I started taking Gnc's Mega Mens Multi Vitemen becasue I felt I needed a better vitemen for going to the gym. When I was at my docter he was talking about how your body cant absorb that much % of vitemens, he didint directly say not to take both of the tablets just that my body cant absorb all of it. It wasnt a specific brand of vitemen he talked about, I just told him it had 3333% of certain things and he thought I just didint need all that. So im wondering should I take both tablets or just keep doing what im doing and taking 1? ( Im 15,5'11, 136 lbs. I go to gym 6 days a week)

In my opinion, GNC Mega Man vitamens are a waste and just hype. The vitamens that are water soluable will just get flushed out. Save your money and just buy traditional multi-vitamens and eat healthy. You'll get all the nutrients that you need from that.

In my opinion, GNC Mega Man vitamens are a waste and just hype. The vitamens that are water soluable will just get flushed out. Save your money and just buy traditional multi-vitamens and eat healthy. You'll get all the nutrients that you need from that.

I disagree. You want a pharmaceutical grade multivitamin. It doesn't have to Mega Man. Centrum and those type of vitamins are very inferior. Jeremy Likeness has had some great posts on vitamins, including a book that rates them. Centrum and the like score very look. I personally take Mega Man. One pill in the morning-the second pill 4-5 hours later.

I disagree. You want a pharmaceutical grade multivitamin. It doesn't have to Mega Man. Centrum and those type of vitamins are very inferior. Jeremy Likeness has had some great posts on vitamins, including a book that rates them. Centrum and the like score very look. I personally take Mega Man. One pill in the morning-the second pill 4-5 hours later.
Agreed. From my reading Centrum is garbage.

Search for posts about vitamins from Jeremy Likness.

I disagree. You want a pharmaceutical grade multivitamin. It doesn't have to Mega Man. Centrum and those type of vitamins are very inferior. Jeremy Likeness has had some great posts on vitamins, including a book that rates them. Centrum and the like score very look. I personally take Mega Man. One pill in the morning-the second pill 4-5 hours later.

I use the Mega liquid split into 3 doses. Works for me.

I think one great point we're missing here is that vitamin pills shouldn't replace proper diet. If you eat healthy, with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, you'll get all of the vitamins and nutrients you need. We only need to take vitamin pills to fill in the "gaps." Such being the case, we don't have to get industrial strength vitamin pills.

Just my two cents.

Ok, I got some additional information and I thought I should share it. Keep in mind that I'm not trying to argue, prove anyone wrong, invalidate anyone's opinion..etc..etc.

I just got off the phone with my sister and she's a doctor. I asked her about vitamins...from Centrum to "performance vitamins" to "pharamceuctical grade" vitamins, and she basically said this (paraphrasing our conversation):

Healthy diet is the first step. Vitamins should be used to replace that. Centrum type vitamins are fine for atheletes and weight lifters. The other ones (listed above) are really just a lot of hype and marketing. They don't have any additional benefits to Centrum type. The excess RDA values are flushed out of your body within a few hours (the water soluable vitamins). The reason you see these performance vitamins all over the net with pro athletes saying how great they are is because they are paid to say that. Fitness websites have marketing deals with vitamin companies. You don't see anyone plugging Centrum because no one is paid to. Centrum sells itself. Everything is marketing and hype designed to capture money from eager and aspiring athletes. Save a few bucks and eat vegetables with your Centrum.

Like I said, not trying to argue, but wanted to offer a hear-say opinion (not valid in a court of law). :nod:

Ok, I got some additional information and I thought I should share it. Keep in mind that I'm not trying to argue, prove anyone wrong, invalidate anyone's opinion..etc..etc.

