Supplements For Tiredness

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Do any of you lot know any good supplements for when your feeling tired and you need that boost to do some training
I’m tired like... 99.9% of the time. I use something for energy maybe 1% of the time. Honestly, if you’re *truly* so tired that you can’t drag your ass through a workout... you maybe shouldn’t be training that day anyway.
 
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Recovery is part of training, and active recovery is part of training. Injuries are part of sport. Competing uninjured is a rarity and a luxury.
 

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Do any of you lot know any good supplements for when your feeling tired and you need that boost to do some training
Pre-workout, BANG drink, Get enough sleep night before, kiss someone you love before starting your workout like really get in there and make out before you start benching
 
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Being diligent about going to bed at a good time every night is key. It’s a pain to get start the habit but worth it. After a week of staying up late and going to the gym early in the morning, that was enough for me to get my shit together. Now the latest I stay up is 10 and end up waking up a little before my alarm. Grab my shit, get dressed, go to the bodega and get a cup of coffee and walk to the gym. Drink a quarter of my water jug while warming up and I’m good to go. My workout gives me energy for the whole day.
 

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I've struggled a lot with chronic fatigue, for years.

After doing much research, what I discovered is that chronic fatigue can have like over 100 causes! And it could be the sign of something much deeper that's wrong with your body.

I've tried MANY different supplements and none of them increased my energy, although many people do have success with them.

Common causes of chronic fatigue and brain fog include:

  • Standard American Diet (SAD)
  • Eating high carb foods like wheat, potatoes, corn, sugar
  • Heavy metal toxicity, especially mercury and lead
  • Pesticides
  • Leaky gut syndrome, candida bacteria in your gut, gut parasites
  • Auto-immune diseases
  • Dysfunctional thyroid gland
  • Dysfunctional adrenal glands
  • Food allergies and food sensitivities
  • Vitamin deficiencies, especially: vitamin D, vitamin B
  • Low levels of blood iron and ferritin
  • Hormone imbalances
  • Chronic high stress
  • Psychosomatic: basically you are subconsciously resisting something in your life
So if you have a chronic problem, I highly recommend getting blood work done, urine testing done, and definitely get your thyroid hormones checked! Low thyroid free T3 and free T4 are VERY common causes of chronic fatigue.

Just today I go my urine test results back and they show high levels of mercury! Now I have to do a detox protocol and cut out all fish
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FYI about Bulletproof Coffee: I did it for about 6 months. I got comprehensive blood lipid testing before and after. My bad cholesterol shot through the roof! My brother did the same sort of test on Bulletproof and also got similar results.

I think Bulletproof Coffee can work for some people, but for other people (because we have different genes) it's not that healthy and may cause long-term issues. You hear people complaining about the same problem my brother and I experienced on the Bulletproof Forum.

If you're gonna do Bulletproof, get a comprehensive lipid profile done and track your numbers over the next 6 months to make sure you're not doing more harm than good.

Also I highly recommend trying a 30 day all-raw, all-veggie & fruit diet. You will notice a HUGE energy boost and unprecedented levels of mental clarity.

As far as energy-boosting supplements go, here are the common ones people report work well:

  • Rhodiola (500 mg)
  • Vitamin D3 (5,000 IU)
  • Vitamin B12 Methyl (5000 mcg)
  • Ashwagandha (800 mg)
  • Vitamin B6 P-5-P (50 mg)
  • Fish Oil (500 EPA + 250 DHA)
  • Artvigil
As for brain-boosting supplements:

  • Vinpocetine (10 mg)
  • L-Theanine (200 mg)
  • Huperzine A (200 mcg)
  • Ginkgo Biloba (120 mg)
If the supplements don't help you, then you should look into blood work.
 
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