh i mean im sure centrum is ok....bot not the greatest for asthletes and people lifting big weights. iv seen optimum nutritions optimen i think? and at max muscle place i go to they have a sports vitamin, just sure what absorbs best out there....or certain vitamins and minerals i need to watch out for?

[gforce219]

I also have been using the GNC Mega men multi and am thinking about switching over to ISS brand. Any insight on it?

[bigk-78]

yeh the gnc mega men sound great, but kinda pricy. ill have to look around. are they worth the price?

[tampabay3990]

is ISS RESEARCH the same as ISS LABS?

[dannyboy9]

If I'm not mistaken, ISS Labs and ISS Research are two completely different things.

Case of mistaken identity

[NiteHawk]

My muti-vitamins are ISS Research as gforce stated.

[dannyboy9]

Originally Posted by gforce219

I also have been using the GNC Mega men multi and am thinking about switching over to ISS brand. Any insight on it?

What type of insight are you looking for boss?

Whether it's good or not you won't be able to tell unless you can see if you're absorbing everything the bottle claims to have. If you can do that, that's even better than any "insight" anyone can give you!

[bigk-78]

lol. well how do you tell if it is working for you? id figure multivitamins you cant tell if its doing anything for you, but im prbly wrong.

hey Dannyboy, wut do you think of Ona A Day vitamins? iv been thinking about the all day energy one, ore the Ona a Day Mens. Either those or the Optimen or Max Muscles Pro-Vite, specified for athletes and bodybuilders?

[tampabay3990]

Super Vitamin Pak from ISS RESEARCH [no links to sites selling supplements]

is this you nitehawk?

and do you take their bcaa's as well?

[Weecrack]

Actually the gnc multiman viatamins are poorly absorbed...


Usually viatamins are asorbed poorly due to how and what there made with

Alot of synthetic and chemically engineered products go into viatamins, and you usually dont know what your getting


I take a liquid myself, and its no worse than drinking a protein shake and it gives you a nice boost of energy


The one i take is

Source Of Life





Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 2.00 Tablespoons or 1 Capful
Servings per container: 30.00

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value

Calories 20.00

Total Carbohydrate 5.00 g 2%

Sugars 4.00 g *

Vitamin A (as palmitate, beta carotene) 10,000.00 IU 200%

Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) 500.00 mg 833%

Vitamin D (as ergocalciferol) 400.00 IU 100%

Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl acetate) 200.00 IU 667%

Thiamin (vitamin B-1) (as thiamine mononitrate) 25.00 mg 1667%

Riboflavin (vitamin B-2) 25.00 mg 1471%

Niacin (as niacinamide) 40.00 mg 200%

Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl) 25.00 mg 1250%

Folate (as folic acid) 400.00 mcg 100%

Vitamin B-12 (as cyanocobalamin) 200.00 mcg 3333%

Biotin 100.00 mcg 33%

Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate) 60.00 mg 600%

Calcium (as citrate) 50.00 mg 5%

Iron (as gluconate) 4.50 mg 25%

Iodine (as potassium iodide) 150.00 mcg 100%

Magnesium (as citrate) 25.00 mg 6%

Zinc (as gluconate) 7.50 mg 50%

Selenium (as amino acid complex) 25.00 mcg 36%

Copper (as chlorophyllin) 1.50 mg 75%

Manganese (as gluconate) 4.00 mg 200%

Chromium (as polynicotinate) 20.00 mcg 17%

Potassium (as citrate) 50.00 mg 1%

Source-70 Whole Food Complex Proprietary soluble whole food complex of prehistoric trace element concentrate, Spirulina (natural source of chlorophyll, ribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid and carotenoids), Alfalfa Leaf Juice (natural source of plant sitosterols), Barley Grass Juice (natural source of 2"-0 -glycosyl isovitexin) 500.00 mg *

Bee pollen (Spanish) (naturally providing vitamins, minerals and enzymes) 100.00 mg *

Citrus Bioflavonoids (from Citrus limon exocarp) (active flavols, flavonones, flavones & naringen 44 mg) 100.00 mg *

Ginseng Root (Korean) (naturally providing ginsenosides R (a through h) and F) 50.00 mg *

Inositol 30.00 mg *

PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid) 15.00 mg *

Choline (as bitartrate) 13.00 mg *

Chlorophyll (from spirulina and copper chlorophyllin) 4.00 mg *

*Daily value not established.




Other ingredients: Purified water, crystalline fructose, natural flavors, citric acid, xanthan gum, malic acid, potassium benzoate and potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), flax seed, astragalus root, ligustrum berry, schisandra fruit, young barley leaf, Echinacea angustifolia root, Irish moss (Chondrus crispus), thyme leaf and rice bran.



Free Of
Artificial colors, sweeteners, common allergens yeast, wheat, corn, soy and milk.

[Weecrack]

Forgot to add, being a liquid absorbtion is 100% better than any pill or capsule, and also all ther eingridents are from a whole food source

[bigk-78]

Originally Posted by bigk-78

wut bout these? Ona A Day vitamins? iv been thinking about the all day energy one, ore the Ona a Day Mens. Either those or the Optimen or Max Muscles Pro-Vite, specified for athletes and bodybuilders?

any input on these?

[RJSMuscle]

What exactly is in the ISS Research packs ? Is it a powder or a bunch of different pills ?

[dannyboy9]

It's a pack with I believe 9 pills total if I'm not mistaken.

Originally Posted by Weecrack

Forgot to add, being a liquid absorbtion is 100% better than any pill or capsule, and also all ther eingridents are from a whole food source

The physical state of a multivitamin has nothing to do with it's quality of absorption. If that was true then everyone would be taking liquid supplements but thats just not the case. If a multivitamin is going to absorb, it's going to absorb. A tablet can absorb just as well as a liquid multi. In fact, a tablet can absorb better at times, than a liquid multi can - depending on what brands we're comparing The liquid form of a multi might absorb faster, but liquid does not equal "better".

You do make some excellent points regarding the ingredients of the multivitamins affecting their quality, absorption, etc. Natural is always going to be superior to synthetic - hands and knees down. Our creator made Nature for a reason: perfect for us to benefit from the proper usage of Her.

[HammerTech]

Originally Posted by Weecrack

I take a liquid myself, and its no worse than drinking a protein shake and it gives you a nice boost of energy


The one i take is

Source Of Life

Curious, Weecrack, what does something like that compare $$$ wise with a regular multi pill?