invisiblekid

Just been reading this:

"By Charles Poliquin

In many seminars, I always get asked which supplements are best to gain mass. My answers will surprise many of you.

Here they are:

1. Fish Oil

What? Fish oil? That is not cool, avant-garde, sexy, or exotic. Fish oil?

Yes. Fish oil. You cannot be anabolic with enough Omega 3s. For example, I was once training a first-round pick for the NFL. He put on 29 lbs of lean body mass in one month once I jacked his fish oil intake to 45 grams a day. If you want to put muscle on and lose fat, take at least 30 grams of fish oil a day.

Additional reasons for using fish oil include:

It reduces inflammation.
It improves insulin sensitivity: makes glucose and amino acids get better in your starved muscle cells.


Taking fish oil in a liquid form is the most economical way of doing it. But taking them every meal works best. I always recommend a combination of liquid and capsules - Liquid for home meals, and capsules for away from home meals."

Unfortunately, I haven't got the whole article, but has anyone come across this guy before? I mean I take between 5-10 per day, but 35-40g? WTF?

Hopefully, Hacks will jump on this thread and shed some light. Would it be worth a go?

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Slamdog

charles poliquin is actually quite a respected coach....

have a look over at t-nation for the full article....

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13stonetarget

WTF?

How much geat was he on?

invisiblekid

Has anyone tried fish oil liquid? I've seen lemon flavoured and thought about adding this to shakes if it isn't like licking out a whale...

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genan

fish oil is all good. but 45g? thats >400kcal right there. even calories aside it seems a `bit` excessive

Tinytom

I've read about this before.

CP knows his stuff, a very well respected coach.

TBH I do like Fish Oils in my diet and I take about 10g a day minimum.

Make sure you use a high strength Vit E supplement as there are lots of toxins in Refined Fish Oils apparently which can cause problems at high doses.

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Nytol

I've never gone that high, but fish oil is one of the most amazing things there is, I read a thing once that if Phama companies could patent it, then it would be prescribed for a huge amount of ills, but as they cant, and no money is to be made, the benefits are not widely publicised.

I don't doubt that higher may be better, you need to try and see, but CP certainly had nothing to gain from the article, as fish oil can be bought anywhere.

I try and get 10g + per day, but 1g per 10lb of bodyweight is a good guide for the higher end of the spectrum.

Tom, in a Consumer Lab test all Fish Oil tested clean for toxins, Mercury etc, and was fully dosed, but Fish Oil is easily oxidised so the extra Vit E is a very good idea, I take 800iu per day myself.

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Tinytom

Good post Nytol

I remember reading about needing the Vit E somewhere I think it was Toxic T that higlighted it.

I think the toxins thing came from Tony Barnes in a debate over fish oils and Udos.

So I probably confused the two. lol

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thestudbeast

I like Charles work but 35g a day being anabolic seems off the mark. Many people on the MP board have played around with high does of fish oils and the consensus seems to be high doses only for a cutting. The benifits where not the same bulking. I think most where only using 15-20g a day though.

Edit: Lets see someone try it and report back.

13stonetarget

I'll try it when I'm on my next dbol cycle.

leeston

what about flax guys?

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Nytol

Fish oil is far better.

There is a huge thread on here about it, was not too long ago, very interesting read.

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thestudbeast

Use both

leeston

i have got fish caps and flax oil (bottled). I did not know which to choose so I bought both!

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ah24

Yeah good luck with the flax

Speaking of flax, if anyone wants any i have a bottle and a half from H&B's that ill send free.....disgusting stuff.