I just got off the phone with my sister and she's a doctor. I asked her about vitamins...from Centrum to "performance vitamins" to "pharamceuctical grade" vitamins, and she basically said this (paraphrasing our conversation):

Healthy diet is the first step. Vitamins should be used to replace that. Centrum type vitamins are fine for atheletes and weight lifters. The other ones (listed above) are really just a lot of hype and marketing. They don't have any additional benefits to Centrum type. The excess RDA values are flushed out of your body within a few hours (the water soluable vitamins). The reason you see these performance vitamins all over the net with pro athletes saying how great they are is because they are paid to say that. Fitness websites have marketing deals with vitamin companies. You don't see anyone plugging Centrum because no one is paid to. Centrum sells itself. Everything is marketing and hype designed to capture money from eager and aspiring athletes. Save a few bucks and eat vegetables with your Centrum.

Like I said, not trying to argue, but wanted to offer a hear-say opinion (not valid in a court of law). :nod:

lol. No one is saying that a vitamin, pharmaceutical grade or otherwise, is a substitute for a healthy diet. I hope that Jeremy posts his on his beliefs as to why a pharmaceutical grade vitamin really is preferable to Centrum. He is pretty knowledeable.

Well we all know the hype and BS that goes into 99% of supplement marketing. "Jay Cutler uses only Cell Tech and Nitro Tech, use these products and you too can look like him!" Get real.

I don't think Mega Men is necessarily hyped up like Animal Pak or AST's 32X (I think that's the name). I do think that there are better options out there for example Beverly International.

I do think that bodybuilders and/or those engaging in intense exercise probably require different and/or more vitamins than my neighbor who sits at home on the couch watching Seinfeld while I'm in the gym.

I too hope Jeremy stops in here, he really knows his stuff. However he has already explained this several times and I hate to ask him to reitterate things over again. I'll search around for his posts when I get a chance.

FROM THIS THREAD:
http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=12775&highlight=jeremy+likness+vitamin


I would not waste money on something like a Centrum. That is only my opinion, but it is based on research. It is not pharmaceutical grade, so there is no guarantee that what is on the label is actually in the bottle. When you see what is in the label, it really only focuses on the RDA - 100% of this, that, and the other. This sounds good to the average consumer, but is not. Why?

A few reasons. If you are looking to avoid scurvy, 100% of Vitamin C makes sense. That's what the RDA is. It's not an optimal amount for health, it's a minimal amount for survival - in this case, to avoid scurvy. For optimal health, the intake is probably higher. This is debated, but it is also established with a tolerable upper intake of 2 grams - the RDA is 75mg, the upper intake is 2,000mg, so that's a large range, no?

Another reason is that vitamins and minerals interact. The RDA is established with ONE nutrient in mind - but when you have multiple nutrients, the interaction means some will have to be in stronger or weaker doses to compensate. Many run-of-the-mill grocery shelf brands don't take this into account, because they are competing on price alone, not quality, and know the average consumer just wants to see 100% of this or that.

They also do not adhere, to my knowledge, to the USP guidelines for dissolution, meaning that it is tested to be properly digested by the body - http://www.usp.org/

Here is more in-depth information on multivitamins:
http://www.naturalphysiques.com/cms....php?itemid=209

To understand just how powerful a difference this can make, read Ed's story:
http://www.naturalphysiques.com/cms....php?itemid=105

And I just recently received this back from a customer:

"Well, I just opened my third shipment
... and I frankly don't want to imagine
doing without it ever again. I felt an increase in
energy and sense of well-being from the first week -
in other words, I got just what I was hoping for. I'm
also very pleased with the auto-ship plan: I don't
have to remember to order (put on a shopping list). My
vitamins arrive just in time."

Understand that testimonials are opinions, and don't necessarily make it a "fact" that this is better, bad, or worse than something else. But, because you are asking for opinions, my opinion is that this is one of the best - I wouldn't have worked with this company otherwise.

The information on their multi is at:
http://www.naturalphysiques.com/fri...ials-multi.html

If you are interested in a price list or other info, just e-mail me:
weightlossexpert@naturalphysiques.com
and I'll send it over.

Jeremy Likness

Thanks for that information GTX. I'll also look when I get a chance-there's one post in particular where Jeremy mentions a book that rates them. I'll look for that. Maybe if he sees this, though, he can speak to 'pissing the excess' out.